Lifestyle
Pain in the Hamstring? Here’s What You Need to Know
Hamstring injuries are really annoying and painful – if you’ve ever felt that sharp pain in the back of your leg or seen someone...
Why Recess is So Important for Children
The many benefits of recess-social, cognitive, behavioral & physical-are as varied as the games played during this crucial unstructured time of the school day.
How Do You Know if You Have the Right Breast Size?
Breast size has always been a standard of attractiveness when it comes to breasts aesthetics. The past decades have seen both men and women favoring bigger breasts; however, with the identification of the ideal breast size, this long-standing belief was challenged and disproved.
Our Happy 4th of July Wish for Everyone in the U.S.of A
We hope that on this July 4th holiday when we take a pause to celebrate our nation's independence that each and every one of us can find a way to reach across the divide and find that common ground.
5 Tips for Relieving the Symptoms of a Dust Allergy
Dust allergy symptoms occur year-round & have a big effect on quality of life. It’s hard to avoid dust & dust mites but there are things tp do to get relief.
Women's Health
Skin Cancer Increases the Risk of Other Types of Cancer
Research shows that if you’re diagnosed with non-melanoma skin cancer between the ages of 45 to 59, your risk for any other type of cancer goes up by 74%.
The Unique Challenges of Secondary Infertility
Secondary infertility is the inability to establish a clinical pregnancy after a previous pregnancy whether or not there was a live birth. While it may not be a mainstream topic, secondary infertility affects nearly three million couples, double the number from 1995. It also accounts for approximately one-third of all visits to see a fertility specialist.
The One Absolutely Amazing Secret That Will Change Your Skin
Although there are many anti-aging skin products on the market, the most effective anti-aging preventative is sunscreen that protects against both UVA and UVB. UVA causes skin aging, UVB causes sunburn, and both cause skin cancer. Covering up and avoiding the midday sun are also important.
Toxic Chemicals Are a Threat to the Health of Our Children
Prenatal exposure to toxic chemicals is linked to preterm birth, birth defects, childhood cancer, obesity, diabetes, asthma, & lasting harm to the brain. SafetyNEST, a startup whose mission is to be the most trusted source for pregnant women & their healthcare providers, helps safeguard babies’ against everyday toxic chemicals.
It’s Now Easier to Have a Beautiful Smile
Orthodontist Jacob Koch reviews the top trends in orthodontic treatment including invisible braces, self-ligating braces, clear aligners, smile designing and more. These advances in orthodontia are making it easier for people to get the smile they want.
Our Videos from HiMSS2018
A new study found that 1/4 of patients say there have been times when they forgot to take some of their medications or took the wrong ones. Yet, less than 1 in 10 patients report medication adherence as a concern. Here are 4 steps physicians can take to improve medication adherence and get patients on the same page as their primary clinicians.
A recent study confirmed that doctors who use positive language reduce patient pain by a similar amount to drugs. Other trials show that positive messages have numerous benefits, ranging from helping Parkinson’s patients move their hands faster to reducing how much pain medication patients use.
Forming a joint venture with another healthcare organization may be seen as a plausible solution. The success of a joint venture though highly depends on thorough research and analysis of the objectives. Here are some pros and cons of joint ventures for medical practices.
Margaret Cary MD interviews the American Hospital Association’s Chief Medical officer, Jay Bhatt, MD, about his vision of the future of healthcare. He says, health systems are really thinking hard about creating care teams of the future, care teams with empathy and compassion because compassion is the oldest medicine.
When a doctor and a person with gout work closely together, it’s possible to get gout under control. Asking for support from people in your life is vital.It can take a year or more to get gout flares to stop, even with a perfect regimen of gout treatment, however, a successful outcome can almost always be achieved.
When wisdom teeth become trapped within gums, they are considered impacted & need to be removed. Impacted wisdom teeth lead to issues such as misalignment of other teeth, pain or infection. In the US alone, about 10 million wisdom teeth are extracted from about 5 million people every year.
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