If you are looking for a way to be more energized and more productive in the new year, you might start by making sure that you get a good night’s rest. For the 18 million Americans who suffer from sleep apnea, getting that good night’s rest might rely on using a CPAP machine. Unfortunately, a sufferer of obstructive sleep apnea may experience as many as 60 apneas in a single hour. This interrupted rest can lead to not only being less productive in work and in everyday tasks, it can also lead to an increase in even greater health risks. …
Month: December 2017
Why You Should Give CPAP Machines a Shot if You Suffer From Sleep Apnea
A good night’s sleep is something that can be an absolutely magical remedy for the stresses of the day, headaches or oncoming bugs, and issues that bounce around your brain with no apparent solution. Sleeping on it can be a great way to remedy each of those things. However if you are the one in every 50 people who is attempting to sleep peacefully each night but instead struggles with an undiagnosed case of sleep apnea, your health could be at a greater risk than you realize. Luckily, there are sleep apnea solutions that can help you turn your health …
Understanding What Causes Common Types of Eczema
Eczema is a condition that can affect both adults and children. Many people living with this skin condition visit a dermatologist in order to receive the proper treatment. There are several types of eczema that someone can experience. Considering that, here are three common types of eczema and what causes these conditions. Atopic Dermatitis Many people who live with atopic dermatitis are experiencing the most common type of eczema. Many people that live with this condition usually begin having it during childhood. In some cases, atopic dermatitis goes away naturally by the time a child becomes an adult. People suffering …
Holiday Surgeries Can Put a Glitch in Your Christmas Schedule
This will probably not be your oldest daughter’s favorite winter break. Just three days after she comes home from college she is scheduled for a shoulder surgery that should help her not only relieve the pain from a torn ligament, but make it possible to compete with her college gymnastics team again by her senior year. This surgery means, however, that instead of returning to campus that day after Christmas and starting workouts with the rest of her teammates, your daughter will spend the entire winter break at home. She is still a ways off from getting to talk physical …
Urgent Care and Emergency Care The Differences
In the United States, the average American knows very little about how the medical industry works. Surely there are people who are not doctors that understand when they are supposed to take prescribed medicine and what the medicine does to them but that does not mean they have any degree of awareness to how the actual medical industry works. There are plenty of examples to look to for evidence of this concept. For instance, the average person has probably never heard of the National Health Interview Survey, which is also referred to as the NHIS. The NHIS revealed in 2014 …
Does a Walk-In Clinic Save You Time?
Depending on the year, on average somewhere between 5 to 20% of adults will contract the flu virus. Doctors routinely remind patients to get an annual flu shot to mitigate one’s risk of coming down with the virus, however it can be difficult for many working professionals to find the time. When it comes to health if you don’t take the time to keep your body healthy, your body will take the time it needs later in the form of illness. If you find that the doctor’s office is simply too much of an inconvenience, try a walk-in medical care …
You Can Prevent Skin Cancer with These 6 Tips
Many people live with the fear of developing cancer. The bad news is that nearly 40% of us will be diagnosed with some form of cancer during our lives. The good news is that a lot of cancers can be prevented. Skin cancer is one such form of cancer. It is one of the most common yet preventable cancers around the world. Tips to Cut Your Risk of Developing Skin Cancer: Remember, all sun tans and burns are damage to your skin. There is no such thing as a “safe” tan. That means going to the salon to lay in …
