Physical Therapy Tip: Exercises Eases Osteoporosis
Common in older adults and anyone with a very active lifestyle or job, osteoarthritis is a condition that can reduce the range of motion you enjoy in your hands, hips, knees, or spine. Although it’s...
View ArticleMedical Center Tips on Eating Healthy During Thanksgiving
An active summer and flurried autumn often give way to a holiday season filled with food that starts with bags of candy at Halloween, overeating at Thanksgiving, and tons of treats at Christmas. The...
View ArticleFact or Fiction – Chiropractic Care
As with any profession, many types of doctors exist with specialties as varied as those who specialize in feet (podiatrists) to those who work with female reproductive health (OB-GYNs) to those who...
View ArticleOpen Enrollment – Tips for Health Insurance Changes
When the federal government passed it in 2009, the Affordable Care Act, routinely called “Obamacare,” increased the number of insured citizens in the United States. For people who have not yet signed...
View ArticleB-Complex Injection Benefits
In addition to the complex advice we receive about maintaining a healthy diet and exercise regimen, we’re also told about the importance of vitamins and minerals and how nutritional deficiencies can...
View ArticleHow to Protect Your Children from Kissing Bug Disease
Although it has a romantic name, the “kissing bug” is anything but since it can spread a deadly parasite when it bites a victim’s lips or face. In Texas, several patients have been diagnosed with the...
View ArticleFamily Medicine-Caring for Children During Cold Season
When an adult gets a cold, the usual medicine is bed rest, some cough drops, and a bowl of chicken soup. With sicknesses like viruses, you simply have to wait for the cold to go away and spend some...
View ArticleHoliday Health Myths
There are a surprising number of holiday myths out there that we tend to repeat each year, and it seems like someone is always talking about how they gain five pounds every holiday. However, you might...
View ArticleTop Health News of 2015
As we look back on 2015, the top health stories of the year featured some frightening outbreaks of deadly diseases like Ebola, as well as the return of diseases once thought eradicated in the United...
View ArticleAustin Medical Center Investigates: Red Wine and Your Health
There are many foods that straddle the wall between unhealthy and beneficial, and red wine is an interesting drink that studies have shown might actually offer health benefits with reasonable...
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