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What Every Parent Should Know About Water Safety

Whether it happens to be summertime and your children are headed for the pool, or the middle of winter when your little one is enjoying a warm bath, water safety is of utmost importance. Though the rate of accidental death by drowning has been dropping, it is still the leading cause of accidental deaths in […]

The Importance of Hand Washing

In previous centuries, the importance of hand washing was not understood, and led to the needless deaths of many millions of people. When performed properly, hand washing is by far the most effective way to reduce the spread of communicable diseases. Up to 25% of women in the 19th century died in childbirth from childbed […]

Shoulder Impingement Syndrome Causes and Treatment Options

Impingement syndrome is a painful condition that affects the shoulder, and is often seen in adults over the age of 50. It may also affect those who engage in activities that require them to repeatedly raise their arms over their heads, such as playing tennis, swimming, or working in careers that require them to reach […]

Leg Pain and Numbness

Pain, numbness, or tingling in the legs affect most of us at one time or another. In many cases, these symptoms are caused by overuse of the leg muscles; for example, while engaging in sports or other strenuous exercises. Leg pain of this sort tends to be short-lived, presents itself in the form of cramps, […]

Anatomy of the Knee

The skeletal structure of the knee is formed from three different bones – the femur (thigh bone), tibia (shin bone) and patella (knee cap). The lower end of the femur connects with the tibia and patella at the knee. Here, the femur expands into two protuberances known as the medial and lateral condyles, which meet […]

Pedometers are an Inexpensive Way to Get Moving

Incidental exercise is the physical activity we get throughout the day when we move around. You don’t have to go to a gym, change your clothes or complete a routine. Incidental exercise can make a real difference in your calories burned, especially if done consistently, and a pedometer is an excellent device for measuring it. […]

Ice or Heat – How to Decide

Most everyone has experienced an injury of some sort that requires extra care in order to relieve pain, reduce inflammation and speed healing. Usually either ice or heat is recommended to help achieve these goals, but how do you know which to choose? Both heat and cold can be beneficial in certain circumstances, but each […]

Fast and Easy Power Breakfast Ideas

Just about everybody is pressed for time these days, and even the most health-conscious of us may be tempted to skip breakfast in order to eke out a few more minutes in our day. However, though it may sound like a cliché, breakfast really is the most important meal of the day. Numerous studies have […]

Cervical Arthritis Causes and Treatment Options

Just as the degeneration of joints in the lower spine can result in lumbar arthritis, degeneration of the facet joints in the upper (cervical) spine can lead to cervical arthritis. This condition is also called cervical spondylosis, cervical osteoarthritis, or degenerative neck disease (DND). Whatever you call it, it’s…literally…a pain in the neck. Cervical arthritis […]

Shortening the Road to Recovery After an Automobile Injury

It’s a great success story that most of us probably haven’t heard very much about. America’s roads have become far safer across the past 20 years. By just about any measure, travelers are much less likely to be injured or killed in a motor vehicle accident than they were in the late 1980s and early […]