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Experiencing Chronic Pain? Your Diet May Be To Blame
Eating a high-fat diet doesn’t just pack on the pounds. It also increases your risk of chronic pain.
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How Your Family’s Lifestyle May Impact Your Health
It’s a widely held belief that genes play a role in a person’s risk for disease. If many members of your immediate family have breast cancer, you may have an increased risk for the disease. If the men in your family all suffered their first heart attack in their 50s, you may be more susceptible to heart issues in middle age, as well.
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Am I Suffering From Postpartum Depression?
You’ve recently arrived home with your cuddly infant and discover you’re battling anxiety and mood swings more than you anticipated. You feel overwhelmingly restless and have caught yourself wandering around in tears for no apparent reason. Despite your spouse preparing meals and pitching in with diaper duty, you feel short-tempered and lash out, only to feel badly for doing so. Will the feeling pass or do these emotions indicate something far more serious, like postpartum depression?
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Why We Need to Pay More Attention to Concussions in Female Athletes
Believe it or not, female athletes in many sports have a higher risk for concussions than their male counterparts. Several recent studies have shown that in both high school and collegiate sports women have significantly higher rates of concussions than men who play the same sport (meaning they have a higher likelihood of injury per unit of playing time).
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An interview with the most influential person that shaped my experience at Winnie Palmer Hospital: My labor nurse
Winnie Palmer Hospital is a special place to me because it is where both of my children were born. In December of 2009, my husband and I welcomed a beautiful baby girl. Although it took me nearly four years to convince myself to go through it all again, we welcomed a sweet little boy this past August.
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New Minimally Invasive Procedure Gives Heart Patients More Options
Previously, patients with mitral valve regurgitation (MR) had very few options if they weren’t candidates for surgery. The condition, in which one of the heart valves does not close tightly, allowing blood to flow backward into the heart’s left chamber, can lead palpitations, difficulty breathing and fluid build-up in the lungs in patients who have a severe form of this heart disorder.
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Are Patients More Compliant with Talk Therapy than Medicine?
Patients were more likely to reject mental health treatment involving drugs than treatment that involved talk therapy, according to a recent analysis of 186 studies involving patients who sought help for mental health issues.
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Why Do I Have Electric Shock Pain in My Face?
Sinus infections, migraine headaches and tooth decay are among the many causes of temporary facial pain. But a searing jolt like an electric shock triggered by the lightest touch or movement may signal a more lasting problem caused by damage to a facial nerve.
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My Journey Through Post-Partum Depression: Jenn's Story
I gave birth to my second child in October of 2012. I had an un-medicated, quick vaginal birthing experience. It was wonderful! The first two weeks were blissful with this precious baby girl in my arms snuggling and nursing. Life was good.
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My Child’s Legs Hurt at Night – Is It Growing Pains?
If your child is experiencing growing pains, the pain is real.
