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According to Dr. Aaron Parry of Women’s Health Partners, approximately 80 percent to 90 percent of urinary tract infections (UTIs) are caused by the bacteria E. coli and the rest by other bacteria. The majority of urinary tract infections result from an ascending infection from the urethral opening into the bladder. Women are at a […]
As medicine moves into the future along with other facets of life, patients expect technology to accomplish many tasks, from managing personal data to measuring vital signs. Yet technology is actually changing far more in the medical field than just these familiar things. Namely, surgery itself, which was always performed by the careful hand of […]
The Precious Gift of Life and the Importance of a Positive Attitude Twenty-five-year-olds normally do not give a second thought to their heart, which beats more than 100,000 a day and 3 billion times over the course of a lifetime. A man’s heart is approximately the size of a fist and weighs between 10 and […]
The good news about multiple sclerosis is that it’s not in and of itself a death sentence. The bad news is that it usually means an often long lifetime of severe physical, mental and emotional issues while trying a plethora of potential medicines and therapies to keep its symptoms at bay. And, at least as […]
An active lifestyle is one of the pillars of good health, so it should come as no surprise that as we age, exercise remains one of the most important aspects of our life. But staying active is easier said than done in the face of health problems that tend to develop and mount in our […]
Dr. Melba Hernandez-Tejada and her team at the Elder Abuse Assessment Training and Mental Health Services Program of the College of Nursing at the Medical University of South Carolina have conducted research on elder abuse for more than a decade. Their groundbreaking research on national and state levels has been funded by grants from the […]