There’s pink everywhere you look. That’s because pink is the color of breast cancer awareness.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease. Most specifically, it’s about getting out the message of the importance of finding breast cancer early, when it is easier to treat.
Atrial fibrillation (commonly called AFib or AF) is an arrhythmia, which means the heart beats in an irregular way, either too fast or too slow.
In a healthy heart, an electrical pulse starts in a group of cells, then travels down the heart, first to the two upper chambers (the atria) and then to the lower chambers (the ventricles). With AFib, that electrical signal goes haywire, causing the atria to expand and contract irregularly.
What happens when you or your family need medical care, and you are not sure where to go? There are different options for medical care including your Primary Care Provider (PCP), urgent care, or the emergency room. Where you choose to go can make a big difference in your family’s medical care and also how much it may cost, whether or not you have health insurance. Read More.
April showers bring May flowers, and May flowers bring…sneezing and wheezing.
With a winter thaw and nicer weather come spring allergies, made worse by the pollen that comes from those blooming plants—not to mention the pollution, dust, chemicals and pet hair that also cause problems. Allergy symptoms from pollen and other irritants can make your asthma symptoms worse.
May is Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, a good time to help you understand how those two are connected, and what you can do to help control your symptoms if you have asthma, allergies or both.
What is Diabetes?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “Diabetes is the condition in which the body does not properly process food for use as energy. Most of the food we eat is turned into glucose, or sugar, for our bodies to use for energy.
“The pancreas, an organ that lies near the stomach, makes a hormone called insulin to help glucose get into the cells of our bodies. When you have diabetes, your body either doesn’t make enough insulin or can’t use its own insulin as well as it should. This causes sugars to build up in your blood. This is why many people refer to diabetes as ‘sugar.’” Read More.
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a good time to learn about this disease and to explain some very important facts about your health.
At more than 50,000 deaths per year in the United States, colorectal cancer is the second-deadliest type of cancer, after lung cancer. Colorectal cancer is cancer of the colon (which is the longest part of the large intestine) and/or the rectum (which is also in the large intestine, but the last few inches before the anus). Read More.
The holidays are here and that means good food, good times, and good cheer. But all too often, holidays can become more about bad food, ill health and stress. Here are some holiday health tips to keep your holidays healthy and happy. Read More.
Flu season runs from October to May, but it’s never too late—and rarely too early—to get your flu shot. The 2017 flu season saw 49 million cases of the flu and almost a million trips to the hospital. It’s time to get prepared. Here are five reasons to head to your doctor, clinic or pharmacy to get the flu vaccine today. Read More.