Ways To Get Individual Medical Health Insurance
Finding individual medical health insurance could be a daunting job, especially if it’s just for you personally. You will find the insurance you’ll need if you’re willing to spend time and energy to find it. You are able to always enquire about what insurance coverage they accept at the next physician’s visit. While using information […]
How To Prepare For Surgery?
Millions of Americans undergo surgery every year, most of them women. Many women will face a recommendation for surgery that involves their reproductive system, typically called gynecologic surgery. For example, hysterectomy—surgery that removes the uterus and sometimes other parts of the reproductive tract—is the second most common gynecologic surgery after cesarean section. Facing surgery can […]
What Is Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)?
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system – which normally protects its health by attacking foreign substances like bacteria and viruses – mistakenly attacks the joints. This creates inflammation that causes the tissue that lines the inside of joints (the synovium) to thicken, resulting in swelling and pain in […]
What Is Sinusitis (Sinus Infection)?
Sinusitis is an inflammation or swelling of the tissue lining the sinuses. Healthy sinuses are filled with air. But when they become blocked and filled with fluid, germs can grow and cause an infection. Sinusitis, a term used to describe infection or inflammation of the sinuses, affected nearly 30 million Americans in 2011, according to […]
Stroke Treatment
Overview A stroke—also referred to as a brain attack—occurs when a part of the brain is injured by a disturbance to its blood supply. There are two types of stroke. An ischemic stroke, or cerebral infarction, occurs when the flow of blood through an artery supplying part of the brain is suddenly interrupted, usually by […]
What Is Stress?
Overview Stress can be your friend or your foe. When stress fuels the spark of personal achievement, it can work to your benefit by making you more perceptive and productive, acting as a motivator and even making you more creative. But when stress flames out of control—as it often does for many of us—it can […]
What Is A Urinary Tract Infection?
What is a urinary tract infection (UTI)? A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection in any part of your urinary system your kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra. Most infections involve the lower urinary tract the bladder and the urethra. Women are at greater risk of developing a UTI than men are. Infection limited to […]
Urinary Tract Condition Treatment
Overview Your urinary system works with other organs to get rid of wastes and keep chemicals and water in the body balanced. As an adult woman, you eliminate about a quart and a half of urine each day, but the amount can vary depending on the amount of fluid and food you’ve consumed and how […]
What Are Thyroid Disorders?
What are thyroid disorders? Thyroid disorders are conditions that affect the thyroid gland, a butterfly-shaped gland in the front of the neck. The thyroid has important roles to regulate numerous metabolic processes throughout the body. Different types of thyroid disorders affect either its structure or function. The thyroid gland is located below the Adam’s apple […]
A Typical Week Of School Your Kids Lunch Tray?
What mom doesn’t want to raise children with healthy eating habits? But not every parent has the resources or knowledge to provide healthy foods and teach good nutrition. That’s where the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act comes in. That law, passed by Congress in 2010 and recently extended, requires schools participating in the National School Lunch […]
How My Summer Went Up, Up and Away In Style
Figuring out where to go on your summer escape can be a bit daunting. So daunting, you may even be tempted to just go back to wherever you went last summer or wherever everyone else is going . or worse, skip the whole excursion all together. But don’t: That would be a terrible waste, especially […]
Fall Prevention: Simple Tips To Prevent Falls
One of the reasons I study and practice yoga is to maintain my balance during my life after 50. We do poses to improve our balance on two feet with poses such as “Warrior” and on one foot with poses such as “Tree.” Being better balanced can help prevent falls as we age. As the snow piled […]