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• Your Lymphedema Surgery Questions Answered

  Lymphedema is a condition that affects more than 4 million people in the United States.

• Google Rolls Out Clearer Symptom Search Features

  The troubles with finding health information by “Googling” – or typing your symptoms into an internet search engine – are well-known. From information created by non-experts to pages that present worst-case-scenarios (example: your headache is probably from a brain tumor), internet-surfers can become confused and frightened by the health information found in their search results.

• Vaccinations Every Adult Should Have

  Immunizations aren’t just for preventing disease in children. Vaccinations recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also can protect adults from diseases such as pneumonia, influenza and measles that cause serious illness and even death. In fact, adults who contract measles have a greater risk of death than children with measles.

• Do You Have Heart Disease? Get a Flu Shot

  It’s that time of year: flu season. Anyone can get the flu, a highly contagious respiratory illness. While most people recover from the flu within a week or two, people with cardiovascular disease have an increased risk of developing serious health complications from the flu.

• Many Caregivers with Critically Ill Loved Ones Face Depression

  Caregiving is a 24/7 responsibility, and one that often causes caregivers to place their own needs secondary to those of their loved ones.

• Functional Fitness: Training for Daily Movement

  You don’t need to be an athlete or workout warrior to reap the benefits of a little exercise. In fact, everyday tasks – from climbing stairs, to reaching for high shelves or retrieving those keys you dropped on the floor – can be made easier and safer through better mobility, strength and balance. That’s where functional fitness comes in. It’s a type of exercise designed to help you carry out day-to-day activities and keep you active for years to come.

• Why You Might Need a Trip to the Cath Lab

  If you’ve ever visited a cardiologist, you may have seen signs for something called the “Cath Lab” and wondered what happens there.

• Too Much Salt Is Bad for Your Heart – and Sleep

  By this point, you’ve probably heard that eating too much salt is a key contributor to high blood pressure and a host of other health problems. But you may be surprised to learn that a diet high in salty snacks and meals also could be robbing you of restful sleep.

• Hemorrhoids or Colorectal Cancer: How To Know the Difference

  Everyone poops, but a bowel movement that has blood, small lumps at the anal opening or pain could be serious.

• Heart Attack Symptoms Can Be Different for Men and Women

  Heart disease is sometimes thought of as a man’s disease, but it is also the leading cause of death in American women, with about one in five dying from the illness.