Smoking and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
An Overview of COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a group of progressive inflammatory diseases which makes it difficult for the afflicted person to breathe. These diseases cause airflow blockage in the lungs. Examples of such diseases are: Emphysema – A condition in which the alveoli in the lungs become filled with air and...Read More
Maintaining a Smooth Pregnancy with Gestational Diabetes
Gestational Diabetes is a condition that occurs in pregnant women, usually around the 24th week of pregnancy. This diagnosis does not mean you had diabetes before pregnancy, or that you will after, but it is something that needs to be treated to ensure that both the mother and baby remain healthy. Knowing the best way...Read More
Arthritis Medication and Solutions for Pain Management
Arthritis a widespread ailment that affects a huge portion of the population to varying degrees. Arthritis medication, exercise, physical therapy, hot and cold therapy, and surgery are all components of treatment that can be implemented to diminish the severity of symptoms. The goals of treatment include stopping inflammation, relieving symptoms such as pain, preventing joint...Read More
Common Anxiety Symptoms and How You Can Ease Them
Anxiety symptoms can be alarming, especially when you don’t know the cause is anxiety and think it may be something else. Rapid or palpitating heartbeat, feeling dizzy and faint, shortness of breath – all of these can be alarming signs, but once you have been diagnosed with anxiety it is much easier to accept these...Read More
Common Food and Drug Interactions
Everyone has heard that prescription drugs can interact with anything you put in your body, from something obvious like alcohol to the not-so-obvious like grapefruits. Are you aware of some of the most common food and drug interactions? Read on so you can avoid a bad interaction, and make sure to ask your doctor if...Read More
Diet Choices for a Healthy Lifestyle
A healthy diet is a lifestyle component that should be added to enhance your health no matter what its current status is. Unfortunately, many Americans eat the Standard American (SAD) Diet, which consists of lots of saturated fats, little fruits and vegetables, unhealthy animal protein, and processed food. This diet can lead to heart disease,...Read More
What is Kidney Disease?
Last month was Kidney Disease Awareness month. It is important to be aware of the disease because many Americans are suffering with it. There are currently 1 in 3 adults that risk developing kidney disease. So, what is kidney disease and what can we do to reduce our risk of it? Healthy Kidney Kidneys regulate...Read More
Do You Have Sleep Insomnia?
There are about 60 million Americans that are having trouble sleeping. A large amount of the Americans are over the age of 65. Many people think they just had a ‘bad night’ when they were not able to fall asleep and stay asleep, but it can be the result of something more serious. Many people...Read More
Signs of Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a mental illness that can become dangerous if not treated. When a person has schizophrenia, they have been known to show a broad range of unusual emotions. These changes in emotions can cause disruption in their life and the people around them. There is no specific person of race, gender, or culture that...Read More
Americans Cannot Afford Prescriptions
There are many Americans that are skipping the cost of their prescriptions, simply because they cannot afford them. There are many prescription scripts that get written, but only 20% of those prescriptions are actually filled. Many people ask their doctor’s for a lower-cost alternative. There are 82% of Americans that have been prescribed at least...Read More
