Many Dallas-Fort Worth adults believe that an annual physical is necessary for good health. Although there is no hard and fast rule about this, getting checked out every one to three years is perfectly okay unless you’re age 65 or older, have risk factors or suffer from a chronic health condition. In that case, you should get
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Staying in Peak Physical Condition Even If the Weather Isn’t Ideal Whether you hate it or love it, it’s impossible to ignore the changes that the cold season brings. When winter rolls around, you adapt your habits in response, but what you may not know is that some of your traditional habits might be less
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Enjoying Your Time Off Instead of Suffering You’ve invited your long-lost relatives over, and you’ve prepared a great spread. You’re even kind of looking forward to the after-meal political arguments and cleanup sessions with people you don’t get to spend much time with nowadays. Then it happens: You’re struck by an unmistakable sensation of queasy
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A little bit of caution can help you prevent illnesses and injuries during the holiday season. The holiday season is a time of family gatherings, parties and delicious food. However, there are a few health risks that can impact your ability to enjoy the season, including illnesses and injuries. Taking extra precautions, such as frequent
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Is this “just the flu” or is there more to it? With the change of seasons from summer to fall, an additional season arrives at the same time – the flu season. Most of you have had a bout of the flu at some point in your life and are familiar with its usual symptoms.
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Both conditions affect the lungs, but when asthma and bronchitis occur at the same time, bronchial asthma is the result. The phrase “breathing easy” takes on a whole new meaning when you or a loved one has asthma. You’re more likely to think about the specific symptoms of the condition: wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath,
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Healthy Eating Tips to Prevent, Control, and Reverse Diabetes Diabetes is on the rise, yet most cases are preventable and some can even be reversed. Taking steps to prevent and control diabetes doesn’t mean living in deprivation; it means eating a tasty, balanced diet that will also boost your energy and improve your mood. You
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Next to skin cancer, breast cancer is the most-commonly diagnosed cancer in women in the United States. Breast cancer is cancer that begins with the formation of a malignant tumor in the breast. A malignant tumor is a group of cancer cells that can grow into nearby tissues or spread (metastasize) to other areas of
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Learn how to control your asthma Asthma is one of the most common lifelong chronic diseases. There are 24 million Americans living with asthma, a disease affecting the lungs, causing repeated episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing. Although asthma cannot be cured, it is possible to manage asthma successfully to reduce and prevent
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What is hepatitis? “Hepatitis” means inflammation of the liver. Toxins, certain drugs, some diseases, heavy alcohol use, and bacterial and viral infections can all cause hepatitis. Hepatitis is also the name of a family of viral infections that affect the liver; the most common types are Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C. What is
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