Category: Prevention
Your Quick and Easy Guide to Adult Vaccines
Though we receive many of our essential vaccines as children, some immunizations wear off over time. Here are some of the essential adult vaccines that everyone should be aware of.
What Are Vascular Disease and Vascular Screenings?
Vascular disease may sound intimidating. Yet, with proper intervention—like screening—individuals can protect themselves. Here are the most important facts to know about vascular disease and vascular screenings.
Why (and How) to Quit Smoking
Cigarette smoking is a risk factor for nearly every medical condition. It’s even recognized as the most preventable cause of death. While smoking cigarettes, even for a short time, can cause detrimental effects on your health, quitting can benefit your health almost immediately.
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.
5 Tips for Healthy Lungs
It is important to take care of your lungs. Breathe deep and dive in to learn five ways you can keep your lungs fit and healthy.
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.
The Power of Integrative Health
There used to be a time when taking care of your health meant going to the doctor when you were sick. The rest of the time? Business as usual. Now, medical experts understand there’s so much more to “good health.”
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.
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.
Health Equity: Ensuring Wellness for All
What is health equity? Everyone should have a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as possible. But that doesn’t always occur. Learn how patients and providers can overcome these challenges.