Chemical dependency is a problem that a growing number of Americans are dealing with. Did you know, for instance, that among emergency room patients admitted for injuries, 47% of them tested positive for alcohol and 35% were intoxicated; of those who were intoxicated, 75% showed signs of chronic alcoholism. So not only do these addiction problems cause problems for an…
In the United States, many Americans suffer from back pain and chronic pain. In fact, around 31 million Americans experience low back pain at any time, and it is estimated that more than 80% of Americans will develop and experience a back problem at some time in their lives. In terms of chronic pain, 1.5 billion people around the world…
If you’re looking to get prompt and comprehensive medical care, consider your local urgent care center. Such a medical clinic can treat a wide array of conditions – and can even perform a number of other medical procedures, such as that as your typical TB test, as well. Urgent care locations are even ideal, in comparison to the local emergency…
Cancer is one of the greatest barriers to our health today. Skin cancer is on the rise in the United States, not at all helped by the popularity of tanning beds and a lack of awareness on sun protection. Breast cancer sees thousands of new patients entering hospitals every year. Medical advances are doing their best to keep up with…
Cancer has long since stood as a major health problem, and cancerous cells and malignant tumors have been known to appear on a wide variety of tissues and organs across the human body. Cancer often proves deadly, and doctors and medical researchers have developed methods for fighting back. Some advanced cancer treatment options may include chemotherapy or full-body radiation, which…
If you’re a woman, it’s likely that you already are aware that someday developing breast cancer is a risk in your life. For many people, however, the exact knowledge of this risk is not exactly clear. Fortunately, there are some ways that your overall risk for developing breast cancer can be much more sufficiently and thoroughly assessed, and it is…
This is the sixth year that the small liberal arts college has taken the entire freshman class to Paris, but it is the first time that the group has had to work on accommodations for a non folding wheelchair. Students on crutches have traveled before and there have been a couple of occasions when the staff had to use wheelchairs…
There are certainly a great many things that go into the care and keeping of your health all throughout the course of your life. For one thing, eating right and exercising often can have a tremendously positive impact on your overall health. Doing your best to reduce stress levels on a day to day basis as well as over the…
Biking is on the rise all throughout the world but especially in the United States. After all, the number of people who commute to work via bike alone has increased exponentially since the year of 2005, now by more than 45% (around 46%, to be just a bit more exact). And it is estimated that there are now at least…
Every time you exercise you sweat. That is a given. For some people exercise time, and even sometimes when they are not exercising, is filled with excessive sweating problems. In an effort to control odor from excessive sweating, many people find that they are able to get relief from hyperhidrosis treatments. If you find yourself looking for ways to control…
