Category: Wellness

If you are admitted to a hospital, you have one concern: getting out of the hospital in better condition than you entered. Whether you’re receiving treatment, surgery, therapy or simply for observation, you want the safest, cleanest, most attentive and professional service your hospital can provide. But not every hospital lives up to the highest…

If you’ve watched any bit of television during the daytime in the last two decades, you are probably familiar with a certain omnipresent commercial: “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” While the commercial has been repeated so often that it has become something of a punchline, it reflects a real problem for close to…

Most people understand baseball’s infield fly rule better than the concept of what makes up a proper health insurance policy. Previously, a majority of Americans didn’t have to worry because an estimated 55 percent were covered by a policy that someone else shopped for, based on their employment.   But that cozy arrangement is changing,…

It’s no secret that your guy is getting older. His demeanor is definitely different. He’s more polished, giving off an air of confidence that wasn’t there in his 20s. And maybe he looks like a silver fox — glowing in a shiny gray exterior. That is, if he has hair at all. (Kudos if your…

Steve Rogers was an ordinary American who grew up during the Great Depression. Like most young men of the era, he was horrified at the atrocities being committed by the Nazis in Europe and Japanese in Asia that newsreels depicted. Rogers attempted to enlist in the Army but was rejected and classified 4-F because of…

“It’s not a tumor…” Most of us are familiar with Arnold Schwarzenegger’s famous line in the 1990 comedy Kindergarten Cop. In reality, tumors are no laughing matter. They can be downright deadly in some cases. But before you dive headfirst into a state of panic, it’s important to know the facts. A tumor is a…

You take a shower or go to the bathroom and notice something different about your body. The tendency for many people is to ignore what could be serious, rather than call the doctor. But what may seem like nothing to you could, in fact, be an indicator of a serious, even potentially fatal, health issue.…

Pain, swelling, stiffness…the symptoms of arthritis can be immobilizing. Take Bob, for example — he is an 88-year-old retired teacher who was stricken with arthritis. Bob realized his arthritis caused him to slow down, but Bob had no intention of giving up. Instead, he decided to seek out remedies to his arthritis. If you are…

It’s a beautiful day, and you’re gathering your things to hit the beach or go enjoy a family picnic in the park, when suddenly it feels like your temples have been locked in a vice. The sunshine that, until moments earlier, had seemed so inviting is now searing, and even regular household noises seem amplified.…

We cough for many reasons: something “goes down the wrong pipe,” resulting in a brief hacking fest. Our winter throat tickles may signal an imminent cold or flu. We experience that nagging cough that takes weeks to fade after illness. But what about that cough that lingers so long that weeks fade into months? Coughing…