Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Growing old in your own home versus a care facility yields various benefits. However, despite seniors’ ability to maintain optimal independence, aging-in-place features its fair share of risks and drawbacks. Aging in place can result in unbearable levels of isolation and loneliness. Additionally, these living situations make it increasingly difficult […]
Complementary and alternative treatments are a controversial topic in the medical field due to a variety of reasons. The main point being the fact that these treatments lack sufficient clinical research to back up the risks and benefits. This is excluding the treatments that have enough evidence to prove that […]
Whether you’re already a registered nurse or just considering pursuing a healthcare career, there are many benefits to becoming a nurse practitioner. Nurses are an integral part of their communities’ health and well-being, and nurse practitioners have an even more significant role to play. Where nurses have limitations in terms […]
Symptoms of Diabetes Type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes happens when your body gets impervious to insulin or when the pancreas stops working to deliver sufficient insulin. Insulin is actually a hormone that is created by an organ behind and beneath the stomach. Insulin brings down the measure of sugar […]
Being an optometrist or any other healthcare professional starts at being good with people. That’s the first real question that you need to introspect and answer honestly. If you are an introvert or you don’t like being around too many people, then any and every healthcare profession is going to […]
Migraines aren’t simple headaches. They are a part of a neurological condition which can make individual experience nausea, pounding pain, tingling or numbness in hands and feet, change in visual patterns and even become sensitive to light, sound, and smell. Migraines can be irritating, painful, and persist for a prolonged […]
Are you suffering from pain in your ankles or feet? You might consider going to a doctor in Scottsdale, but you shouldn’t just visit any doctor. When it comes to foot and ankle pain, you should see a specialist like a podiatrist to ensure the right diagnosis and treatment options. […]
The possession of cannabis (including hemp) has been outlawed since the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937. Since then, cannabis has been considered a dangerous class of drugs. But now that President Donald Trump signed the farm bill, hemp has been taken off the Controlled Substances Act and is now a […]
A lot of people out there have sour stomach, heartburn, acid reflux or GERD (Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease). In the United States alone, 135,000,000 people suffer from these conditions – that’s 45% of our population. This is NOT a small problem. What’s going on? The brain initiates digestion by sending […]
The human thyroid gland weighs 1.5 ounces and secrets about a teaspoon of thyroid hormone over the course of a year. Yet, the health of the human body is completely dependent on two thyroid hormones, without which the metabolism of every cell in the body would come to a grinding halt. A study of randomly chosen Nebraska Fair goers who underwent blood […]
When your parents reach a point of their lives when it is no longer safe for them to live alone, you may find yourself stepping up to become their caregiver. This can be a challenging role, but it’s one being handled by an increasing number of family members. The number […]
The difficulties that accompany old age are as frustrating as they are inevitable. Additionally, many children face the reality of having to care for their parents as they enter the twilight of their lives. This isn’t always an easy thing to deal with. Indeed, it can prove to be one […]