Category: Conditions & Treatments
How Injections for Back Pain Work & When They’re an Option
Most Americans have back pain at some time or another. It’s a common reason for missed work and trips to the doctor. If basic over-the-counter care isn’t helping your pain, could injections for back pain be the solution?
Questions To Ask Your Doctor or Pharmacist About Your COPD Medications
When your doctor diagnosed you with COPD, you were most likely prescribed medications to help you manage your symptoms. Many of these medications are to help with your breathing and prevent your symptoms from getting worse. Asking your doctor and/or pharmacist the right questions can keep you on the right track.
What Does It Mean If You Have Fruity Breath?
You have a faint taste of fruit in your mouth, but you haven’t eaten fruit all day. What could be causing your fruity breath?
Heart-Healthy Shopping
Shopping for heart-healthy foods is easier than you think with these 10 tips.
Congestive Heart Failure: What You Need to Know
If you’re experiencing shortness of breath, swelling in the legs, abdominal discomfort, increasing abdominal size, or difficulty sleeping due to breathing issues, congestive heart failure might be to blame. Learn more and listen to a podcast about this type of heart disease, including red flags and treatment options.
Ear Tube Surgery
Do you sometimes wonder if you or your child would benefit from ear tube surgery? Here’s how to recognize whether you or the child might, what to expect from the procedure — and how to avoid needing it in the first place.
Contact Dermatitis: Is Your Laundry Detergent Causing a Skin Rash?
You recently started using a new brand of laundry detergent, and now you have an itchy rash. Could the laundry detergent be to blame? Yes. Your rash could be the result of contact dermatitis, a reaction to components in the detergent.
Understanding Congenital Heart Defects
Many babies born with congenital heart defects can go on to live long and healthy lives. In fact, more than 2 million people live with a congenital heart defect in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Increase your understanding of heart defects and how they can affect someone you love.
The 6 Most Common Triggers for COPD
COPD triggers can be anywhere – in perfume, cigarette smoke, even the temperature of the air. Here are the top 6 and how to avoid them.
Women and Heart Health: How to Reduce Your Heart Disease Risk
Women have different heart-health needs than do men, from unique heart disease risk factors to recognizing distinctive symptoms of a heart attack in women. Learn the information and lifestyle changes you can make to protect your heart.