Ready to quit smoking ? Good for you! Quitting smoking is one of the best things you can do for your health. If you’re not sure how to start, consider these quit-smoking strategies. Experiment until you find what works best for you.
Put it on paper
Consider what you don’t like about smoking and why [...]
When most people hear "physical therapy " they immediately think of rehabilitation for adults, when in fact, children may also be in need of physical therapy.
"Children may need physical therapy to teach them how to walk after a bone is broken or [...]
Couples often worry about having sex during pregnancy . They may be afraid that having sex could cause a miscarriage or harm the baby. With a normal pregnancy, sex is safe into the last weeks of pregnancy. In fact, some studies suggest that having sex during pregnancy is associated with a lower risk of delivering [...]
UMM.edu. It is no longer unusual for women to wait until they are in their late 30s or early 40s to have their first child. Many women have successful pregnancies into their early 40s, but there are increased risks associated with later-age pregnancies.
Here are some things you can do to decrease the likelihood of complications:
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If you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant , you probably want to know what medications and herbal remedies are safe to take after you become pregnant. Ideally, it would be best to discuss your current medications with your doctor before you conceive. In any case, as soon as you know you are pregnant, [...]
High blood pressure and high cholesterol levels not only are bad for your heart, they may also harm your eyesight, a new report suggests.
The two conditions appear to increase one’s risk for retinal vein occlusion, a condition that leads to vision loss. It results from one or more veins carrying blood from the eye to [...]
Diabetes occurs when your blood sugar rises too high because your body doesn’t produce enough of the hormone insulin, or the insulin doesn’t work correctly.
Insulin, made by the pancreas, helps body cells absorb sugars from food.
Here are some common warning signs of diabetes, courtesy of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:
Excessive thirst and [...]
Blood test for 5 proteins could detect disease sooner, when it’s more treatable. Five proteins linked to early development of pancreatic cancer have been identified by U.S . researchers, who said the finding is a step forward in efforts to develop a blood test to detect this type of cancer in the early stages, when [...]
The Normal Pancreas
The pancreas is an organ located behind the stomach. It is shaped a little bit like a fish with a wide head, a tapering body, and a narrow-pointed tail. It is about 6 inches long but less than 2 inches wide and extends horizontally across the abdomen. The head of the [...]
Mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer that affects the membranes surrounding the internal organs of humans. When not detected until it has progressed to a late stage, it is often difficult, if not impossible to control. Adding to the particular danger of this cancer is that the symptoms are very general and non-specific. Because of this, [...]
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