In response to lessons learned from the 2009-2010 H1N1 flu pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that all Americans age six months and older get a flu shot this season.
Exceptions include people with egg allergies, people …
The ongoing debate over breast cancer screenings may leave you with more questions than answers. At what age should you begin mammography screenings? And how regularly do you need them? Are breast self-exams really a useful early intervention? Are clinical …
More than 30 million American men suffer from sexual dysfunction – a condition that has a tremendous impact on a person and his partner’s quality of life. Even though our bodies and minds change as we get older, that doesn’t …
About 80 percent of the population experiences back pain at some point in their lives. Back pain can range from a dull, constant ache to a sharp, sudden pain that makes it hard to move. It can be short-lived or …
Migraine and tension-type headaches are the two most common headaches which affect more than half of the population. Understanding the differences can help you know when it’s time to see a doctor.
Migraine headaches are usually characterized by …
If you’ve ever had a kidney stone, there’s no doubt you’re highly motivated to avoid a repeat experience. Fortunately, making changes to your diet may help prevent these stones.
Learning how the stones are formed and answers to key questions …
By Wendy Topeka, BSN, RN, OCN
Clinical Nurse Manager, Gynecologic Oncology Outpatient Infusion Unit, Cooper Cancer Institute
Today, women should be able to maintain an active lifestyle throughout the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer.
When a woman hears the …
One of the most challenging diagnostic problems in digestive medicine is finding the source of obscure or hidden bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract.
Patients with obscure or hidden bleeding usually have unexplained anemia (red blood cell deficiency), a low blood …
For people with chronic shoulder pain and immobility caused by a completely torn rotator cuff, severe arthritis, complex fractures, or a shoulder-replacement surgery that failed, a new procedure – called reverse shoulder replacement – offers hope for conditions previously considered …
More than 2 million people in the United States rely on an implanted device such as a pacemaker or defibrillator to regulate their heart rate and rhythm. As more and more patients have cardiac devices implanted at younger ages, the …