Traumatic injuries often occur at home and can happen to anyone. Falls, burns, cuts and many other accidents are bound to happen. Knowing what to do can prevent further injury and ...
April is National Donate Life Month, a time to recognize and bring awareness to the importance of organ, eye and tissue donation. In the United States, more than 121,000 adults and children are on waiting lists for donor organs.
Spring marks the return of outdoor music festival season, and for the millions of people who attend each year, it’s not a moment too soon. To get the most from your weekend of merrymaking, follow these tips for a happy and healthy festival experience.
Love is not just a vague condition of the soul or a topic of debate among philosophers and poets. Love has powerful, tangible effects on the physical body as well. Love and attraction can affect every part of the body, and sexual activity only further heightens the phenomenon. In honor of Valentine’s Day, we delved into the physical mechanics of love and sex and examined how they can affect the brain, heart and sexual organs.
Super Bowl Sunday is fast approaching, and with it comes a seemingly mandatory menu of unhealthy, tailgating-inspired foods. The good news is that practicing mindful eating during a day of indulgence doesn’t have to be a sacrifice. There are plenty of healthy swaps you can make to a game-day menu that won’t disappoint your scale or your taste buds.
It wasn’t until 2006 that palliative care became a board-certified subspecialty of internal medicine in the United States. With only a decade of medical recognition under its belt, palliative care still is misunderstood.
Thanksgiving kicks off the holiday season and its corresponding motto: Eat, drink and be merry. While indulging, and overindulging, is practically the event itself on Thanksgiving, it does take a toll on our bodies.
For the 1 in 8 women who will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime, early detection — made possible by annual screenings — can help increase their chance for survival by as much as 20 percent.
Finishing cancer treatment and going into remission is a huge victory for any cancer survivor, but it also can cause new concerns and worry. “Many people worry about ...
Most people know high cholesterol is bad for your health. But you may not know cholesterol levels can be too low, which also could result in serious health issues.
While each type of hepatitis is caused by a different virus, has varying modes of transmission and can affect the liver differently, they all typically present similar symptoms ...
