2017

Preparing For A Long Day Of Standing When You Have A Bad Back

Dealing with back pain means that you have to be careful about the way that you do most activities. There are some unavoidable activities, such as working, driving, and sleeping. If you have to stand up for a long period of time, you will need to be prepared. Here are some ways to prepare for a day where you will need to be on your feet and put more pressure on your back than you normally do.


Understanding The Treatment Options For Molluscum Contagiosum

Molluscum contagiosum is a condition that causes an outbreaks of bumps on the body. This condition is caused by a virus and is quite contagious. While the bumps associated with molluscum contagiosum usually are not painful and typically clear on their own after several months if a person has a strong immune system, dermatologists may recommend a few different types of treatment to help prevent the spread of the virus that causes molluscum contagiosum to other areas of the body or to other people.


Two Ways Your Insurance Provider May Treat Your Urgent Care Bill Differently

Urgent care facilities are the perfect place to go when you have a critical health problem that’s not severe enough for the emergency room but you can’t wait to see your primary care physician about. While most insurance providers do cover the cost of care obtained at urgent care centers, they often handle those bills a little differently than bills from the policyholders’ regular doctors. Here’s what you need to know to prepare yourself.


Do You Need Daily Maintenance Medicine?

Allergy-induced asthma is highly annoying. It’s alarming, too, but after you’ve had it for a while, you’ll find you become less scared and more annoyed at each flare-up. But it’s also possible for the reactions to go the other way and become less of a problem over time. One common treatment is daily maintenance medication, usually in the form of a pill or corticosteroid inhaler, that helps keep your lungs and immune system on an even keel while allergens float around.


Early Adult Hearing Loss: Tips For Changing Your Lifestyle

If you’re struggling with losing your hearing as a young adult, you might feel alone. Hearing loss is usually associated with old age or with a disability or childhood illness. Many young adults can find adapting to reduced sound a challenge. Even though this change takes adjustment, there are some things you can do to help make the transition to a new way of living easier. 1. Be patient when trying hearing aids.


3 Tips For Keeping Your Eyes Healthy And Safe While On Vacation

Whether you have an impromptu getaway or a family vacation planned, you are probably extremely excited. However, you want to ensure that you are fully prepared for an excellent adventure and that nothing (or as little as possible) goes wrong so that you can enjoy your time away from home. The following three tips will ensure that your eyes remain safe and healthy while traveling: Tip #1: Pack an Extra Pair


4 Reasons To Visit An Urgent Care Center Instead Of An Emergency Room

As long as you aren’t facing a life-threating illness or injury, it’s a good idea to think about avoiding the emergency room altogether and utilizing an urgent care center instead. Urgent care centers can handle everything from severe fevers and allergic reactions to broken bones and breathing difficulties. Here are four reasons to consider visiting your community’s urgent care centers instead of the local emergency room: Shorter Wait Times If you’ve ever visited the emergency room before, you know just how long it can take to be seen for treatment after checking in.


What To Do When You And Your Pediatrician Don't See Eye To Eye

Pediatricians tend to be very open, kind people who listen well and can answer a lot of child development questions. Regardless of these traits shared by many a pediatrician, and regardless of how highly recommended your pediatrician was, you may not see eye to eye. If you find that you struggle to get your pediatrician to listen and understand what you are trying to say, or the pediatrician does not exactly communicate well, here are some tips on what you can do.


3 Things Your Primary Care Physician Can Do for You

Working to stay as healthy as possible will take the right amount of effort on your part. Of course, you will want to eat right and exercise to help you do so. You should also get your routine check-ups any tests that may need to be completed each year. This can allow you to know the state of your health and work to achieve any types of medical treatments that may be necessary.


5 Tips For Recovering From Hand Surgery

You may not realize just how important your hands are for successfully navigating life until you find yourself needing hand surgery. Whether you fractured bones in your hand trying to protect yourself from a fall, fell on your wrist while skiing or playing sports, or have simply experienced wrist and hand pain for years, your orthopedic doctor may recommend surgery to repair your hand. Recovering from hand surgery is never easy, but these five tips will improve your experience and healing time:


3 Tips To Help You Care For Someone Recovering From Knee Surgery

Being a caretaker comes with a unique set of challenges. If a loved one is scheduled to have knee surgery and you plan to be responsible for helping them through recovery, there are some things that you need to be aware of in order to make the process a little easier on both of you. Here are three tips that you can use to successfully care for someone recovering from knee surgery in the near future.