[spacer height="20px"]One estimate suggests diagnostic errors affect at least 12 million adults each year, or about 5 percent of adults who go to doctors or clinics! [spacer height="20px"]Wrong or late diagnoses are actually more common than medication mistakes or surgery performed on the wrong patient or
[spacer height="20px"]It’s the topic NO parent wants to talk about. By the reactions I encounter when I mention LICE, you’d think I had brought up a topic like teen pregnancy or venereal disease. In fact your skin may be crawling just reading this. Imagine having
It’s officially September, which means pools are closing, back to school shopping is upon us, and most importantly we have to get up to date on our health! Vaccines are a big part of preparing for the upcoming season, whether you are 6 months old
[spacer height="20px"]Remember the saying "you are what you eat?" By now we know just how true this statement is, but it's often difficult for most of us to figure out exactly WHAT good food is and what we should avoid. I'm often asked about particular
[spacer height="20px"]Getting healthier can seem like a daunting task. Our busy days make us feel like making any changes are next to impossible! [spacer height="20px"]It’s important to remember that LITTLE STEPS are the basis of the long journey called life. Here are 5 tips that are
[spacer height="20px"]I recently blogged about how dangerous the global obsession with sugary drinks has become to our collective health. The purpose was to remind us all that we could tweak our liquid sugar intake a bit. [spacer height="20px"]One sad soul took my advisements and actually commented
[spacer height="20px"]Living in the Northeast, I’m constantly hearing people concerned about contracting Lyme disease. And we all should be concerned. After all, 95% of Lyme disease cases occur in the Northeast and Midwest regions. [spacer height="20px"]In 1995 there were only 11,700 confirmed cases in the U.S.
[spacer height="20px"]Ever take a prescribed sleeping pill to help fall asleep? If so you are like almost 9 million Americans who take one of several prescription sleeping aids. Chances are that if you don't feel drowsy in the morning then you're likely to keep using
[spacer height="20px"]A worldwide study links the consumption of sugary drinks to an estimated 184,000 adult deaths each year; 25,000 of those are Americans. [spacer height="20px"]The study, published in the journal Circulation, surveyed over 600,000 people globally. [spacer height="20px"]The study included sugary beverages like sodas, fruit drinks, energy drinks
[spacer height="20px"]Research has previously suggested a link between being overweight and breast cancer risk, but a new study shows stronger evidence linking body weight and breast cancer. [spacer height="20px"]The large study has gotten a lot of attention because it looked at over 67,000 women ages 50
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