Monitoring blood pressure at home? Make sure you follow these steps
admin When was the last time you had your blood pressure checked? All adults should have this simple test at least once a year. If a blood pressure reading at your…
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Heat rash: How to spot it and what to do
The first two weeks of July were the Earth’s hottest on human record, and people across the country continue to suffer from lingering, suffocating heat waves. The US Centers for…
Leprosy in Florida: How worried should we be?
The media uproar that swirled a few weeks ago around leprosy in the US drew attention away from ongoing heat and extreme weather that pose far more danger to most…
Validation: Defusing intense emotions – Harvard Health
Brittany Jordan-Arthur was at loggerheads with her 7-year-old daughter one recent morning. The little girl simply did not want to head out the door to summer camp, finding any and…
Vertical Integration Doesn’t Work in Healthcare: Time to Move On – The Health Care Blog
So in this week of THCB’s 20th birthday it’s a little ironic that we are running what is almost a mea culpa article from Jeff Goldsmith. I first heard Jeff…
Prostate cancer: An emerging surgical alternative shows promise in older men
Think of prostate cancer surgery and what likely comes to mind is a radical prostatectomy, which is an operation to remove the entire prostate gland along with the seminal vesicles…
I Want a Lazy Girl Job Too – The Health Care Blog
BY KIM BELLARD I came across a phrase the other day that is so evocative, so delicious, that I had to write about it: “lazy girl job,” or, as you…
Tourette syndrome: Understanding the basics
Just about everyone has met or seen someone who has a tic disorder. Many tic disorders are diagnosed during childhood. Less often, a tic disorder like Tourette syndrome is diagnosed…
Plyometrics: Three explosive exercises even beginners can try
As a kid, I spent many Saturdays romping around my Florida neighborhood imitating Colonel Steve Austin, better known as The Six Million Dollar Man to avid TV watchers in the…
Think fast: How does your face protect you?
Your face plays an outsized role in your interactions with the world. It’s usually the first thing a person notices when they look at you. It’s home to the eyes,…