Category: Conditions & Treatments
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.
Liver Transplant Criteria and What It Means to Be a Living Donor
If you have a loved one who meets the criteria for liver transplantation, you may be able to help them receive a new organ faster with a living donor liver transplant. This is a type of organ transplant in which a patient who requires a liver transplant receives part of a liver from a living donor—usually a family member or close friend—instead of a deceased donor. Living donor liver transplant can be lifesaving, with possibly better outcomes than those who undergo deceased donor transplantation.
The Benefits of Bariatric Surgery Beyond Weight Loss
Bariatric surgery and weight loss go hand in hand. But trimming down isn’t the only perk of this life-changing procedure.
Heart Disease Symptom Warning Signs
For heart disease patients — managing your health at home includes self-checks to know if you are in the RED, YELLOW OR GREEN zone and what to do.