Results for Heart Conditions

Here are 3 reasons why life insurance matters for families of kids with heart conditions.

Here are 4 tips to help teens with heart conditions overcome body image issues—and feel better about themselves in the process.

Here are 5 facts about pediatric palliative care—and ways that this service can help kids who have heart conditions.

Maintaining a healthy diet is one of the best weapons for fighting cardiovascular disease and other heart conditions.

Irregular Shift Work May Slow Brain Function
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By Nancy Maleki
Several past studies have found health impacts of working irregular shifts, such as an increased risk for heart disease. And a new study may have found some negative long-term mental effects of shift work
Memory, overall brain function and information processing declined when people worked a combination of hours during…

Doctors divulge the most excruciating illnesses. Ouch.

The American Heart Association explains that the key to preventing heart disease is managing your risk factors, such as high blood pressure, high total cholesterol or high blood glucose and the best way to find out if you have one of these conditions is through screening tests during regular doctor visits.

Seeing spots in front of your eyes? You're probably seeing floaters. Here's how to tell.

Skin problems and joint disorders top the list of reasons people visit doctors, according to a new Mayo Clinic study.

What ‘kid diseases’ do parents of sweet, germ-infested children need to watch out for? For more family health tips, visit P&G everyday!

A new study supports the idea that eye care practitioners are crucial to identifying chronic conditions.

Are you one of the 80 percent of Americans who live with chronic neck or back pain? If so, you know firsthand how confusing it can be to understand your pain and how to treat it. You’ve probably sat in multiple doctors’ offices, listening to them describe your condition and wondering what they’re really saying. …

The licorice-like herb doubles in culinary and medicinal use, from soothing colicky babies to menstrual cramps.

1. Myth: Dementia is an inevitable part of aging
Fact: "Dementia should be seen as a modifiable health condition and, if it occurs, should be followed as a medical condition, not a normal part of aging," said Patricia Harris, MD, a geriatrician and associate professor at Georgetown University Medical Center. In other words, if you or your loved one becomes forgetful, it could be related to…

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Prostatitis and related pelvic pain conditions involve pain in and around the prostate. Prostatitis and pelvic pain conditions can happen in men of all ages.

If you're in your 20s or 30s and feel pretty strong and energized, you probably don't think too much about health conditions you could get when you're young. Until you start noticing specific symptoms, you might not think too much about your…

Ticks can carry a number of diseases, and they can be transferred to a human host. One of the more common conditions, Lyme disease, affects thousands of Americans and numerous others worldwide annually
“An estimated 300,000 Americans are diagnosed with Lyme disease each year, and Lyme is spreading through temperate climates around the world, including in the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia and Scandinavia,” says John Aucott…

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
NIH Publication No. 06-5714
On the Move
Chances are, you already know that physical activity is good for you. "Sure," you may say. "When I get out and move around, I know it helps me to feel and look better." But you may not realize just how important regular physical activity is to your health
According to the U.S. Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health, inactive people are nearly twice…