What you should know about Bell’s palsy
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Bell’s palsy, the most common cause of facial paralysis, is a form of temporary facial paralysis resulting from damage or trauma to the facial nerves.
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Understanding UTIs in the elderly
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When we are young and healthy, developing a UTI is usually not a big deal as our immune system will take over fighting it off.
Read More5 Most common reasons for feeling bloated
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There are five common causes of bloating that tend to be the main reason for this to occur:
Read MoreTop tips for preventing gallstones
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Moving around does not help and the pain may be continuous lasting from 15 minutes up to several hours.
Read More8 plant-based foods surprisingly packed with protein
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How else do you think vegans get by without eating any animal foods and still manage to maintain a healthy protein status?
Read MoreNew treatment offers hope for pancreatic cancer patients
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The Mayo Clinic is taking a different approach in treating pancreatic cancer – performing surgery on the disease that often is considered to be inoperable.
Read MoreSnoring: Easy fixes putting it to rest
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Snoring is a general term for the sound some people make while breathing during sleep.
Read MoreDo you know the early warning signs of type 2 diabetes?
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Having type 2 diabetes means your blood sugar levels are too high (hyperglycemia), which can lead to developing serious health problems such as heart disease, stroke, and nerve damage (neuropathy).
Read MoreWhat you should know about bladder stones
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Bladder stones are hard masses of minerals in your bladder. The bladder’s job is to collect urine that comes down from the kidneys.
Read MoreLifestyle remedies for restless leg syndrome
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Restless leg syndrome (RLS) is a troublesome condition difficult to manage. People describe it as having a strong urge to move your legs (medically known as akathisia) with uncomfortable sensations of tingling,
Read MoreHow mental outlook and emotions affect your health
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Your body is very in tune with your emotions and mental outlook on life. Think of it as the mind/body connection.
Read MoreFacts you should know about polyps
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There are two types of polyps– One is a called a pedunculated polyp meaning it hangs down from a stalk. The second type of polyp is called sessile and is flat growing directly out of the tissue around it.
Read MoreUsing opioids? You may be lowering your testosterone
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Another serious side effect of opioid use is the suppression of testosterone levels in men. T
Read MoreWhy am I bruising more easily?
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There can be several reasons why a person is seeing more bruising without a good explanation for why they appeared.
Read More7 Ways to tell if it’s normal aging or Alzheimer’s
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However, with age, it is common for many of us to experience some form of memory loss without an underlying health cause. Aging is a natural part of life but it can impact everyone differently.
Read MoreWhat you should know about shingles
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Pain, possible infection, ugly red, blistery rash, flu-like symptoms, and possible other complications, shingles is not a condition to take lightly.
Read MoreWhen stress causes hives
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Medically, urticaria is the proper name for hives which can be a sign of a mild reaction to a more serious case of breaking out across large areas of your body.
Read MoreLow-dose aspirin no longer recommended for healthy, older adults for preventing heart attacks
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The purpose of taking a “baby” aspirin was to help thin the blood to prevent clotting, lowering the risk of such health events.
Read MoreTake control of managing Multiple Sclerosis
/Multiple sclerosis is an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of information within the brain and between the brain and body.
Read MoreAbdominal obesity is hard on your heart
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In 1999-2000, women’s average waist circumference was 36.3 inches while today (2015-2016), its risen to 38.6 inches.
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