A National Center for Health Statistics study release earlier this year points a very grim picture when it comes to the prevalence of heart disease among the population of the U.S.
The study concluded that nearly half of the U.S. population has at least one of three diagnosed or undiagnosed chronic conditions -- high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or diabetes. Additionally, the study showed that nearly 15% of adults had two of these conditions. All three of the conditions increase the...
In the past five decades, the country overall has seen an upward trend in people living longer. But it seems that for all the advances in... Read more »
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month I am going to discuss how stress can affect your child with ADHD. We know that ADHD can have... Read more »
In my last blog, I promised to share with you what some in the field know about siblings of children with chronic illness. Only a few... Read more »
Many allergy sufferers have experienced an early start to their 2012 outdoor allergy symptoms. The unusually warm and shortened winter... Read more »
The days when it was considered unusual or perhaps even a little strange to have a mental health problem have long gone. We've known for... Read more »
The warmer temperatures associated with global climate change are making life harder for chronic asthma and allergy sufferers, experts say.... Read more »
If you suffer from allergies, chances are someone over the years has suggested you move "out West" or to some other "clean" environment. But author... Read more »
A food allergy occurs when the body mistakes a food item for a harmful substance, and the immune system creates antibodies to protect itself. Once... Read more »
The relationship between multiple sclerosis (MS) and headache disorders is not well understood, and studies exploring that relationship have... Read more »
If you have seasonal allergies, you may want to stay away from cats, a new study suggests. Researchers in England found that patients with allergies... Read more »
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