Treating Head Lice
The start of a new school year can be an exciting time for children, but it is also the time when problems with head lice begin. According to the CDC, …
Category: Diseases/Conditions
My Child Has Pink Eye
Pink eye, or conjunctivitis, is a common problem, especially in school children. It happens when the conjunctiva – a thin, clear covering over the white part of the eye that …
Osteoporosis
What is Osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a disease that weakens bones. As this disease progresses, the bones may become so brittle they break even without an injury. These broken bones, or …
Protecting Yourself From Skin Cancer
There are three basic types of skin cancer. The most common and least life threatening is basal cell carcinoma. The other two are squamous cell carcinoma and malignant melanoma. Melanoma …
Foot Fungus
Fungus is a type of disease-causing organism. Athlete’s foot is the most common fungal infection. Fungi love dark, warm and moist places, so the moist areas between your toes and …
Diabetic Foot Care
Diabetic foot complications are the No. 1 reason for non-traumatic foot amputations in the United States and cause one in five people with diabetes to enter the hospital. Proper foot …
You Can Beat Diabetes
FICTION: If you’re at high risk for diabetes, you’re going to get the disease. FACT: The Diabetes Prevention Program – which followed more than 3,000 overweight, pre-diabetic men and women at …
What is Diabetes?
Diabetes Mellitus is a disease characterized by a disorder in metabolism in which glucose (sugar) levels are high in the blood due to an absence or abnormal use of the …
Diabetes & Home Glucose Monitoring
Managing diabetes is a full-time job. For an estimated 16 million Americans with diabetes, a healthy diet, exercise, medication and self-monitoring of sugar levels are all part of a daily …
The Buzz On Bug Bites
The Buzz On Bug Bites During the summer months, children and adults alike are subject to bites from mosquitoes, bees and ticks. These insects, found almost everywhere, are responsible for …
Tips For Keeping Your Family Healthy
Hand Hygiene: Make sure effective hand washing is done by every member of your family on a regular basis, especially when coming in from the outside, before eating, after toileting …
How To Boost Your Metabolism Naturally
Why People Are Overweight: People who are overweight often say they have a “glandular problem” when they refer to their weight. By glandular, they are referring to their thyroid gland. …
New Hope For Men With Prostate Cancer
American men are 35% more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer than women are to develop breast cancer. Yet for years, research to save men from prostate cancer fell …
10 Things Every Man Should Know About Prostate Cancer
One out of every six men will get prostate cancer sometime in their life. Over 192,000 cases are expected in 2010 – more than breast cancer. The chances of getting …
When You Or Your Loved One Suffers A Traumatic Brain Injury
What Causes Brain Trauma? Frequently, brain trauma comes on very quickly and is a shock to all involved. It is most often seen as result of serious falls, automobile/motorcycle/ diving/ …
Is It A Cold Or The Flu?
It’s often hard to tell the difference between flu and common cold symptoms. Both are respiratory illnesses caused by a virus, but they are caused by different viruses. There is …
Flu Symptoms
Symptoms of the Flu: The flu involves a sudden onset of illness. It is usually accompanied by a high fever (greater than 101 degrees Fahrenheit) and extreme fatigue that knocks …
When You’re Diagnosed With Cancer
As we all know, cancer is a devastating disease. It is not only devastating to the patient… but it devastates everyone who cares about the patient. Once you have been …
Hearing Aids
Helen Keller was once asked if she had her choice, which she would prefer, to see or to hear. She said she would want to hear; that being deaf made …
Hearing Loss
Millions of people in the U.S. have impaired hearing, so you are not alone if you suspect you or someone in your family might have hearing loss. The first step …
Understanding Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a disease of the bones. Over time, bones can become brittle and porous and break easily, sometimes from only minor injury. Eight million American women and two million …
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
WHAT ARE STDS? HOW DO YOU GET THEM? STDs (sexually transmitted diseases) are conditions acquired or spread through activities involving intimate bodily contact with an infected person. Activities which involve …
How Can I Tell If I’m Having a Heart Attack?
So much has been written about the signs and symptoms people experience when having a heart attack. But would you really be able to tell if you were having one? …