The Health Pages

Allergies in Children

This information is about childhood allergies. It covers what they are, what forms they take, what causes them, and how to deal with them. An allergy is the body's reaction to a foreign substance. The reaction may ...

Car Seats for Children

This information is about car seats for children. It tells you why you need them, how to buy and use them, and how to help your child adjust to them. Most states have laws, which require that children be in approved child seats when riding in a motor vehicle. The laws vary slightly in different states, ...

Treatment For An Enlarged Prostate

Currently, the five ways of treating enlarged prostates are:

Watchful waiting
Alpha blocker drug treatment
Finasteride drug treatment
Balloon dilation
Surgery

Surgery will do the best job of relieving your urinary symptoms, but it also has more risk than the other treatments. Unless you have a serious complication of benign prostatic hyperplasia [BPH] that makes surgery ...

What is High Blood Pressure

Your blood pressure is the force that moving blood puts on your artery walls. When your blood pressure is taken, two numbers are used to show it, like 120/80 (read 120 over 80). The first, or top number, is called the systolic pressure. This is how much pressure is on your arteries when the heart pumps ...

Controlling Pain Before and After Surgery

1. Ask the doctor or nurse what to expect.

Will there be much pain after surgery?
Where will it occur?
How long is it likely to last?

Being prepared helps put you in control. You may want to write down your questions before you meet with your doctor or nurse. 2. Discuss the pain control options with ...

Heart Disease in Women

Heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death of American women. Stroke is No. 3. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) affects a woman’s heart and blood vessels. One out of every 10 women between the ages of 45 and 64 has some form of CVD. Once a woman reaches 65, this increases to ...

The Dangers of Being Overweight

Obesity and being overweight are now approaching epidemic proportions in much of the developing world. Some researchers point to the modern diet whereas others blame technology for diverting time away from physical exercise. This is especially salient in the current generation of children. No matter what the actual cause, being overweight entails ...

The Benefits of Using Skin Moisturizers

Many are surprised to learn that the skin as actually an organ, and it is furthermore the largest organ in our body. It is well understood that steps need to be taken in order to ensure the health of other vital organs such as the heart, however, most tend to take their skin for ...

Are You Lacking in Vitamins?

Vitamins are a crucial component of our diet and are required in order to sustain life. Vitamin deficiencies within your food intake can lead to a variety of illnesses and other adverse physical effects. Many believe that their symptoms are due to an underlying illness as opposed to being caused by a diet ...

Are You Using Dangerous Cosmetics?

Most women put on their make up without a second thought as part of their daily routines. Many would be shocked to know what is actually in some of the most popular cosmetics now found within the marketplace. There is now extensive quantified, as well as anecdotal, research which has identified harmful ...