Why Do My Hands Hurt? Arthritis and Other Culprits
Why Do My Hands Hurt? Arthritis and Other Culprits Hands are very useful to us especially when you take into account that they come in handy, pardon the pun, in a number of common, daily activities. This range from preparing food, when washing stuff from dishes, laundry among others, to stuff like driving, operating machinery […]
Is Swimming After Eating Really Dangerous?
Is Swimming After Eating Really Dangerous? There are all sorts of myths that we have heard at one time or the other. Some of them, in the fullness of time have turned out be just that, myths, while others have actually turned out to be facts. Myths that are medically linked, that is they come […]
10 Things You Should Know About Antibiotic Overuse
10 Things You Should Know About Antibiotic Overuse Antibiotics are extremely important when it comes to modern medicine as they are the cornerstone as far as the treatment of infections due to disease causing organisms such as bacteria is concerned. Infections, as we are all aware, can be life-threatening if left unchecked which just goes […]
Yoga for Back pain: Can it Really Help?
Yoga for Back pain: Can it Really Help? When it comes to common health complaints among adults in the U.S, then according to research and the available statistics, back pain is the most common of them all. This is especially true for lower back pain, with there being a sizeable number of people who choose […]
Signs of Ibuprofen Overdose (and How to Avoid it)
Signs of Ibuprofen Overdose (and How to Avoid it) Most of the time when we hear the word overdose, our minds immediately switch towards prescription medications as well as illegal drugs. However, the truth of the matter is one can overdose on pretty much any type of drug, including over-the-counter medications. Over-the-counter pain relievers and […]
Electronic Health Records (EHR): How to Talk to Your Doctor
Electronic Health Records (EHR): How to Talk to Your Doctor There was a time when medical records were mainly stored manually in the various health centers. What this meant is that when you visited your doctor, you were likely to see huge and extensive filing cabinets of that were full of patient’s health records, all […]
What is an Abscess and What Causes It?
What is an Abscess and What Causes It? An abscess is commonly referred to as a boil in normal lingo in the streets by most of us lay folk. It is basically a collection of pus that can occur anywhere in the body, and can be quite painful. An abscess usually occurs due to a […]
What is a Contusion?
What is a Contusion? The term contusion is one that is common in the medical world, and when most people hear it mentioned they usually think that it is quite a serious medical condition. However, the word contusion is the medical name for a bruise, which is what occurs when blood vessels are damaged or […]
When Should I Worry About a Rash?
When Should I Worry About a Rash? The skin, being the outermost layer of our body is usually the first point of contact between our body and external factors which includes all sorts of organisms and substances. This means that skin rashes are pretty much to be expected at one time from another, either from […]
How to Treat Cuts and Scrapes?
How to Treat Cuts and Scrapes? Every day we are exposed to situations that could lead us suffering cuts and scrapes and that is why it is not surprising that cuts and scrapes are some of the most common injuries there are out there. This is because most activities we do expose us to cuts […]