Fractures and falls in seniors can be avoided with prevention techniques, but identifying high-risk individuals isn’t always easy. Doctors can conduct bone mineral density (BMD) scans, but new research suggests that something as simple as age may be just as useful in predicting fracture likelihood. To conduct their study, researchers at Thomas Jefferson University examined […]
33 Million Affected By Problemed Alcohol Drinking
About 1 in 7 American adults are problemed drinkers, according to data published in JAMA Psychiatry. The new study examined the prevalence of drinking behaviors based on the new definition of alcohol use disorders. The new definition says that problemed drinkers exhibit two of the 11 characteristics on the new Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of […]
Stubbed Toes vs. Broken Toes
If you’re like most people, you’ve stubbed your big toe at one time or another. It doesn’t matter whether you stubbed it on your dining room table or the door frame, it’s going to hurt. Sometimes you can just walk it off, while other times the pain lingers for days. Today, we take a look at […]
How To Treat and Prevent Athlete’s Foot
Athlete’s foot is a common skin infection that occurs on your feet and between your toes. Despite its name, athlete’s foot doesn’t have to occur in your foot; it can grow in other areas of your body, like your palms or groin. That said, the vast majority of cases occur in your feet, and the […]
Four Common Foot Injuries At The Beach
Although it’s not technically summer just yet, the warm weather means more people are hitting the lakes and beaches each weekend. Fun in the sun can be just that, but going barefoot means your feet are prone to more injuries. Today, we take a closer look at four common foot and ankle injuries suffered on the […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 286
- 287
- 288
- 289
- 290
- …
- 374
- Next Page »