Sept. 21, 2016 7 Health & Safety Tips for Kids Playing Fall Sports The start of a new school year can only mean one thing: fall sports season is here.
Jan. 10, 2017 Good Oral Health is More than a Smile - Especially for Pregnant Women Good oral health is more than just a nice smile. Having good oral health improves a person’s ability to speak, smile, smell, taste, touch, chew and eat.
Feb. 27, 2017 Call Me: Using a Familiar Technology to Care for Cancer Patients at Home Caring for a loved one with a cancer diagnosis can influence every aspect of a family's quality of life.
May 1, 2017 Eight Ways to Play it Safe in the Sun Dr. Lois Loescher is acutely aware of the vital importance of sun safety.
July 18, 2017 The Healing Power of Ceremony: the Integrative Health Benefits of Diné Cleansing Practice Moving toward a more progressive and culturally relevant approach to Native American health care, Indian Health Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services require culturally sensitive care in health-care settings.
Jan. 23, 2018 Socioeconomic Conditions, Environment and Lifestyle Affect Severity of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Precision medicine uses data on an individual's person’s diet, exercise routine, family history, environment, genetics, and more to tailor treatment and prevention of certain conditions to that person’s unique characteristics.
March 26, 2018 Tracking Down the Roots of Childhood–Onset Epilepsy Epilepsy is the fourth most-common neurological disorder in adults, and the most common neurological condition in children. About 1 in 26 people will develop epilepsy over the course of their lifetime.
April 4, 2018 Head and Neck Cancer: An Emerging Men’s Health Epidemic Historically, the most important risk factors for head and neck cancer — which can strike anywhere from the lips to the larynx, and up into the sinuses and nasal cavity — consisted of alcohol use, tobacco use (including smokeless tobacco), poor oral hygie
June 19, 2018 Supercharging the Immune System: The Future of Cancer Care Most people familiar with cancer treatment know of three main options: surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. But a newer option, called immunotherapy, is creating quite a buzz across the cancer community.
July 16, 2018 Advances in Asthma Genetics Will Help Patients Breathe Easier Most commonly, asthma manifests itself as having difficulty breathing, accompanied by any number of other symptoms, including, chest pain or tightness, anxiety, fast heart rate, cough, throat irritation and/or wheezing.