9 Tips on How to Walk Your Dog Safely
Walking your dog is great exercise, and it’s a good way to keep your four-legged best friend healthy and happy. But walking your dog can also have safety risks, especially as you get older.
Is Vaping Bad For Kids? Know The Risks
Have you wondered if vaping is bad for your kids? Often advertised as a safe alternative to smoking, health care professionals now recognize vaping as a dangerous trend. False advertising is responsible for a lot of the misinformation around vaping.
How are Allergies and Asthma Connected?
There’s a strong link between allergies and asthma. Understanding this connection reveals the importance of managing allergies to help control asthma.
What Causes Foot Pain and How You Can Prevent It
It’s easy to go about your day without considering the work your feet are doing – until you find yourself with foot pain. But in most cases, you don’t have to live with it.
Tips for Traveling with Portable Oxygen
The oxygen tank that supports your lungs shouldn’t keep you from planning a trip to the Colorado mountains or flying down to sea level for a tropical vacation. In the past, taking these adventures while also toting your oxygen was more complicated, but innovations in technology during the past couple of decades have simplified traveling with portable oxygen. It just takes a little advance planning.
Is Your Home Office Making Your Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Worse?
Do you have numbness, pain or tingling in your hands or wrists? Your office may be to blame. Here are tips for correct ergonomics whether you work from home, a coffee shop or are back in the office.
Should I Go to the ER, Urgent Care or Primary Care?
You can’t plan for an unexpected health problem or emergency, but when you or a loved one needs immediate care, do you know where to go?
How to Protect Children from Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
RSV is extremely common in the winter months. While most children only suffer mild symptoms, babies and some young children are at high risk for severe illness that might require hospitalization. Learn some simple but effective ways to protect them.
The Link Between Anxiety and High Blood Pressure
Chronic anxiety is a common mental health condition that affects nearly a third of Americans at some point in their lives. Left untreated, anxiety may lead to physical health conditions that include high blood pressure.
What to Expect at Your Maternal-Fetal Medicine Appointment
As exciting as expecting a new baby can be, it can be equally unnerving if you learn your pregnancy is considered high-risk and you are referred to a maternal-fetal medicine specialist. What does that mean?