You take the same avenue through the neighborhood most mornings while you are on your way to work. This morning, however, your route was backed up four blocks. Being backed up is not unusual for a school start, but this morning you counted more than half of the drivers who were on their cell phones,…
Unfortunately, hair loss is far from uncommon all throughout the United States. In fact, it is quite prevalent among men and women alike, with upwards of 20 million women suffering from hair loss to some extent. Of course, more men deal with the condition over the course of life and currently around 35 million men…
From care for minor injuries to illnesses, receiving medical care is certainly something that many of us find the need for over the course of time. After all, life happens. Sometimes we get hurt and sometimes we get sick. In just one single day, as a matter of fact, there will be more than 25,000…
Taking care of our health is one of the most important responsibilities we have as adults. Part of that involves taking advantage of healthcare services and visiting medical professionals when the need arises. Whenever possible, it’s important to establish a primary care doctor that you go to for most of your medical needs. Most primary…
Everyone needs professional medical attention sometimes, and when a person suffers an injury or illness, it is important that a nearby adult can take them to the closest urgent care center or emergency room right away. Different medical cases may call for emergency or urgent care, which are two different things. For more minor and…
Therapeutic massage has many underappreciated benefits, and when it comes down to it there can actually be a number of tangible medical benefits that go along with it. A medical massage focuses on alleviating pain related to injury or arthritis, as well as stress, which can create additional problems on its own. If you want…
According to recent reports, over 50% of adults in the United States are trying to lose weight, but the majority are not successful. Similar reports show that most people believe they are not successful at losing weight because they do not have the discipline necessary to stick to a diet. However, within the realm of…
Many statistics and surveys are done every year to track American public health, in many fields ranging from chronic back pain to mental illnesses to infectious disease. This also involves drug use, as the unfortunate truth is that many Americans abuse drugs or alcohol regularly. Many American adults, and some adolescents, are addicted to heroin…
Hyperhidrosis causes a lot of grief to those who suffer from it. It causes embarrassment to the 3% of Americans it affects. Sweating constantly and excessively will stain your clothes, increase body odor and make all interactions whether social or business difficult. Romance is one other major casualty of this condition. You know you have…
In the entire animal kingdom, the human skeleton is practically unique, due to its adaptation to a lifetime of bipedal walking. Our primate ancestors gave up their tree-bound lifestyle for a life of running and hunting game on the plains of Africa, and this led to some changes in the human form. This includes a…
