The American Cancer Society estimates that 145,600 new cases of colon or rectal cancer will be diagnosed in the United States during the current year and that the disease will […]
General Health
The Benefits of Stretching
Everyone knows that you’re supposed to stretch before a jog to help warm up your muscles and prevent injuries during exercise. But who is aware that regular stretching is one […]
Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month
As many as 1 million Americans live with Parkinson’s disease, which is more than the combined number of people diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy and Lou Gehrig’s disease. In the […]
The New Prisma Health
A vibrant swirl of purple, orange and red flashed by my peripheral vision as I was wheeled into a local Greenville Health System hospital after an unfortunate tangle with a […]
CBD’s Helpful Uses
Have you heard about CBD oil? Maybe seen it on the shelf at a convenience store, in a vape shop or even at a high-end pharmacy? Perhaps a friend has […]
Stress and it’s Effects on the Body
Have you ever noticed the almost perverse pleasure we adults take in either bemoaning or bragging about our hectic work schedules and lifestyles? Psychologists suggest that our deliberate “hyper-busyness” may […]
The Important Work of the Local MDA
The Muscular Dystrophy Association has been re-energized. What, you may ask, would make this national nonprofit organization, benefiting muscular dystrophy and its related life-threatening diseases, renew its focus at this […]
Keeping Your Home Germ Free
Germy, germy, germs, germs. The infection-causing, body-invading on freaking everything microorganisms. Germs: Even the name sounds creepy crawly, doesn’t it? As a mother to a 6-year-old and 3-month-old, I’m intimately […]
Plant-Based Diets: Thrive without Animal Products or Processed Foods
Years ago, when Beth Ann Reichbach became fed up with feeling unhealthy, she turned to a plant-based diet to get her health back on track. She gave up all animal […]
Vaping and Teens: What’s Behind This Troubling Trend
Long about 1993, when the nicotine patch was introduced as a way to help smokers quit, a story made the rounds about a fellow who tried to kick the habit. […]
Toe Walking in Children
As a child, I tiptoed. Not just through the house on Christmas morning but always. It was my trademark, my “funny characteristic” that made people notice me. It got to […]
What to Know About Fevers
We all recognize the following scene: A child claims he or she “doesn’t feel good,” and a concerned parent immediately puts his or her wrist up to the child’s forehead […]