If you are blessed with the sense of hearing, can you even imagine what someone with hearing loss might go through? Nature intended for everyone to enjoy a good sense of hearing via both ears, but some people are born with hearing loss. Often, the condition is not detected until the child is a few years old, after which it takes even longer to find a solution. Recently, I had…
If you have or know a child with a cough, you know the frustration that comes with it. Your doctor has prescribed medication, and you know you’re doing your best, but that does not mean you have no questions, especially if your child is a toddler! Here are the answers to 20 frequently asked questions about cough. 1. My child is coughing a lot. Is that normal? It is common…
Last month I wrote about why health records are a critical part of health care. There is nothing more annoying than having to start looking for prescriptions, health records and lab reports when you are in a hurry to make your doctor’s appointment or worse, actually arriving at the doctor’s clinic only to find that the relevant reports are safe at home! This is an especially important issue if you are…
It is National Safety Month and we all know that health and safety go together. While there are several aspects to health, I think one area that requires the maximum attention is medication safety. How many times have we visited the doctor for an ailment and come back with a prescription, only to find that it doesn’t agree with us or has side-effects that make us feel worse than when…
I’ve been seeing a lot of references to the DASH diet – rated the #1 diet for four years in a row by the US News and World Report, and on World Hypertension Day, I feel compelled to explore it further and perhaps, even follow it. DASH stands of Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension – which is probably the best way to go, rather than reach for prescription medications as…