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Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Delayed prescription strategy can reduce antibiotic use


For uncomplicated respiratory infections, strategies that delay the patient's pick-up or use of antibiotics can result in less antibiotic use with equal satisfaction, according to a new study.

Cold, Flu, & Cough Health Center

 Children and Colds

Is your child sneezing, coughing, and complaining about a sore throat? There's not a parent on the planet who hasn't been there. Find out how to keep those cold symptoms in check and prevent your kid from getting sick the next time.

What Is a Cold?

Sunday, November 29, 2015

How to Stay Healthy This Winter .

  Five ways to stay healthy this winter

  It may be cold outside, but winter needn't be the unhealthiest time of year for you and your family.
Here are five ways to make sure that, even when your body is telling you to hibernate, you can keep healthy and fit, no matter what the weather's like.

Low Back Pain



Back pain is common with about 80% of people experiencing back pain in their lifetime. But it is rarely serious. For 10-30% of people back pain can be very distressing, interfering with activities of daily living, the ability to remain active and can negatively affect their quality of life. This can also impact on those caring for the sufferer - usually, family and friends.


Saturday, November 28, 2015

Healthy Food for Good Health


The Top 10 Healthy Foods


Imagine a choice of foods that were tasty, nutritious and good for your health - i.e. they helped you maintain a healthy body weight, improved your overall mood, and reduced your risk of developing diseases.
This Medical News Today information article provides details on thetop ten foods considered to be the most healthy, according to surveys and sources across North America and Western Europe.

1 - Apples

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Health Tips for Heart, Mind, and Body

If you only do 5 things to boost health, what should you do?

By
WebMD Feature
Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD



Unhealthy lifestyle. It's a common contributor of our biggest health problems: stroke, heart disease, diabetes, cancer. What do the nation's top physicians recommend to keep your heart, mind, and body in optimally good health?
For the secrets to a long healthy life, WebMD turned to Richard A. Lange, MD, chief of cardiology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. His advice:

1. Daily exercise.