
When to take your child for an eye test
Pediatricians should carry out an eye test at some point during the first year of a baby's life, and again a few years later. But these tests are less detailed...

Mastectomy often unnecessary for breast cancer patients
Breast cancer and mastectomies tend to go hand in hand, but according to a new Dutch study, it's often just as safe to leave the breast intact. The Dutch Cancer...

Women have different heart attack symptoms?
Chest pain is a classic symptom of a heart attack unless you are a woman, according to a new study. Women are less likely to have a heart attack than...

PUPPP relief and treatment
Pruritic Urticarial Papules and Plaques of Pregnancy, PUPPP, is a pregnancy rash that starts off in the stretch marks on a woman's abdomen. It usually starts in the period where...

Infertility: Could your thyroid be to blame?
Couples who have been trying to conceive longer than one year often start wondering what could be wrong. There are many possible causes of infertility, and it may seem like...

Eye bag removal procedure
A little bit about the bags under the eyesThe formations under the eyes, of the protuberant appearance, in the form of sacks, are not a rare thing to happen. Most...

How to feel confident when buying hearing aids online
Even though many people are skeptical when it comes to online purchase of hearing aids, this method of obtaining these devices can be more than productive. Online shopping for hearing...

Thunderclap headache – Early sign of subarachnoid hemorrhage
Subarachnoid hemorrhage is a medical term used for the bleeding in the area between the arachnoid membrane and the pia mater which both surround the brain. In some cases, this...

Hyperopia – Common defect of a vision
If you have just been diagnosed with hyperopia, the name of the condition may confuse you. However, you have probably heard of a vision problem named farsightedness or longsightedness. Well...

Acute vesicular athlete’s foot
Treatment for athlete’s foot will vary according to the severity and type of the condition. The majority of cases of athlete’s foot are easily resolved and treated through the use...