Category: Health

In 2013, it is estimated that there will be 1,660,290 new cancer cases in the United States. These numbers continue to grow as now around eight percent of the American adult population has been diagnosed with some form of cancer. Just one person who makes up this eight percent is Robin Roberts. This extraordinary woman endured breast cancer as well as myelodysplastic syndrome. This infographic provides five lessons we can learn from her inspiring story.

From: Bankrate Insurance’s InsuranceQuotes.com

Have you ever considered the horrible things stress does to your life?  Many people who reported stress also reported physical symptoms such as fatigue, muscle tension, headaches, and more. Take a look at this infographic from besttherapyschools.com to learn more about the dangers of stress and some helpful tips for reducing stress in your own life.

It is no secret that germs mean business these days, but with the continued use (and overuse) of antibiotics, some forms of harmful bacteria can actually grow stronger and make you more sick over time. In this infographic, the folks at MPHonline.org explain how superbugs are formed and how you can prevent sickness in your own life.

Source: MPHOnline.org

Home healthcare providers are eliminating the need for chronically ill patients to make constant hospital visits. By providing services to patients who have difficulty performing everyday tasks in their homes, hospitals have been able to cut down on readmission rates. Organizations such as Medicare and Medicaid reimburse hospitals that show low patient readmission rates, so home healthcare providers are doing them a huge favor.

Seeing that over 70 percent of U.S. citizens aged 65+ require some form of long-term care, it becomes obvious that home health companies will become very profitable in the near future. This infographic presented by ClickSoftware further explains the need within our healthcare system for these providers.

Here is an infographic from digestive care website ReNew Life that highlights most common myths spread my modern medicine about cholesterol. The infographic also offers information on how to keep a healthy heart.

1st published by ReNew Life

(Thanks Richard Rossi)

Here is an infographic by UK skincare product retailer Beauty Flash packed with information about your skin. The infographic has 50 different facts, such as how much skin your body has, the layers of your skin and many more.

To see the full size version head over to Beauty Flash.

Here is an infographic from London based office cleaning company Master Cleaners Ltd. called how clean is your office with information about what parts of the office contain the most germs. The infographic also gives information about what you should and shouldn’t do at the office to avoid spreading germs.

Because some of the text is quite small, to see it in full size you should head over to Master Cleaners Ltd

Here is a great quality infographic by the water cooler company WaterCoolersDirect.com which gives information about the benefits of drinking water and dispels some of the common myths.

This one is kind of hard to read at this size so head over to WaterCoolersDirect.com and click on the image to see a bigger version – via Visual.ly

Here is an infographic by Atrium Legal Services that offers information about hidden dangers which cause injuries to office workers everyday.

This one was 1st published by Atrium Legal Services – via Discover Infographics