When suffering from hay fever, it can often be difficult to pinpoint exactly when symptoms start. However, by doing a bit of research into hay fever, you’ll be able to establish exactly when you might start to react. This, in turn, will help to prevent symptoms from occurring altogether with help from medication like Nasonex. Without [...]
Getting diagnosed with a life-threatening disease is heart wrenching. It means stepping away from the usual routine to dealing with hospital appointments. Seeing your hard-earned money being drained to keep up with the cost of treatment takes a mental and physical toll on you and your loved ones from the added financial burden. Critical illness insurance [...]
The pelvis is located between the lower part of the trunk and the thighs. Since the reproductive organs are housed in the pelvis, pelvic pain must be taken seriously. This type of pain can spread to the lower abdomen, causing difficulty in determining its exact cause. Sometimes it’s just menstrual cramps, but other times it is [...]
Surgery is one of those things that can be incredibly terrifying for some folks. Our minds tend to lead us down a path of every possible bad scenario we could go down. Throw in the fact that some surgeries are needed to save a life and the anxiety goes right through the roof. To make things [...]
Cancer. It’s a word we wish we never had to hear, and too often, it's affected at least one person we’re close to. We wish the cure for cancer would finally arrive, and people would no longer have to deal with the battle, and their loved ones would no longer have to deal with grief. Cancer, [...]
When you start experiencing gastrointestinal symptoms like stomach cramps, nausea, and vomiting, it’s not always easy to tell whether you’re developing the stomach flu or battling food poisoning. The two ailments often have very similar symptoms. But it’s important to know how to tell whether you have food poisoning or stomach flu, because the viruses that [...]
Are you or somebody you know suffering from Hashimoto’s disease or Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis? Even if you are just suspecting it to be true, you must have a lot of questions and you must feel a bit uneasy at the least. It’s worth mentioning that in order to be sure about it, you would need TPO antibodies [...]
While many people suffer from small changes in their body every day, few realize that changing sleep patterns, increased trips to the bathroom, and shifts in eyesight, hearing, and hair growth may indicate a larger problem. These small transformations during your daily activities might not seem significant, but in fact, your body may be trying to [...]
For the environmentally conscious, knowing what is in everyday products is an important step in protecting the environment and their families. Many times, the shiny counters and streakless-glass from these products come at a price that can be dangerous. Many people are unaware of the pollutants and toxins present in the everyday cleaning products they use. For [...]
When we spend time in the hospital due to an accident, illness or medical treatment, most of us would never expect to catch an additional infection or illness from the hospital. We generally view healthcare facilities as places to heal, but unfortunately Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) are more common than you might imagine among patients who use healthcare services in hospitals, clinics and [...]
