2016

3 Tips for Ensuring Your Child Remains Cavity Free

Health & Medical Blog

One of the things you will want to be sure to do if you have kids is to ensure good dental health. This will allow your child to enjoy the benefits that accompany having healthy teeth for a lifetime. This will require lots of effort on your part and your child's. Being aware of specific tips that can help prevent cavities can be of great assistance to you. Tip #1: Monitor snacking

20 December 2016

Visits to Your Primary-Care Physician, Urgent Care, and the Emergency Room

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When you want the best health care, it's important to work closely with your primary-care physician. While you may end up going to an urgent-care facility to treat a wound or to an emergency room when your condition is serious, keeping your primary-care physician informed is always necessary. Your primary-care physician is the person who oversees your medical care and provides you with referrals to specialists if you need them. If you have an urgent matter, you should try to see your primary-care physician first.

2 December 2016

Does Your Loved One Have Mobility Issues? 3 Steps To Make Their Life Easier

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If your loved one has mobility issues, getting around the house can be difficult for them. Unfortunately, that can make it difficult for them to provide for their own needs. Luckily, there are some things you can do to help make life easier for them. Here are three simple things you can do to help your loved one overcome mobility issues. Organize the Cabinets When it comes to mobility issues, cabinets can pose serious problems.

1 December 2016

Three Non-Dietary Methods for Preventing Bowel Cancer

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Most advice concerning the prevention of bowel (colorectal) cancer is diet-related. For example, the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) advises people to eat plenty of fiber, moderate their intake of red meat, and eat plenty of garlic. However, colon cancer prevention is not just about dietary management; there are other non-dietary measures you should take too. Here are three examples of such measures: Live an Active Life Prevailing evidence suggests that leading an active life protects against colon cancer.

15 November 2016

Binaural Hearing: What Is It And How Can You Protect Your Ears?

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If you suffer from complete hearing loss in one ear and partial hearing loss in the other, you may choose to wear one hearing aid instead of two devices. However, that may not be a good idea. Having the ability to hear in both ears, or binaural hearing, can help keep you safe, as well as prevent you from losing all of your hearing abilities. Here are things that may happen if you don't wear two hearing aids and what you can do to prevent them.

29 October 2016

4 Cool 3D Ultrasound Facts You Probably Didn't Know

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The joy of bringing a new life into the world is made that much more joyful with the first glimpse of your new child. Many expecting parents are turning to 3D ultrasound technology to get a sneak peek of their little ones before the grand finale. As you prepare for your 3D ultrasound screening, you might be interesting in learning these interesting facts about the technology. The Idea of the 3D Ultrasound is More Recent than You Think

27 October 2016

Moving To A New Location But Want To Return Home To Give Birth? Backup Medical Options To Prepare For

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If you are pregnant and moving to a new location with your partner, there are some health professionals that you want to get lined up in advance. If you are planning on delivering where you live currently, and not at your new destination, and you are going to return home for a scheduled birth, it's important to have a backup plan. A baby doesn't always come on your schedule, and instead when it's ready.

11 October 2016

Are Your Contacts Safe?

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Contacts have been around for a long time, and are, in general, quite safe if worn and cleaned correctly. Of course, many people are careless with their contacts and put their vision in danger as a result. Your contacts can definitely be a safe choice for you if you take the time and put forth the effort to wear and maintain them correctly. Extended Wear Contact wearers have long wanted to wake up with clear vision and not have to deal with contact insertion and cleaning every morning and night.

27 September 2016

3 Things You Need to Know About Helping a Person with an Eating Disorder

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If you or someone that you love struggles with an eating disorder, you might wondering what you should do to help correct the problem. Many people who struggle with an eating disorder want help but are unable to get past the illness. Here are some things that you need to know about eating disorders. 1. An Eating Disorder Is Much Like an Addiction When someone deprives themselves of food for long periods of time, their body becomes accustomed to the changes.

8 September 2016

Have A Sinus Infection? When To Seek Medical Treatment

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Nearly 40 million people deal with sinus infections each year. If you're within this group, you know just how uncomfortable it can be to deal with this condition. Fortunately, most of these infections can be treated with over-the-counter medications, steam treatments and sometimes simply rest. However, for some people, this isn't the case. Being able to distinguish a regular sinus infection from a serious infection is critical to your health.

24 August 2016