Tag: Health Awareness
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.
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.
Strength Training for Weight Loss: Gaining Muscle and Losing Fat
If you think lifting weights or doing squats or pushups is simply a path to a more sculpted physique, you’re selling strength training short. Strength training can also help you achieve weight loss for better health.
What You Need to Know About Living with HIV
When acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS, first made headlines in the early 1980s, it was a medical mystery. At that time, people with this condition almost always had a significantly shortened lifespan. Now, more than 40 years later, AIDS and the virus that causes it, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), are well understood. People with HIV can now live long, healthy lives with proper treatment.
Aromatherapy’s Health Benefits
Have you ever tried aromatherapy? It can benefit both your emotional and physical health. Learn when to use essential oils and how to do so safely.
Adult-Onset Asthma: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
Did you know asthma can develop at any age? Learn the causes of adult-onset asthma, symptoms to look out for, when to see a pulmonologist and how the condition is treated.
Cardiac Arrest vs. Heart Attack: What’s the Difference?
Cardiac arrest and heart attack are medical emergencies that share certain links—and are often confused with each other. Understanding their differences and how to respond to them can help keep you and others safe.