When it comes to heart disease, there are some risk factors outside of your control. Fortunately, you can manage 90% of them. Some changes are about lifestyle and others are about getting medical care ...
“The influenza virus spreads through droplets when people sneeze, talk, play instruments or sing,” explains Dr. Ryan Hicks, a family medicine physician at Advocate Health Care. “It can also spread by ...
Do you know what your thyroid does? The butterfly-shaped gland located at the front of the neck plays a critical role in regulating numerous processes in the body through the production of thyroid ...
The fall and winter months can be hard for your mental health, not just from the usual holiday stress, but also from seasonal affective disorder (SAD). The disorder has seen an uptick in awareness in ...
Often imitating symptoms similar to a heart attack, the sudden onset of a panic attack can be an alarming experience. The sensation is your body’s fight or flight mode kicked into high gear. That’s ...