All Search Results
-
How Much Exercise Do You Need to Stay Healthy?
Many of us have a love-hate relationship with exercise.
-
The PSA Testing Debate: To Screen or Not to Screen
Should you or shouldn’t you? That’s the question many men over the age of 40 often face in regards to PSA testing.
-
What Can I Do About My Heavy Period?
Heavy periods can be miserable when you have to run to the bathroom every couple of hours to swap in clean gear. Fix this mess, you beg the universe.
-
Heart Palpitations or Atrial Fibrillation? How to Tell the Difference
We’ve all been there before. You may be working out, and your heart skips a beat or two or starts racing. Sometimes arrhythmia and palpitations are normal, but they can also indicate more serious issues. Here’s what you should know.
-
As Uterine Cancer Cases Rise, Here’s What To Do
With an uptick in the number of uterine cancer cases we diagnose, it’s important to understand what it is, why this is happening and how to help prevent it. This is a cancer affecting the endometrium, which is another term for the lining of the womb or uterus. Many types of this cancer exist and some are aggressive. Additional cancers (called sarcomas) can originate from the uterine muscle but are far less common.
-
Do You Have Back Pain? Why Yoga May Help
If you have back problems, should you only do physical therapy?
-
Building Bridges Between EMS and ER Team Helps Patients
When someone has a medical emergency and can’t get to the hospital on their own, an ambulance with a paramedic accompanies them, providing medical treatment until the person is under the care of the emergency room staff. But what happens when that ambulance rolls up to the ER entrance?
-
Study: Your Period Doesn’t Negatively Affect Your Memory or Thinking Skills
Bloating, cramps and a sense of fatigue may be common for many women during their menstrual cycle, but a recent study finds that contrary to popular belief, having your period doesn’t negatively affect your thinking and memory.
-
Postpartum depression: How do I maintain hope when I feel the unexpected?
You are overwhelmed with emotion after giving birth to your beautiful baby and are truly moved by how sincere everyone is. And then, it happens. Someone stops you and asks the BIG question. “How are you?” You respond with, “I’m good” or I’m great,” but she presses on and asks you again. “So really, HOW ARE YOU?” How do you respond? Maybe you say something like “really I’m great,” or provide a quick reassuring smile and say “I’m just tired that’s all,” but inside you know that this does not even scratch the surface of how you are truly feeling.
-
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.
