27 January 2017
In order to get the most out of your next appointment with your primary care physician, you are going to want to be as prepared as possible. By making the most out of it, you are less likely to have to take time out from work to go right back for another appointment. Write A List Of Concerns This is especially important for anyone that finds themselves spending countless hours online in the middle of the night researching a variety of illnesses ad diseases out of fear or anxiety.
17 January 2017
If you had to deal with a lot of back pain and fatigue because of a job that you had and now that you aren't continuing with the work you are still having the discomfort, you want to find an expert that can help. Back pain can get severe and debilitating if it isn't controlled properly, and you want to get treatment before you do any permanent damage. Pills can help with the pain, but they don't treat it or eliminate it forever.
9 January 2017
Over the course of your life, your body will undergo numerous changes that can have profound impacts on your overall health. One of the more common conditions that people can develop as they age is osteoporosis. Due to this being a fairly common condition, it is important for individuals to be informed when it concerns osteoporosis. What Causes a Person to Develop Osteoporosis? There can be many factors that play a role in determining whether or not someone develops osteoporosis, such as diet and lifestyle.
15 December 2016
When you are sending your children to school, you may be concerned about their getting lice. This is a legitimate concern, since millions of people contract head lice each year. While it may seem that there's little you can do to keep head lice away, you do have options. Use this information to learn more about what you can do to help your children avoid contracting head lice while they are at school.
29 November 2016
One of the worst things that you can run into as a parent is to discover that your child has head lice, mostly because head lice can easily spread throughout your home and be quite difficult to get rid of. In addition, head lice can actually be potentially dangerous if your child has an allergy to them. Listed below are two things that you can do to prevent head lice from affecting your child or home.
9 November 2016
By the time your children are teenagers, you'll have hopefully instilled the value of brushing, flossing, and caring for their teeth. However, your teens might not necessarily be thinking about stains on their teeth. Stained teeth might not seem like a major deal to you, but for image-conscious teenagers, teeth that are anything but pearly white may cause them to feel embarrassed. While you can always schedule a whitening appointment for your teenager at your family dentist, it's also worthwhile to talk to your teens about some products that can promote staining.
6 October 2016
If you are an adult who made it through childhood as well as many of your adult years without suffering from perennial rhinitis (also referred to as chronic or seasonal hay fever), you are one of the lucky ones. However, if you develop allergies and, subsequently, rhinitis in adulthood, you may be unsure of what you can do to help with your symptoms and get to feeling better as soon as possible.
28 September 2016
If you're like most women, your period is a time of aches, pains, and soreness all over your body. But usually the number-one cause of period pain complaints are cramps, which center in the lower abdomen and can last for days without a letup, even if you're taking the maximum dose of over-the-counter pain medication like acetaminophen or ibuprofen. So what are you to do if you can't take more meds, but you're still hurting?
23 September 2016
It can be hard to watch your child's body be taken over by an asthma attack at random times. Your child's asthma attacks do not have to remain random. By figuring out and identifying your child's warning signs that they are going to have an asthma attack, you can start to create an asthma prevention plan for your child that will help your child regain control over their life. Here are the three steps that you need to follow to figure out your child's warning signs.
1 September 2016
Colon cancer is one of the deadliest types of cancer known today. This cancer along with rectum cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. This disease occurs in your large intestine. It starts out as small, benign clumps of cells called adenomatous polyps. These polyps can eventually grow into cancerous growths. A change in your bowel movement is one of the first signs that something is wrong.