It was spring of 1986. I was a young woman with three young girls. I had always been a very active person. I guess that is why I was so surprised to find myself suddenly tired all the time. I was taking birth control pills, and for several months, I had been having trouble with ...
Baseball season brings opportunity for family entertainment and physical fitness. In fact, statistics reflect nearly 4.8 million children pursue the dream of playing in baseball Little League programs across the country. Unfortunately, for many Little League Baseball players and coaches, the prevention and treatment of elbow pain remains at the forefront of every practice and ...
Pica is a bizarre eating disorder that is very rare. It is the eating of non nutritive objects. This is diagnosed after this behavior is present for one month or more. People who have this disorder eat all kinds of objects. Hair balls, dirt, plastic, and the list goes on. When children are toddlers, parents ...
When I was five, I lost the sight in my left eye due to a brain tumor growing on my optic nerve. Although the optic nerve was removed, I was allowed to keep my eye. I wore a prosthetic eye shell over the eye as it had atrophied. After more than 45 years, doctors decided ...
Most cat owners hope they will never have to deal with an emergency or serious illness with their pet, but sometimes it happens. Here are some tips for dealing with it when it happens. First, if you can, get your pet insurance. Mine costs $17 for a single year-old cat. I still have to pay ...
With medical costs rising, many employers are getting rid of the extras. Things like eye care and dental insurance are no longer being offered. You can live without the eye care. Most people only go for an eye exam every 3 or 4 years. A visit to the dentist, even if only once every calendar ...
I was in a car accident about two and a half weeks ago. I was hit by a drunk driver. I was driving behind a truck, going north, and a car was coming south. The driver of the car was intoxicated, and he just came right over the center line in the road and ran ...
As a complex childhood disorder, Brittle Bone Disease is the leading condition attributing to fractures in small children. Because fractures are rather small and slight, many parents of children with Brittle Bone Disease, often do not realize the child is sufferin from the condition. For these parents, understanding how the development of brittle bones occurs, ...
Getting kidney stones during pregnancy is unfortunately more likely for women than getting them when they’re not pregnant. A variety of changes with vitamins and minerals are happening in the body when you’re pregnant, and these changes can cause the formation of kidney stones. There is also some speculation that later in the pregnancy, the ...
What is Sore Feet – Foot Pain: Sore feet is a very common problem that effects millions accross the planet Earth, making simple things such as standing, walking, running, or working, almost a nightmare, because of the pain and discomfort involved. What causes Sore Feet – Foot Pain: The most frequent cause of heel or ...
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