Blood Pressure Medicines

Apr 28, 2010 No Comments by Media Partners

If making changes in your lifestyle—such as reducing stress and losing weight—doesn’t lower your blood pressure, your doctor may want you to take blood pressure medicine. Most people who take blood pressure medicine take it for life.
This is a list of the main kinds of blood pressure medicine and how they work:

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What Kind of Doctor Do I Need?

Apr 28, 2010 2 Comments by Media Partners

In some health insurance plans you can refer yourself to a doctor. In other plans, you have to be referred to a specialist by your primary care physician. If you are trying to decide what type of doctor you need for your health problem or symptoms you’re having, then this list will help you out.

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Total Hip Replacement: a guide for surgery and recovery

Apr 28, 2010 No Comments by Media Partners

This article gives you basic facts about hip replacement surgery, your hospital stay and recovery. Share this article with your family. It explains what happens before, during, and after hip replacement surgery. But, it cannot answer all of the questions you might have about your own hip problem and the treatment of it.

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Cumulative Trauma Disorder

Apr 26, 2010 No Comments by Media Partners

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Epidural

Apr 26, 2010 No Comments by Media Partners

Epidural anesthesia is one way of taking away the pain of labor and birth. Like most medical treatments it has risks and benefits. It is important that you learn about those risks and benefits before deciding if an epidural is right for you.
What is epidural anesthesia?
Epidural anesthesia uses repeated doses of a local anesthetic in [...]

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Bed Sores (Pressure Ulcers)

Apr 26, 2010 No Comments by Media Partners

Pressure ulcers, (pressure sores, bedsores, decubitus ulcers) are caused when the muscles and tissues of a particular area of the body presses against a hard surface, like a bed or chair, for prolonged periods. Pressure ulcers are also called bed sores and range in severity from mild (minor skin reddening – Stage I) to severe (deep craters in the skin down to muscle and bone – Stage V).

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Fitness

Apr 22, 2010 No Comments by Media Partners

When we talk about fitness we’re generally talking about our overall state of health, usually a result of good eating habits and exercise. But there is more to it than that. Fitness is different for each individual based on their own ability. Fitness for a teen is a lot different than fitness for someone in [...]

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Nutrition

Apr 22, 2010 No Comments by Media Partners

A full mouth is a quiet mouth was my mom’s nutrition philosophy in a nutshell. To be fair, she didn’t have a big budget, the Internet, or Rachel Ray’s 30-minute meals. Mom’s recipes came from her mom and were pretty much Southern comfort foods—pan-fried, deep-fried, and batter-fried.
Studies now show that whether you will be overweight [...]

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Health A-Z

Apr 22, 2010 No Comments by Media Partners

We have lots of practical information here for learning about what ails you and how serious it might be. You can find information by category or by using the search box at the top of each page. We have tags to help you find related articles. When we find good resources to help you learn [...]

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Healthy Living

Apr 21, 2010 No Comments by Media Partners

Ahh, the stress-free life. We all want it. But it takes a little work and planning so our health doesn’t add stress to our everyday living. Preventive care as well as relaxation and learning how to handle even the good stresses can help you live longer and healthier.
We’ll help you get through many of the [...]

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