We hear a lot about diabetes these days as well we should. The vast number of cases of diabetes is type 2 and can be attributed to being overweight, lack of exercise and eating a really bad diet. Lying along the lower part of our liver is an organ known as the pancreas. It’s about
No matter what age a female is, perhaps the scariest thing is to hear that they have breast cancer. If caught very early on, some women get by with just a lumpectomy and chemotherapy and/or radiation treatment. However, lumpectomies seem to be fewer and fewer and the number of mastectomies are increasing in frequency. This
Every child faces challenges when heading back to school. But back-to-school time can be exceptionally difficult for the 20 percent of children who suffer from a mental health or learning disorder. The school environment demands many things that summer activities don’t — the ability to sit still; get organized; stay on task; and adapt to a new, highly structured
Everyone knows about earwax but few understand what it is, why we have it and would good it does. When you look at the ear, you see the ear canal that leads into where the eardrum is located. The skin that lines the ear canal has two types of glands – sebaceous and ceruminous (a
Many years ago, a customer where I worked told me that he never takes any medications for anything. He believed that in too many cases, the side effects could be worse than what the medication was treating. He referred to it as killing the patient to cure the disease. Many cancer patients may agree with
At my last diabetes checkup with my doctor, she ordered an ultrasound scan of my abdominal aorta. She said it was necessary due to my age and high blood pressure. Last Saturday, I went to our local hospital, where the ultrasound tech squirted that jell all over my abdomen, from the bottom of my diaphragm
Do you have high blood pressure and take medication to help control it? Then you need to pay attention to a new recall on a popular medication taken by many with high blood pressure. The FDA issued recall is described as: “A shipment of Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets USP 12.5 mg distributed by Accord Healthcare Inc. is
As more and more Americans strive to live healthier lives, many are eating healthier and exercising more, all of which is a good thing. Last Saturday, I had to go to a local hospital for a test prescribed by my doctor. The appointment was quite early and didn’t take that long. On the way home,
Most of us older folks have regular doctor visits, many of which are accompanied with blood and possibly urine tests. These tests check for A1C levels, cholesterol, triglycerides and a host of other items found in the blood that can indicate we are healthy or some kind of condition. If you see a report on
While depression has started to receive attention in recent years, society often ignores the lesser-known social anxiety disorder despite its prevalence and the crippling effects it has on a person’s well-being. Depression continues to come under the microscope with sufferers increasingly seeking treatment as the stigma steadily reduces. This is a welcome development, of course,
