Think Healthier: because you need to!

Did you know that you spend more time each year nursing sore throats, fevers and runny noses than you do on vacation? On average, adults get about three colds a year, each lasting one to two weeks. Up to 20 percent of us will get the flu, which can last even longer — up to…

Sinusitis, or a sinus infection, is a term that’s used by patients, medical practitioners and the media to describe an inflammation of the lining of the nasal passages and paranasal sinuses. While the symptoms of sinusitis are fairly straightforward, making an accurate diagnosis is more complicated than many may realize, and other diseases may mimic…

Sinusitis, or sinus infections, is a major health problem. Each year, more than 31 million Americans suffer from the headaches, facial pressure and nasal congestion that are the hallmarks of these infections. More than $1 billion are spent annually on over-the-counter (OTC) medications to treat the symptoms of sinus infections, as well as $150 million…

Sinusitis, or a sinus infection, is a condition characterized by the inflammation of the lining of the nasal passages and paranasal sinuses. Every year, more than 31 million Americans suffer from headaches, facial pressure and nasal congestion caused by sinus infections. Among the common, uncomfortable symptoms that people with sinusitis suffer:      Nasal obstruction or…

Obesity rates have more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents in the past 30 years. From 1980 to 2012, we saw an increase in childhood obesity rates from 7 percent to 18 percent. During the same time period, the rates of adolescent obesity increased from 5 percent to 21 percent. These statistics are…

Imagine, one day baring your back to your computer screen with your dermatologist looking on to show her the strange-feeling mole on your shoulder. Your dermatologist then makes a diagnosis of a growth that warrants a closer look, so you are transferred to the office receptionist to make an appointment. Telemedicine is Here and Now…

If you hang out in bars, clubs, restaurants or other open public spaces, you will likely see someone “vaping” — inhaling on an electronic cigarette and exhaling water vapor. It is a $3 billion a year industry in the U.S. Imagine, being able to light up anywhere and get your nicotine fix from a “cigarette,”…

Nails are the windows into a body’s soul, says one health expert. “The nails offer many little clues to what’s going on inside you. Lupus patients get quirky, angular blood vessels in their nail folds. Psoriasis starts in the nails up to 10 percent of the time” and causes splitting and pitting of the nail bed, said Joshua Fox, M.D.,…

Listen up! Noise is one of the most common causes of hearing loss and one of the most common occupational illnesses in the United States. According to the Better Hearing Institute, 10 million Americans have suffered irreversible hearing damage resulting from noise, and more than 30 million are exposed to hazardous noise levels every day.…

When planning a cruise, chances are, you’re picturing warm sun, salt air and blue seas as far as the eye can see. What you don’t want to picture, after the fact, is the memory of spending your cruise or the days following being miserably ill and turned off to America’s favorite affordable vacation option. Cruises…