A caregiver’s perspective - physician and author Dennis McCullough talks about caring for your aging parents
Some 20 million people in the United States suffer from asthma. About 60% of them have allergic asthma, a specific kind of asthma that’s set off by inhaled allergens such as pet dander, dust mites, mold spores, pollen, or cockroaches. read more »
ADA guidelines to help you take care of yourself
Earlier this year, in its revised Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) sharpened its recommendations on several aspects of diabetes management—and self-management. The updated guidelines feature the following additions.
Diabetes self-management education for all read more »
The impact of breast cancer on caregivers
This year more than 250,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. But millions will be affected. I tell women that although they're the ones with the diagnosis, everyone who loves them will be affected. Let's look at who is impacted and why. read more »
A program to lower cholesterol
Part I
Understanding the Problem
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has developed literature to help people with unhealthy levels of blood cholesterol. It is part of the National Cholesterol Education Program, which provides guidelines for making therapeutic lifestyle changes (TLC) in diet, physical activity, and weight management to achieve healthy cholesterol levels. Even when drug treatment is needed to lower blood cholesterol, the TLC Program should still be followed.
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