Ovarian cancer includes cancers of the ovaries, fallopian tubes, and the primary peritoneum. Unfortunately, due to showing few symptoms ovarian cancer often goes undetected until it is in an advanced stage. Family history and gene mutations are the primary risk […]
Roughly 1 in 5 children in the United States is obese. When compared to healthy weight children, overweight children are at a higher risk for asthma, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and joint problems. Healthy eating hobbits and daily physical […]
Sadly, each year over 15,000 children in the United States are diagnosed with cancer. Across the globe more than 300,000 children receive a cancer diagnosis each year. Cancer remains the number one cause of death by disease for children in […]
Many people are unaware that atrial fibrillation (AFib) is an irregular rapid heartbeat that can lead to dementia, heart failure, stroke, or even death. Someone with AFib needs to be evaluated for their stroke risk. You can have AFib and […]
Breastmilk is fill of nutrients and antibodies that help babies grow and develop their immune system. Premature babies are at the most need for breastmilk as mothers of premature babies have special nutrients in their breastmilk that is not found […]
Back to school time is a great reminder for parents to make their children an appointment for a yearly eye exam. An annual eye exam ensures your child’s eyes are healthy, and tests to see if their vision requires correction […]
Every year thousands of babies are born in the United States with cleft lips and in some instances also cleft palates. This birth defect occurs when a baby’s lip or mouth does not form properly during pregnancy. While the exact […]
When you hear about arthritis you do not usually think about children and teenagers being affected. Similar to adult arthritis, juvenile arthritis causes joint pain, stiffness, swelling, and loss of motion. Currently there are 300,000 children and teenagers with juvenile […]
The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion has declared July Cord Blood Awareness Month. The blood inside umbilical cords is rich with blood producing stem cells. These stem cells are used to treat patients with immune system diseases and […]
