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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.

How to Regain Your Lost Appetite After Cancer Treatment

Imagine this: You wake up one morning feeling somewhat hungry, so you decide to eat a bowl of cereal and some fruit. But after breakfast, you feel so full that you skip lunch entirely and don’t feel hungry the rest of the afternoon. By the time dinner rolls around, you still don’t have much of an appetite, so you end up having a small snack instead.

10 Common Breast Cancer Myths—and the Real Facts

It is an unfortunate reality that 1 in 8 women will eventually develop breast cancer. While this statistic may be alarming, advances in awareness, detection and treatment have led to significantly better survival rates.

How Diet and Supplements Affect Cancer

As a cancer specialist, I get asked nearly every day about nutritional supplements and the benefits they offer. Can they help control cancer? Do they reduce the risk of developing cancer? Can they help prevent other diseases and conditions? As it turns out, there is remarkably little useful data about the benefits of supplements. In fact, according to a recent article in Smithsonian Magazine, research has found that there are only five vitamins or supplements that are actually worth taking.

How To Prevent Antibiotic Resistance – and Why That’s Important

After four or five days of feeling miserable, many patients head to their healthcare provider’s office seeking treatment. If the cause is a virus, it will take seven to 10 days to clear on its own. An antibiotic won’t help. In fact, it could promote antibiotic resistance.

Coping with Side Effects from Chemo and Other Cancer Treatments

When you have cancer, it means there's a problem in one part of your body. But treatments like chemotherapy and radiation – along with the cancer -- can cause stress throughout your  body while they fight the cancer.

How To Prevent Your Child from Becoming Dehydrated

It’s not just vigorous activity in the heat that can cause your child to become dehydrated. Cold and flu season could also put your child at risk -- and it can happen faster than you might think.

Breast Cancer Before 45 Is Different. Here’s Why

Breast cancer in younger women doesn’t get a lot of attention. It’s not surprising, considering that the average age of diagnosis in the United States is 62. Still, nearly one in 10 new breast cancer cases is diagnosed in a woman under 45.

Dispelling 9 Myths About Joint Replacement

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.