Is your child involved with sports? Do you travel here and there for games? When on the road for games, do you know where the nearest health care clinic is located? If you are at the game with your son or daughter and they suffer a minor injury, you could save yourself a whole lot of trouble if you are prepared. My son fell while playing soccer and landed on his wrist wrong. I was given the option of sending him off in an ambulance to the local emergency room, or taking him to have it looked at on my own. Thanks to my careful planning, I knew exactly where to take my son to avoid the hospital visit. Find out how I plan for injuries during away games by visiting my website.
Posted on: 3 March 2017
If you have a baby that was just born and is medically very fragile, there is a good chance that you will not be able to take him or home from the hospital right away. Your baby might have been born prematurely or have some sort of disorder that caused his or her body to not develop fully in the womb, resulting in him or her needing a good deal of intensive care. [Read More]
Posted on: 3 October 2016
If your spouse was diagnosed with cancer, one of the treatment options the doctors might recommend is radiation therapy. This is a common form of treatment used for cancer, and it works by aiming radiation at the cancerous cells. The radiation can often kill these cells; however, there can be side effects with radiation therapy. Before your spouse begins radiation therapy, it might be good for you to understand what these side effects are so that you may be able to help him or her recover after the treatments. [Read More]
Posted on: 15 January 2016
Uterine fibroids – noncancerous tumors that develop in the uterus – are a very common condition for women. The statistics indicate that between 20 to 40 percent of all women develop uterine fibroids, and it's possible that up to 80 percent of African American develop them. In spite of this, there is no universally agreed-upon best treatment option for the condition. For a long time, a hysterectomy (removal of the uterus) or surgery to remove the fibroids from the uterus were the go-to options, and it's still a common treatment option for many women. [Read More]
Posted on: 13 May 2015
About 14 million people each and every year are informed they have cancer. If you are one of these people, then an oncologist can provide you with information on your type of cancer and the types of treatments available to you. A large majority of individuals with cancer are asked to consider chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is a type of cancer therapy where cancer killing drugs are pumped into the body. The oncology treatment is highly effective, but there are some side effects that may be quite bothersome. [Read More]