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Living with COPD
Most people take breathing for granted. However, if you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, breathing easy actually may not be easy. COPD is...
June 17, 2014 / 3 min read
Unfair Odds: Girls more prone to knee...
The number of sports-related knee injuries sustained by young athletes has increased nearly 400 percent over the past 10 years, especially among young females, say...
June 12, 2014 / 4 min read
Tonsillectomy, the Most Common Surgery for Kids
The number of tonsillectomies performed on children in the U.S. is on the rise following a 30-year decline, say experts. When the number peaked at...
June 3, 2014 / 3 min read
Cancer Rates Going Down
Although a diagnosis of cancer is still the last thing people want to hear, today this news often is met with determination and strength as...
May 30, 2014 / 3 min read
Weekend Warriors: Prevent Injuries
Are you a weekend warrior? You are if your work and family demands keep you from exercising on a regular basis, so you make up...
May 1, 2014 / 3 min read
Managing Painful Gout
Many people have heard gout described as the “disease of kings” or the “rich man’s disease.” This is because gout was thought to afflict only...
April 30, 2014 / 2 min read
More Treatments for Fibroids
Although women of any age can experience fibroids, they become more common as women get older, especially from their 30s and 40s through menopause. Who’s...
April 24, 2014 / 3 min read
Take Charge of Your Bone Health
It’s true that osteoporosis is quite common – about 10 million people in the U.S. and more than 200 million people worldwide have the disease,...
April 16, 2014 / 3 min read
Does Gluten Affect the Brain?
There’s certainly been a lot of talk about gluten. That’s because many experts believe that more than 50 percent of Americans are gluten sensitive to...
April 9, 2014 / 3 min read
Resolving Infertility
Once you are ready to start a family, waiting is the last thing you want to do. But, having a baby does not come easily...
September 18, 2013 / 3 min read