F.A.S.T. thinking saves stroke victims lives
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention every 40 seconds someone in the United States has a stroke and every 4 minutes, someone dies of stroke.
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Spot-on information on actinic keratosis
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This skin growth is so common, especially if you are fair-skinned, freckly and burn easily, that it is one of the most frequent reasons why people see a dermatologist.
Read MoreSteps on preventing a second heart attack
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Atherosclerosis clogs arteries and can develop in any artery in the body. The material clogging the arteries is commonly referred to as plaque, a mixture of cholesterol, fatty substances, calcium and fibrin (a clotting material in the blood).
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The mystery of obsessive-compulsive disorder
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common long-term anxiety disorder affecting around 5 million or 1 in 40 adults in the United States.
Read MoreHow chemotherapy affects white blood cell counts
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Anyone who has ever gone through chemotherapy for treating cancer knows how important white blood cell counts (WBCs) are.
Read More10 questions to ask your doctor about heart disease
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About 610,000 people die of heart disease in the U.S. every year but many of those deaths can be prevented by proactively asking questions about your heart and how to keep it healthy.
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The impressive health benefits of hiking
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Hiking offers improvements to your body in many ways – it can be a great cardiovascular workout particularly if there are hills to have to climb forcing your heart to work harder.
Read More9 reasons for malnutrition in the elderly
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Aging brings many changes affecting various aspects of our health and well-being.
Read MoreTreating a torn meniscus
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The meniscus is essentially a shock absorber for the knee. Within the knee are three bones – the femur, tibia and patella.
Read MoreControl diabetes by knowing your ABCs
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If only receiving a diagnosis of diabetes was as easy as learning the ABCs. Actually, it can be. Anyone with diabetes needs to be aware of three key steps – the ABCs of diabetes control – helping them better manage their disease to lower their risk of serious complications of this condition.
Read MoreRecognizing signs of cellulitis
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Cellulitis is a common bacterial infection affecting the deep layers of skin along with the layer of fat just beneath skin.
Read MoreHigh blood pressure may cause brain lesions, Alzheimer’s markers
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High blood pressure or hypertension is linked with increasing the risk for heart disease, kidney disease, and stroke.
Read MoreProactive steps for preventing a blood clot
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Worried about blood clots? There are things you can do to prevent them. Blood clots can form in any deep vein of the body.
Read MoreWhat to know about gastroparesis
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Gastroparesis, also known as delayed gastric emptying, is a condition in which the movement of food from the stomach to the small intestine is slowed or stops completely.
Read MoreUnderstanding hydronephrosis
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This condition which can affect one or both kidneys and can happen at any age is when urine is unable to drain from the kidneys.
Read MoreStudy suggest stress may cause autoimmune diseases
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A higher incidence of autoimmune diseases appears to be more common in people who were previously diagnosed with stress-related disorders, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Read MoreIs a sun allergy for real?
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It’s hard to believe but it is estimated that about 10 percent of the world’s population can have a skin reaction when exposed to the sun.
Read MoreProtecting yourself from tick bites and Lyme disease
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Tick season is in full swing and over 300,000 new cases of Lyme disease are estimated to occur every year in the United States.
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