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May 2016

5/12

Health Care

Women Are Amazing

Did you know that women are at higher risk for a variety of eye diseases?

6/01

Research, Health Care

Making Melanoma Screenings More Patient Friendly

It isn’t possible to die from embarrassment—unless that embarrassment keeps patients from getting checked for melanoma.

5/26

Health Care

I Have a Tilted Uterus. Should I Worry?

For women, lots of not-so-pleasant reproductive problems affect your daily life. But what if you have a tilted uterus? Should you worry?

5/26

Health Care

Don't Fall Victim to "Trauma Season"

Summer is rapidly approaching. Soon, kids will be out of school, barbecues will sizzle, and temperatures will climb. In health care, we refer to summer as “trauma season.”

5/24

Health Care

Happy Feet are Healthy Feet

With summer nearly upon us, you're probably getting ready to break out your sandals and flip flops.

5/22

Health Care

Summer Skin: Then and Now

Popular descriptions of modern summer skin usually include terms such as “golden” or “sun-kissed.” But those phrases would most likely make your great-grandmother shudder.

5/17

Health Care

Silent Heart Attacks Can Still Be Deadly

Every 43 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a heart attack. And according to a new study, half of them don’t even know it. Instead, they suffer what are known as silent heart attacks.

5/17

Health Care

Benign Breast Lumps: What You Need to Know

From month to month and year to year, the tissue in your breasts change. Some of these changes could be breast lumps. How much should you worry about these? And when should you get checked out?

5/17

Health Care

Penis Transplants Unlikely to Become Common

The first penis transplant in the U.S. is making headlines. However, the advancement does not mean that penis transplants soon will be commonplace.

5/16

Health Care

Car Windows Won't Protect You From UV Rays

The front windshield of your car blocks most of the UVA and UVB radiation coming from the sun, but the driver’s side window may not be pulling its weight.

5/16

Health Care

Probiotics: What Do They Do?

Probiotics are big business. Sales of products with the live microorganisms are expected to top $10 billion a year by 2018.

5/11

Health Care

Sunglasses for Everyone

It's time to pick out the perfect shades. How to do it.

5/10

Health Care

Electronic Cigarettes Put Kids at Risk

Electronic cigarettes are exposing young children in the United States to dangerous levels of nicotine. A new study in the journal Pediatrics found the number of poison control cases involving children swallowing the de...

5/06

Health Care

You May Have Hepatitis C and Not Know It

Hepatitis C is a disease of the liver. It kills thousands of people each year. It doesn't have to.

5/04

Health Care

A Bitter Pill: Fighting Antibiotic Overuse

Millions of prescriptions are written for antibiotics each year and a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows nearly a third of them are unwarranted.

5/03

Health Care

Not All Fun and Games: Playground Injuries Rising

Playgrounds are supposed to be safer than ever. So why are more head injuries being reported?

5/02

Health Care

Melanoma Monday: What You Need to Know

The first Monday in May every year is known as Melanoma Monday – a day to spread awareness of the deadliest form of skin cancer.

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