5 Tips for Understanding Heart Failure Medications
Heart failure isn’t without hope. That’s because many treatments can help you stay active and keep doing what you love. Research into new therapies and better ways of treatment continues. For many people, one type of treatment helps everyday life: heart failure medications.
How to Stop Emotional Eating
An action that starts as a temporary fix can become an unhealthy habit. Here’s how to break the cycle of emotional eating.
Bruise First Aid and When to Get Help
Contusions, commonly called bruises, happen when blood vessels under the skin break, but the skin isn’t cut. Here’s how to get them to heal faster.
5 Ways a Midwife Can Help You
If you have been to a gynecologist’s office, it’s likely you know that a midwife can deliver babies. You may not know that a midwife’s care can go far beyond pregnancy and childbirth.
How Can You Prevent Injury While Cycling? Gear Up and Warm Up
The weather is warm and sunny. It’s time to grab your bike and head out on a trail. But before you go, make sure you are riding safely. Take a few moments to understand how to reduce common cycling-induced injuries and have a safe and fun ride every time.
What Is Vascular Disease?
Normally, your veins and arteries work behind the scenes to transport oxygen and nutrients to all parts of the body. But sometimes, certain health conditions can prevent them from doing their job properly.
It’s Your Life, Speak for Yourself with Advance Care Planning
Advance care planning is the process of deciding and documenting what types of health care you’d like to receive if illness or injury leaves you unable to speak for yourself. The best time to start the process is long before you need it. Still, as long as you can communicate your wishes, it’s never too late to start planning.
COPD and Exercise: How to Benefit from Staying Active
Engaging in regular physical activity may seem like a strange thing to do when chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can make breathing difficult. With proper precautions, however, exercise can reduce symptoms and boost your quality of life.
Anxiety Affects Men, Too, But It Doesn’t Always Look the Same
Although women are statistically more likely to suffer from anxiety, the mental health disorder also affects many men. But symptoms of anxiety may present differently in men, leading to underdiagnosis and lack of treatment.
UTIs in Kids: What You Need to Know About a Common Condition
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) can affect anyone at any age, including children. Learn what causes them, how to recognize the signs and what to do if you suspect your child has a UTI.