Category: Conditions & Treatments
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?
IBD vs. IBS: What’s the Difference?
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have similar abbreviations, and both affect your digestive system. While they share symptoms, they can be entirely different health conditions.
How to Clean and Maintain Your Oxygen Equipment
Once you learn the basics of cleaning and maintaining your oxygen equipment, it will be second nature, regardless of the type of oxygen equipment you use.
Healing Shoulder Pain
Experiencing shoulder pain? There are different treatment options available outside of surgery. Learn what might work for you.
The Best Ways for Reversing Prediabetes
Prediabetes means you have elevated blood sugar levels, but you have not yet entered Type 2 diabetes territory. The good news is, reversing prediabetes is possible and allows you to avoid diabetes in the future.
Why Are Uterine Cancer Cases Rising?
An increasing number of women are being diagnosed with cancer, but early detection saves lives. Learn about the symptoms of uterine cancer.
How to Address the Mental Health Stigma
For decades, society viewed people with mental illness with long-held negative attitudes. These false opinions about the behavior or character of a person or group of people are known as “stigma.” It’s vital to break …
Trouble Sleeping? How to Overcome COPD Sleep Challenges
When you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, you may struggle to get a good night’s sleep, and too little sleep can make it harder to manage your COPD. Try these tips to get your sleep cycle on track.
Do I Need to Be Screened for Colorectal Cancer?
Don’t sit on this cancer screening. Colorectal cancer is one of the few diseases that can be detected and treated before symptoms appear. But you must be screened in order to catch it.