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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
Man may be able to survive without many things, but without water, there is no life. Did you know… Our lungs are 90% water Our brain is 80% water Our muscles are 70% water Our body is 70% water Just a 5% drop in our body fluids can result in…
Good Eating Habits How often have we heard that phrase! As we grow up, we progressively end up feeling guilty of bad eating habits, thanks to hectic lifestyles, a lack of time for self-care and prioritizing many other things over good eating habits. If you are guilty of bad eating…