March 6, 2020 by John Fernandez
Tele-Health and Coronavirus: See a Doctor...
Overall, most cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019, or COVID-19, involve mild symptoms,...
Chronic Kidney Disease: Are You At Risk?
National Kidney Month in March is part of an awareness campaign to help reduce the incidence of chronic kidney disease – the progressive loss of...
March 13, 2017 / 3 min read
Roundup: Sharp Rise in Colorectal Cancers in...
Most colorectal cancers are still diagnosed in people older than 50, but a surprising new report finds that young people have double the risk of...
March 3, 2017 / 3 min read
Chronic Cough: When Is It Serious?
Occasional coughing is common. It can even be productive, helping clear your airways of mucus and other irritants. But if a cough lasts more than...
March 1, 2017 / 1 min read
Nutrition and Cancer: Diet Tips to Lower...
Many cancers diagnosed in the United States every year can be linked to body fatness, physical inactivity, excess alcohol consumption or poor nutrition -- which...
February 21, 2017 / 2 min read
Lower Back Pain: Physical Therapies Over Meds...
New guidelines from the American College of Physicians (ACP) emphasize that doctors should suggest prescription pain medicines only as a last resort after patients try...
February 17, 2017 / 3 min read
Food is Best Source for Your Vitamin...
For most people, eating wholesome food — and it doesn’t take that much — is the most cost-effective and healthiest way to get your vitamin...
February 14, 2017 / 4 min read
Heart Palpitations: When is it Serious?
Having heart palpitations is often associated with a racing heart beat. But the term covers other irregularities related to the body’s “electrical system” that should...
February 13, 2017 / 2 min read
Roundup: Hearing Loss is Now No. 3...
Almost twice as many people report hearing loss as report diabetes or cancer, the CDC said in a new report.
February 10, 2017 / 2 min read
Spotting Not-So-Obvious Vision Problems in Kids
How can parents tell if their kids — from toddlers to preschoolers — are having vision problems? The most obvious sign is frequent squinting, or...
February 7, 2017 / 2 min read
Roundup: U.S. Heart Failure Rates Rising; Timing...
The number of Americans adults diagnosed with heart failure jumped by 800,000 over five years, the American Heart Association (AHA) reported this week. Moreover, the...
February 3, 2017 / 3 min read
