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The holidays are a happy season for celebrating with family, friends and coworkers. But for many people, it is also a time of heightened anxiety and stress. Often, people get worked up from the increased responsibilities, lofty expectations and soaring financial pressures that go with the holidays, and that causes distress. It’s impossible to avoid all stressful situations. Chances are […]
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Discussing Diabetes
November is American Diabetes Month, so let’s discuss this chronic metabolic disease that affects 37.3 million adults in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that one of five aren’t even aware they have the disease. Yet, it’s the seventh leading cause of death in the country. When you eat food — particularly carbohydrates such as […]
A Little Epilepsy Education
This is National Epilepsy Awareness Month. In observance, we dedicate this blog to providing a little education on the disorder. Epilepsy is a chronic brain disease characterized by recurring, unprovoked seizures, which are sudden, unexpected alterations in consciousness and behavior. Epilepsy seizures are caused by sudden surges of abnormal electrical activity within the brain initiated by damaged brain cells. According […]
Highlighting Pulmonary Hypertension
November is Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month. Pulmonary hypertension is high pressure in your pulmonary arteries, the blood vessels that carry blood from your heart to your lungs. Oxygen-poor blood returns to the right side of your heart. The lower chamber — the right ventricle — pumps the blood into the pulmonary arteries and into the lungs to be enriched with […]
SIDS: A Silent Killer
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is the sudden, unexpected and unexplained death of a seemingly healthy baby less than 1 year old. SIDS is sometimes called crib death because it usually occurs when babies are asleep in their cribs. SIDS is a silent killer. Reduce the risk of SIDS by laying your baby on his or her back at bedtime.About 2,300 […]
Concerning Sudden Cardiac Arrest
A sudden cardiac arrest, or SCA, is sometimes referred to as a “massive heart attack,” but that moniker is not quite accurate. It’s true that SCA affects the heart, but it’s not a true heart attack. A heart attack occurs when blood flow to a part of the heart is stopped or slowed, generally due to a blockage in the […]
Living With Your Liver
Your liver is the second largest organ in your body, behind only your skin. The liver is also the largest gland. It makes and secretes chemicals that are used by other parts of your body to perform key processes. Your liver sits just under your ribcage on your right side. It’s about the size of a football and weighs on […]
A Short Discourse On Down Syndrome
All cells in your body contain genes, which are made up of DNA, the molecule that holds the instructions for how your body grows, works and looks. Genes are contained in tiny, spaghetti-like structures called chromosomes inside the cell’s nucleus. Typically, there are 46 chromosomes in each cell, 23 that are passed on from your mother and 23 from your […]
The Bottom Line On Breast Cancer
By now, it’s common knowledge that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an observance commemorated worldwide. Simply put, breast cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the tissues of the breast. The abnormal cells ultimately form a lump, or tumor, in the breast. Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women in the United States, behind […]
It’s Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month is observed every September by cancer organizations around the globe. According to the American Cancer Society, about 10,470 children in the US younger than 15 will be diagnosed with cancer in 2022, and about 1,050 children in that age group are expected to die from it. After accidents, cancer is the second leading cause of death […]
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