Your feet are an important but often neglected part of your anatomy. Consider the seemingly insignificant foot problems people suffer from: ingrown toenails, nail fungus, athlete’s foot (tinea pedis), warts etc. The danger is, however, that if you leave these conditions untreated, they can end up becoming a serious problem. When something less serious goes
Does just thinking about the holidays stress you out? You’re not alone, says a human development experts with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. “The holidays are supposed to be about togetherness, giving and celebrating, but they can certainly create stressful situations,” said Heidi Radunovich, associate professor of family, youth and
Breast cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer among women. It can occur in men as well, but not that frequently and it’s one of the most frightening forms of cancer for most women, even though the survivability rate continues to increase with early detection. Given the choice, many women would prefer
Are nuts good or bad for you? What if I answered yes to both? Nuts vary in types and varieties with some of what we think of as nuts are not really nuts. Technically, a nut is the internal seed part of a fruit. That may throw many of you but not all fruits are
The healthcare industry is experiencing a very volatile future, filled with uncertainty, skyrocketing premiums and cancellations of more policies. The uncertainty is due to not knowing what is going to happen to the future of healthcare. Will Obamacare remain largely intact and if so, how much longer will it survive before it collapses? Will Republicans
When God created humans, he intentionally made them male and female with not only specific roles but for specific purposes. He made them sexually different so that their union in marriage would produce godly offspring. Women were designed to not only have different sexual organs than men, but their entire physical make up was geared
Although there are a very few people who never get sick, I worked with one. The rest of us will generally come down with some sort of illness more than once in our lives. If it’s a bacterial infection, the doctor will prescribe specific medications that often help you fight the infection and get healthy
For the past couple of years, our local news has covered a story on someone(s) overdosing on opioids. I’ve seen cases of someone being found dead from an overdose, or found unconscious and after given Narcan, they survive. One case showed a mom and dad passed out in the front seat of their car from
A lawsuit has been filed by a California woman against a Sephora store in Hollywood, claiming that she contracted oral herpes from a lipstick tester that she tried back in October of 2015. This raises the question of whether or not someone can contract oral herpes from a lipstick tester and what causes oral herpes
Last week, President Donald Trump announced that he was officially declaring the opioid epidemic to be a public health emergency. In that proclamation, he said he would take steps to end the out-of-control number of deaths and overdoses due to opioid drugs. Last year, Barack Obama announced that he was taking steps to stop the
