The Importance of Childhood Vaccination

The Importance of Childhood Vaccination

As medical and public health professionals, we always try to ensure that every parent follows the routine vaccination schedule for their child as required. However, we always hear in the news of an outbreak of a preventable disease such as measles. As health...
Lead And Your Health: Beyond Childhood

Lead And Your Health: Beyond Childhood

Many people often have trouble carrying on with their day-to-day exposure to lead. Over the past years, there has been some progress on reducing exposure to lead. However, there are some people that have to deal with lead in their communities. I took it upon myself to...
Breast Cancer Risk And Environmental Factors

Breast Cancer Risk And Environmental Factors

For most women, performing a regular self-examination on their breast and not feeling a lump can cause a sense of relief. However, not every woman has that same reaction and experience. A few years back, a close family friend of mine was diagnosed with breast cancer....
Autism And The Environment: Explaining The Links

Autism And The Environment: Explaining The Links

Recently, I found out that my little cousin has Autism, which was rather shocking to my family because the disorder does not run in my family. I decided to do a little research to understand Autism and what he goes through on a daily basis. I saw that there are many...
Environment And The Developing Brain

Environment And The Developing Brain

Each day, I found it fascinating on what our brains are capable of, such as controlling our thoughts, memory, organ functions, and speech. As we get older, we start to notice developmental disorders that are caused by the environment. I searched up some articles about...