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High Heels: Is Fashion Worth the Risk?
Picture this: You’re walking through the mall one day with a new dress in hand that you just bought. You got a great deal on it, and now all you need is the perfect pair of shoes to go along with it. As you pass by your favorite store, you see them—the most amazing pair of heels that will go perfectly with your new dress. The price tag is a little high, but you can’t resist—you decide to splurge on them anyway.
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A High-Fat Diet May Increase Risk for Pancreatic Cancer
November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, a time when people everywhere come together donning purple ribbons to raise awareness for this often late-diagnosed disease.
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Do Cancer Rates Decrease After Bariatric Surgery?
It is well established that bariatric surgery has a number of health benefits for severely overweight individuals, including an increase in overall health and a lower incidence of Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease post-surgery. But, could it also lead to decreased cancer risk?
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Getting Enough Sleep Can Reduce Sick Days
We’ve all been there before. You struggle to get out of bed in the morning, barely make it to work on time, and find yourself feeling groggy by midday. Over time, the pattern repeats itself until one day, your body just won’t cooperate and you call in sick, missing a few days of work.
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Psychology of the Supermarket
When shopping at your local supermarket or retail store, do you ever stop to consider product placement? If not, it might be something worth noting next time you’re perusing the aisles.
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The Truth About Prostate Cancer Supplements
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in the United States. Each year, an estimated 230,000 men are diagnosed with the disease, and about 30,000 will die from it.
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Shedding Light on Pulmonary Hypertension and Depression—And What to Do About It
November is pulmonary hypertension awareness month. While you may not have heard of this relatively rare disorder, it is important to understand what it is and how it can affect those living with it.
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5 Exercises that Won’t Hurt Your Knees
Walking: Whether outdoors or on a treadmill, walking remains a great way to increase your heart rate and warm up before strength training. You can incorporate cardio walking bursts that are 1- to 3-minutes long into your routine. If you use a treadmill, add a few intervals of speed and incline.
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10 Creative Ways to Keep Kids Active
Many families are struggling to keep fit, especially with jobs and schoolwork increasingly taking place on screens at home. Because of physical distancing requirements, there aren’t as many opportunities for school team sports, and kids doing virtual learning aren’t getting PE classes at school. Think about how a brief walk to the school bus stop a few streets over and even walking between classes counts as daily exercise. Going from your bedroom to your computer hardly comes close as a substitute!
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Why Some High-Risk Pregnancies Should Rely on Low-Dose Aspirin
Weight gain, nausea and swollen feet are typical woes experienced by many pregnant women. But for 2 percent to 8 percent of pregnancies worldwide, those seemingly harmless symptoms can mean the onset of preeclampsia, a serious condition that has been linked to an increase in maternal and infant mortality, and up to 15 percent of preterm births in the U.S.
