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How to Prepare for a Specialist Visit

Typically, you’ll see a primary care doctor for most of your basic health care needs, like getting your annual exams and screenings.

What Every Woman Should Know Before Freezing Her Eggs

Egg freezing (or oocyte cryopreservation) is an increasingly popular fertility preservation method used to increase a woman’s chances of having a baby as she ages.  Those who want to become parents but worry about their chances of conceiving may find some peace of mind through freezing their eggs. Due to the expense of this procedure, though, whether to cryopreserve your eggs can be a difficult choice. 

New Test Measures and Tracks Sperm Count From the Comfort of Your Own Home

Too often when it comes to fertility, we focus on women’s reproductive health — not men’s. An estimated 11 million U.S. couples try to conceive yearly with approximately 15% experiencing infertility. Half of these cases are related to the male.  Yes, you heard that right – half of all causes of infertility have some male related cause.

Do Natural Remedies Work for Colds?

You have a cold -- a viral infection that medicine can’t cure -- but that doesn’t mean you have to be miserable as your body heals itself. Relief may be as close as your kitchen, where generations of mothers and grandmothers have soothed the sick with chicken soup, lemon juice and honey.

Why Walking Your Dog is Good for Your Health

It turns out, having a relationship with man’s best friend can be really good for your health in unexpected ways.

Have Emergency Medical Kit Ready for Trip to ER

It’s late at night and your head is throbbing, so you head to the bathroom for some ibuprofen. Three steps away from the bed, you pass out and fall to the floor unconscious. The noise wakes your teenage son, who finds you and quickly calls 911. When paramedics arrive, they start asking your son questions about your health – but he doesn’t know the answers. That limits how they can care for you.

Biohacks for Savvy Girls: Making Self-Care a Daily Deal

#SelfCareSunday hacks the weekend so you can recharge for the week ahead. But why save self-care only for Sunday? Dr. Meredith Watson, an OBGYN with Orlando Health Physician Associates, thinks nurturing body and soul should be a daily deal.

Care A Little Extra For Your Heart This Holiday

The holidays are an exciting time of year for many, but they also can be filled with stress, overeating and too much alcohol. For all the merriment the holidays bring, studies indicate the period from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day also brings increased risks for heart-related conditions.

Organic, cage-free, grass-fed, all natural... What's the difference?

What does “organic food” mean?

Study Highlights Age When Breast Cancer Risk May Be Greatest For BRCA1 and BRCA2 Carriers

Women with inherited genetic mutations make up between 5 to 10 percent of all breast cancer cases diagnosed in the country.