Shingles is primarily known for the painful rash with blisters it causes but the real danger lies in the potential complications – severe and prolonged nerve pain called post-herpetic neuralgia, inflammation of the brain, hearing problems, vision loss, and even death.
Ignore your core muscles and you’ll eventually pay the price. Maybe you don’t have a six-pack but having strong core muscles are important.
Read MoreApnea means the seconds (more than 10 seconds) when breathing stops because of the obstructed movement of air while hypopnea are seconds of abnormal and decreased breathing due to obstruction.
Read MoreNearly 21 million Americans or 12.1 percent of the U.S. population age 25 and older have this crippling condition.
Read MoreAccording 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.
Read MoreThis 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 MoreObsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common long-term anxiety disorder affecting around 5 million or 1 in 40 adults in the United States.
Read MoreAbout 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.
Read MoreHiking 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 MoreAging brings many changes affecting various aspects of our health and well-being.
Read MoreBesides being a laxative, psyllium has far more benefits beyond treating constipation. Here are the other uses of psyllium that can improve your health:
Read MoreThe meniscus is essentially a shock absorber for the knee. Within the knee are three bones – the femur, tibia and patella.
Read MoreIf 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 MoreCellulitis is a common bacterial infection affecting the deep layers of skin along with the layer of fat just beneath skin.
Read MoreWho has not had the experience of either drifting off to sleep or being rudely woken up without warning by intensely painful, tight cramps in our calf or hamstring muscle?
Read MoreWorried about blood clots? There are things you can do to prevent them. Blood clots can form in any deep vein of the body.
Read MoreGastroparesis, 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 MoreWe all have regrets in life. Maybe you’ve didn’t travel as much as you would have liked or you stayed too long in a bad relationship.
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