What, in your opinion is the most undignified medical exam of all? My wife said that depending on the doctor, it could be a routine pap smear or mammography. There is nothing dignified about stripping naked and placing your feet in stirrups that leave your most private and personal area exposed to all. As for
How to break the addiction you didn’t know you had “Me? An addict??? I’m not one of THOSE people!” If someone asks if you’re an addict, that might be your response, especially if you never take anything stronger than a vitamin and rarely drink, if at all. But addiction is about more than booze and
Most people believe that they go to a hospital to be cured or treated for whatever illness, injury or condition they have. Few believe that they could end up contracting something at the hospital that could quickly turn deadly. Yeast infections are no big deal, to most people. Generally caused by a fungus of the
WEDNESDAY, March 8, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Despite recommendations, too few American baby boomers are tested for hepatitis C, a new study reveals. In 2013, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) advised all Americans born between 1945 and 1965 to get a one-time test for hepatitis C virus. “Prevalence of [hepatitis C virus] testing
TUESDAY, March 7, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Sticking to a diet is tough enough, but eating out with friends or family may up the odds of cheating by about 60 percent, a new study suggests. “When you’re in a restaurant, you’re
The news is full of all kinds of reports on what’s in and not in the proposed GOP healthcare plan which Republicans hope will replace Obamacare. Realize that most of the reports the public are hearing or reading are coming from ultra-liberal mainstream media outlets who are bent on destroying everything done by conservatives, Republicans
www.abcnews.go.com In 1986, then President Ronald Reagan nominated a member of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to fill the Supreme Court seat of Justice William Rehnquist. The nominee was 50-year-old Antonin Scalia, who was known as a strong conservative. He was also said to be an originalist and textualist,
March 2, 2017 — New suicide prevention tools are being introduced by Facebook. People watching a Facebook Live broadcast will now be able to report the video for an escalated response from Facebook, which can contact emergency workers if the person in the video is in immediate danger, the Associated Press reported. In addition, the
Terms like ‘hypoallergenic’ and ‘fragrance-free’ may not mean what you think they do, doctor says FRIDAY, March 3, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Some terms on skin-care product labels may mislead consumers, so people can’t always rely on what they read on the package, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. “The language on the
Mary Wood with her son, Jacob Lampros, and daughter, Lucy Lampros, playing tetherball outside their home in Millcreek, Utah. None of her three part-time jobs offer health insurance. Credit Kim Raff for The New York Times SALT LAKE CITY — From the moment the Affordable Care Act passed in 2010, most elected officials in this
