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Memory Disorders and the Caregiving Gap: One Woman’s Story
There’s a growing issue in the U.S. health landscape—the rapid increase in diagnoses of memory disorders. Currently, more than 5.3 million Americans live with Alzheimer’s disease, and that number is projected to swell in the coming years.
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I Wake Up at Night to Urinate—Is That Normal?
We’ve all been there before. You are comfortably in bed and then you get that pressure sensation in your bladder. You get up and use the bathroom, but very little comes out. Before you know it, you’ve woken up three more times just to urinate.
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New At-Home Screening Option for Colon Cancer
About 150,000 Americans are diagnosed with colon cancer each year. Sadly, many of these diagnoses are made after a person begins exhibiting to have symptoms. Thus, 60 percent of colon cancers are diagnosed in advanced stages, too late for surgical cure. In fact, colon cancer is referred to as the most preventable, yet least-prevented cancer in the United States. It also is the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the nation. The key to saving lives is for patients to be screened on a regular basis, before cancer has a chance to develop or progress, and well before there are any symptoms.
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Red and Processed Meats Can Increase Your Cancer Risk
This post is written in conjunction with Lauren Popeck, RD.
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What to Expect at your Annual Women's Health Exam
As the saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. This is especially true in women’s health. It’s why we encourage every woman over age 18 to get an annual wellness exam each year.
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Burns Injuries: Treat at Home or Go to ER?
Chances are, you’ve suffered a burn at some point -- from a stove, firework, hot liquid or campfire accident. Burns are the fourth-most common household injury, behind falls, cuts and poisoning.
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Postpartum PTSD: What Is It and How To Recover
If you’re a new mom, you’ve probably heard of – or even experienced – postpartum depression. That’s when you think you should be happy, but you feel anxious, irritable and sad.
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Should You Get an IUD? Benefits, Risks Explained
Based on myths or problems with IUDs many years ago, your mother or grandmother may warn you against choosing this method of birth control.
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New prostate cancer tools at Orlando Health shorten treatment
An innovative prostate cancer treatment now offered at the Orlando Health Cancer Institute provides men with new options to fight the disease.
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Why Women Get Insomnia and How To Get Better Sleep
Insomnia is a common condition, but women have more trouble sleeping than men.
