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Preventing Heart Attacks: Is it Time to Learn Your Calcium Score?

If you’re wondering about your chances of having a heart attack over the next five years, a calcium score screening test could offer important insights.

What is Your Headache Telling You (and How You Can Make It Go Away)

We’ve all heard the old saying, “A bad headache can ruin a good day.” Enter any pharmacy and you’ll find aisle after aisle lined with over-the-counter pain medications designed to ease headaches of every kind. But what happens when these medications don’t work the way you want them to or when the level of headache pain you are feeling becomes too much to bear? 

The New Year’s Resolution Solution: Take It One Step at A Time

For this blog post, which is probably the umpteenth one you’ll see on the topic of New Year’s Resolutions this month, I’m going to make it easy on you. I mean that literally. The elusive solution to all those ambitious resolutions, which almost always trail off by February and never really happen, is to make them “easy on you.”

Feel Like There’s a Ball in Your Vagina? It Might Be Pelvic Organ Prolapse

“Is that a plum in my vagina?” you’ll wonder. “An orange? A golf ball? A balloon?” If you have a sensation like that, you are not alone. The diagnosis is likely pelvic organ prolapse. condition. POP, as it’s called, happens to women of all ages, and is most common in the 40s (one in four women), 60s (one in three) and 80s (50 percent).

Is Your Libido Waning? How To Get It Fired Up Again

The Power of Protein: Why You Need It, and How Much Is Enough

Decoding Abdominal Pain: Is It Your Gallbladder, Appendicitis or Something Else?

The main rule in real estate is also the No. 1 clue your doctor needs to diagnose your abdominal pain: Location. Location. Location.

What is Music Therapy and How Can It Help Cancer Patients?

Ever heard of music therapy? These two words paired together may seem odd, but it’s actually something we use in our everyday lives.

What’s the Scoop on Maternity Shapewear? Is it Safe for Mom and Baby?

Maternity shapewear has been around for years. And for a good reason, too. Sometimes, when a woman is pregnant, it’s nice to have the little extra assistance to help cut down on the amount of jiggle going on – if you know what I mean. But over the past few years, the leading brand of control undergarments for women, Spanx, has faced major scrutiny for its line of maternity shapewear called “Mama Spanx.” The panty hose featured in this line are designed to deliver comfort by providing a non-binding waistband and under belly support to firm and lift all the right places while keeping the baby safe.

What is a Calcium Score and Why Do You Need to Know It?

Heart disease—it’s the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. Each year, more than 700,000 Americans have a heart attack, and nearly 600,000 die from some form of heart disease.