By: Pradip Jamnadas, MD What is cholesterol? Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that is present in every cell in your body. Some cholesterol is needed for your body to function. Your liver produces enough cholesterol for your body to function properly. Certain foods provide additional amounts of cholesterol, which may be more than your [...]
Emotional Intimacy The Healing Continuum’s definition of emotional intimacy has nothing to do with sexuality but everything to do with one’s ability to know how to remain emotionally stable. It is the ability to be aware of how emotions affect thoughts, words, and actions in relationships and good mental and physical health. MARRIAGE Q: How [...]
By: Pradip Jamnadas, M.D. What is High Blood Pressure? Since blood is carried from the heart to all of your body’s tissue and organs in vessels called arteries, blood pressure is the force of the blood pushing against the walls of those arteries. Each time the heart beats (about 60-70 times a minute at rest), [...]
By: Deborah Cort Don’t let the medications you are taking have a negative effect on your health and well-being because you are not aware of how they may interact with each other. According to the Institute of Medicine, there are more than 2 million serious adverse drug reactions and 100,000 deaths every year from negative [...]
By: Pradip Jamnadas, MD What is Edema? Edema is a localized or general swelling caused by the buildup of fluid within body tissues. Excess fluid may be a result of poor circulation of the blood; a failure of the lymphatic system to disperse the fluid; various diseases and disorders; or a combination of factors. Other [...]
By: Pradip Jamnadas, MD What is cholesterol? Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that is present in every cell in your body. Some cholesterol is needed for your body to function. Your liver produces enough cholesterol for your body to function properly. Certain foods provide additional amounts of cholesterol, which may be more than your [...]
Deborah Cort RN, MSN, CRRN If you are like most people, the diagnosis of stroke conjures up images in your mind of long hospital stays, wheel chairs, inability to talk, being unable to care for yourself and even death. However, if you are aware of the signs and symptoms of stroke and get to a [...]
Health observances are days, weeks, or months devoted to promoting particular health concerns. This calendar lists selected health observances for 2008 in three ways: the calendar shows days and weeks, and both the text listings and the Year At a Glance sheet show monthly health observances as well. Health professionals, teachers, community groups, and others [...]
August 1 – 31 Cataract Awareness Month American Academy of Ophthalmology P.O. Box 7424 San Francisco, CA 94120-7424 (415) 447-0213 (415) 561-8533 Fax eyemd@aao.org www.aao.org/aaoesite/eyemd/cataract.cfm Materials available Contact: Georgia Alward 1 – 31 Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (847) 843-8458 [...]
May 1 – 31 American Stroke Month American Heart Association 7272 Greenville Avenue Dallas, TX 75231 (800) 242-8721 inquires@heart.org www.americanheart.org Materials available Contact: Program departments or local chapters 1 – 31 Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America 1233 20th Street NW, Suite 402 Washington, DC 20036 (800) 7-ASTHMA (727-8462) (202) [...]
