Tens of thousands of American families relish their visits to the local or favorite sports stadium to watch their team take on an opponent on the field, court or rink. I recall my dad taking my brothers and me to watch the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team play. We didn’t have a lot of money
Christmas celebrations are over and by now, many Americans are recovering from the New Year’s Eve partying. As hangovers subside, millions turn to making their New Year’s resolutions. At one time, New Year’s resolutions served a useful purpose in that they helped people make positive changes to their lives. Over time, many people make resolutions
Early on, the most common way to find breast cancer was physically feeling for any lumps or unusual growths or nodules in the breast. While this is still recommended by many doctors as a form of self-examination, it doesn’t always reveal cancer or doesn’t always say what lump or nodule is. Since my wife’s older
We’ve shared a number of posts about breast cancer and there is a good reason for doing so. Breast cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer diagnosed in the United States and around the world. Did you know that here in the United States, 1 of every 8 (12.8%) women will be
With all of the technology available to science, sometimes it can take days for a test to reveal if you have cancer or not. Sometimes, the cancer can be detected easily, but other tests can take much longer. For example, my daughter has a rare condition that causes multiple tumors to form. Some can be
There are numerous studies out there that show that people with a dog as a pet tend to live longer and there are reasons for that and perhaps reasons you may not be aware of. The leading killer of both men and women in the United States is heart disease. The cause of each person’s
When I was young, cameras were awkward to use. You had to load a role of film without exposing it to the light and then you had to focus and depending on the camera, you would have to adjust your shutter speed and aperture. Then when the role was full, you had to rewind it,
Sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference between fact and fiction or myth when it comes to health. I know people both in law enforcement and the health industry who swear that full moons are the worse times for crazies, crimes, accidents and weird injuries. Is it fact or myth? According to one report: “For
When you sign up for any healthcare plan, you generally pick the plan that offers you the benefits that you want. If you have pre-existing conditions and you can afford a plan that would cover those conditions, then you choose that plan for that reason. As a senior, you may have other specific reasons for
When RA affects the elbow, it causes inflammation, pain, and stiffness in and around the joint. The swelling can lead to reduced mobility in the elbow joint. The elbow joint connects the upper arm to the forearm. It is a complex joint comprising three bones and several smaller parts. The elbow joint affects the movement
