Screening Your Newborn’s Hearing – Advice Worth Listening To After an infant is born, most parents rightfully begin asking questions about their baby’s health, including their newborn’s ability to hear. This presents an important concern since hearing impairment is the most common birth defect in the United States. According to the National Center for Hearing […]
Health Degree Designations To follow is a useful chart to understand the initials after a health practictioner’s name. These usually indicate what degree they have earned, or what kind of health practitioner they are. Nowadays, there is an alphabet soup of initials to know. Check out the table and learn which may be involved in […]
MY FIRST GYNECOLOGICAL VISITThe First Gynecological Exam Can Be Less StressfulWhen You Know What to ExpectCopyright American Ostepathic Association Going to the doctor’s office for an annual gynecological examination isn’t exactly something that women eagerly anticipate. And if you add in the fact that it is a young woman’s first gynecological exam, that heightens anxiety […]
Loss Of A Loved One, Grieving Will Help Every one of us has experienced the loss of a loved one. Sometimes death occurs suddenly, as the result of an accident. While other times, it takes place over a long period of time due to chronic illness or aging. Either way, there are few things more […]
Anti-Gout Diet Avoid the following foods and beverages Alcoholic beveragesorgan meats, ie. liver and kidneysturkeyvealgame meats, ie. venison, pheasant, partidgefish, such as sardines, mackeral, herring, smelts, mussels, cod, trout,haddock, salmonfried foodsbaconcertain vegetables like asparagus, spinach, mushrooms, corn, lentils, peascertain fuits like canberries, prunes, plumsexcessive breads and cereal grains
By Craig M. Wax, DO Gout is known by the moderate to severe pain that comes from the deposition of uric acid in the joints. It can also be deposited in other organs such as the kidneys. Most commonly, the pain is noticed in the area of the big toe. In an acute gout attack, […]
It’s Never Too Early to Teach Your Child Fire Safety by Craig M. Wax, DO Each year, fires kill more Americans than all natural disasters combined. According to the United States Fire Safety Administration (USFSA), children alone ignite approximately 100,000 fires annually. Sadly, children between newborn and 2 years old are most frequently admitted for […]
By Craig M. Wax, DO A healthy diet must consist of adequate amounts of fiber and water. Fiber is the part of foods that is not digested by your gastrointestinal tract. Dietary fiber is the sum total of fiber in foods and the level in grams appears on nutritional food labels. Soluble fiber mixes with […]
