A study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association suggests that this way of thinking is a common belief held by many people. Once prescription medication is begun, healthy habits can take a downward trend.
Read MoreThe phrase “feeling comfortable in your own skin” is usually used figuratively to describe a level of self-confidence.
Read MoreOften confused with osteoporosis, osteopenia is a condition in which bone mineral density is lower than normal but not to the extent of osteoporosis, the brittle bone disease. The decreased bone density of osteopenia can lead to bone weakening and bone fragility with an increased risk of breaking a bone.
Read MoreOvarian cancer is the fifth largest killer of women, with a woman having a 1 in 75 chance of contracting it and a 1 in a 100 chance of dying from it. Who contracts it – and who survives – often comes down to who has it diagnosed the earliest.
Read MoreA diagnosis of diabetes, whether type 1 or type 2, must be taken seriously. Approximately 29.1 million people have diabetes and it is now the third leading cause of death in the United States. Diabetes is a chronic progressive illness primarily due to the many complications that can arise over the course of time. The complications can range from cardiovascular disease, nerve damage (neuropathy), kidney damage (nephropathy), eye damage (retinopathy), gastroparesis, peripheral artery disease and complications related to the skin
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