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Genetic Testing During Pregnancy: Know Your Options
From breastfeeding to day care, pregnant women must decide what’s best for themselves and their child. Genetic testing is another option to consider. When weighing the pros and cons of genetic testing, ask yourself what you think you would get out of the information, and how you would feel if you get an abnormal result.
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What’s Growing in My Child’s Gut?
There are many ways that each of us is different from everyone else on the planet. Take all of those bacteria and microorganisms living in your gut, for example. From the moment you’re born, your body begins forming its own unique cocktail of bacteria responsible for dealing with food the instant it enters your body. This microbiome is sometimes called “the last undiscovered human organ,” with scientists still learning about the ways it affects health. One of the things we’re learning, through recent research, is that the makeup of a child’s microbiome may even affect their behavior.
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Why Annual Checkups are Now Wellness Checkups
Americans don’t like visiting the doctor. According to The Commonwealth Fund, we only visit the doctor four times a year. This supports previous Census data that indicates Americans are seeing a physician less frequently year-over-year.
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Tips for Preventing Scald Burns
A burn injury occurs every 70 seconds, and nearly 69,000 people went to the emergency room in 2013 because of burn injuries associated with household appliances, according to the American Burn Association.
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Why Working Long Hours Isn’t Good for Your Heart Health
Americans work more than anyone, research has shown.
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Tylenol Isn’t an Effective Treatment for Arthritis Pain
If you have arthritis pain and reach for a Tylenol for relief, you may be doing yourself a disservice.
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6 Women’s Health Conditions that Affect Men
Breast cancer, genital warts and menopause — what do all these health conditions have in common? If you guessed that they’re all women’s health issues, you’d be incorrect.
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New CDC Guidelines for Zika: What You Should Know
According to Governor Rick Scott, Florida is the first state to have locally transmitted cases of Zika.
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Stopping Birth Control Linked to Lower Vitamin D Levels
Birth control is a critical part of family planning for many women and taking contraceptives can lead to less painful periods, fewer migraines and headaches during your cycle and potentially reduce your risk for ovarian cancer.
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Federal Group Issues New Mammogram Guidelines — But Not Everyone Agrees
About 12 percent of American women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. Early detection is critical when it comes to treating breast cancer, and women often have been advised to get regular mammograms for this very reason.
