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We’re Having a Baby! What You Need to Know Congratulations! You’re having baby. Creating a new life is one of the most amazing things a woman can do, but, like most things, preparation is key and it starts even before you buy your first early pregnancy test. First, you need to make sure your body […]
Microbes — colloquially “germs” — are the smallest form of life on earth, visible only under a microscope. Tiny but powerful, there are thousands of different bacterial species colonizing the average human body. Additionally, the ratio of human to bacterial cells is roughly 1-to-1. The pathological fear of these microscopic beings is known as germophobia, […]
Venous reflux disease, otherwise known as varicose veins, affects up to 35 percent of people in the United States, according to the Society of Vascular Surgery. Many women and men who deal with vascular vein issues hide their unsightly symptoms by wearing pants or by avoiding places like the beach or pool. Not only are […]
With obesity rates and related diseases on the rise, how could too much exercise be bad, given the number of people who aren’t exercising at all? It is possible to have too much of a good thing – even when it comes to physical fitness? Not giving your body a chance to rest and recover, […]
Concussions could be spelling the end for popular sports as parents and players become more aware of their dangers. In the realm of sports lore, there are many signs of a true competitor. There is outworking your peers after practice in the gym or on the field, diving full-extension to gain that final inch, and, […]
One in every three Americans is plagued by chronic pain, which is commonly defined as a pain that has persisted for six months or more. It can come in the form of back aches, headaches, joint pain, sinus pain or pain in specific body parts and can morph between dull or debilitating, constant or intermittent, […]