Coping with Chronic Health Conditions: Tips

Coping with Chronic Health Conditions: Tips

  • Skin Cancer Surgery: What Are Your Options?

    As frightening as it may be to receive a diagnosis of skin cancer, you can take heart in the fact that today's patients have more options that ever for successfully tackling and overcoming this threat -- including surgery to return your skin to a pre-cancerous state of health. But depending on your particular needs, priorities, and type of cancer, some surgical procedures may work better than others. Here are some ways to determine which kind of skin cancer surgery makes the most sense for you.

  • Small Red Spots: Signs Your Child Has Broken Blood Vessels And When You Should Be Concerned

    If you look closely at your young child's face, you might notice pin-prick-sized red dots, especially around the eyes and nose. These tiny dots are known medically as petechiae, and they are caused by the bursting of tiny blood bessels. When they appear, it means that your child has been bleeding into the skin. This may sound serious, but sometimes it is nothing to be concerned about. Here is what you need to know about the spots and when you should begin to worry about them.

  • Understanding Anemia During Pregnancy

    If you are expecting for the first time, you might experience bouts of tiredness or difficulty concentrating. However, extreme fatigue can actually be a sign that you are struggling with low iron levels because of your pregnancy. If you are light headed, always tired, and have a hard time focusing on specific tasks, you should talk to your care provider about the possibility that your could have pregnancy-induced iron-deficiency anemia.

  • The Truth About Welding With Contact Lenses In

    Are you a welder? Do you have better vision with your contact lenses in but worry that wearing contacts while welding is a safety hazard? If so, read on to learn everything you need to know about welding with your contacts in. A Common Myth Debunked Every now and then a horror story about welding and contact lenses makes its way around the Internet. In it, a man is blinded for life when the high heat from his welding rod fuses his contacts to his corneas.

  • 3 Types Of Dental Implants Explained

    If you are looking for a permanent replacement for missing or severely damaged teeth, dental implants could be the perfect solution. However, most people outside the dental field are not familiar with the types of dental implants that are available and may have concerns about the procedure. Here is an explanation of three common types of dental implants. Endosteal Implants The standard type of dental implant is known as an endosteal implant.

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Coping with Chronic Health Conditions: Tips

Ever since I was a young girl, I have had bad asthma and allergies. I had to stay in the hospital several times when I was in elementary school just to help get my asthma under control and it seemed like I was trying medication after medication with little success. I don't remember all of my childhood health details, since I was so young, but my mother has "filled in the blanks" for me. Thanks to modern medicine and a natural remedy, my health conditions are currently under control and have been for a few years now. I am very grateful for my good health, and I want to "pay it back" to others by creating a blog where I will post my health tips. I hope I can help you learn how to achieve good health!

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