Headaches Should Not Ruin Your Quality of Life
By Hrachya Nersesyan, MD For most people, headaches are nothing more than a rare, uncomfortable inconvenience. For many others, however, frequent tension headaches, brutal migraines, or excruciating cluster headaches interfere with their ability to function. If you suffer from these crippling headache disorders, you may feel helpless against the pain, but you should know effective […]
Sleep Apnea = Oxygen Deprivation = Increased Cancer Risk
Submitted by Koala Center for Sleep Disorders At the cellular level, a low-oxygen environment will cause normal cells to atrophy, or shrink. With cancer cells, it causes them to proliferate, or grow,” states Rod Willey, DDS, of the Koala Center for Sleep Disorders. These findings were brought to light recently when two new studies found […]
Ten Things You Can Do to Be a Safe Patient
People receiving medical care can get serious infections called healthcare-associated infections, which may lead to sepsis or death. Healthcare-associated infections are not limited to hospitals. They can happen wherever patients receive medical care — outpatient clinics, dialysis centers, and long-term care facilities, but are often associated with the devices used in medical procedures, such as catheters or […]
Health Literacy Needs To Be Faced by Older Adult
By Leah Grebner, PhD, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA, Midstate College Adults age 65 and over have a greater incidence of chronic disease than the younger population. They also seek more healthcare services. The older adult population experiences greater difficulty with printed materials, forms, charts, and interpretation of calculations. Because of this, healthcare providers and family caregivers […]
Understanding the Yawn
Yawning is a natural part of everyday life, yet this simple phenomenon has some rather curious and mysterious features. To help you learn more about yawning, Dr. Sujay Kansagra, a sleep health consultant for Mattress Firm and the director of Duke University’s Pediatric Neurology Sleep Medicine Program, offers answers to some of the most commonly […]
What Can People With Gout Do to Stay Healthy? Part 4 of 4-Part Series
Information provided by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease Fortunately, gout can be controlled. People with gout can decrease the severity of attacks and reduce their risk of future attacks by taking their medications as prescribed. Acute gout is best controlled if medications are taken at the first sign of pain […]
What Does Recovery From Sex Addicion Mean?
By Amy Hansen, LCPC, CSAT, Agape Counseling Ltd. Recovery from any addiction is a focused program of life change. To recover from sex addiction means freedom from sexual acting-out behaviors and freedom from the compulsions that drive the behavior. It means more satisfying relationships, increased self-efficacy, compassion for self and others, renewed life goals, decreased […]
How to Talk About Bullying
Information from StopBullying.gov Parents, school staff, and other caring adults have a role to play in preventing bullying. They can: Help kids understand bullying. Talk about what bullying is and how to stand up to it safely. Tell kids bullying is unacceptable. Make sure kids know how to get help. Keep the lines of communication open. […]
Social Security Widow’s Benefits It’s Complicated
By Beth Cooper Did you know that if you are a widow or widower you can start receiving Social Security Benefits as early as age 60, or age 50 if you are disabled and the disability occurred within seven years of the wage earner’s death? Surviving divorced spouses can also receive survivor benefits if they […]
Caring for Your Pets and Farm Animals
Submitted by Peoria County Animal Protection Services Many pet owners don’t realize that laws exist that govern our ownership of companion and domestic animals. Regardless of where you live, animal control and humane care for animal laws affect how you must care for your pet and farm animals. State laws cover many situations regarding animals, […]