A cancer diagnosis brings out every issue within your life & relationships you never knew existed before you ever have a chance to prevent it from happening. Once diagnosed, you might find yourself wondering what you did wrong or why everyone seems to be avoiding you. To the public, the face of cancer is often…
To Finish Reading, Click Here...Did you know that one in twenty-five youth ages twelve through seventeen has abused cough medication to get high from dextromethorphan? Did you know that one in five young adults have abused prescription medication? Did you know that many young teens experience their first misuse of prescription drugs from a family members prescription drug in…
To Finish Reading, Click Here...In those steamy hot summer months, July brings you UV safety awareness month! The dead of summer is the perfect time to highlight this month, as it is also the time when the sun is at it’s brightest! Many people love spending time outdoors in the summer, but not everyone remembers to protect the largest…
To Finish Reading, Click Here...Cancer cells never discriminate and do not care what the patient’s color, creed or origin may be. But when a patient who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning is diagnosed, they may have certain health needs or worries that their doctors are not expecting or prepared for. When it comes to patient…
To Finish Reading, Click Here...In a study done in cancer patients, over eighty percent surveyed stated that one of their main worries after finding out they indeed had cancer were the financial aspects and how their lives would continue with so much debt. As if fighting for your life against cancer was not enough, you will now need to…
To Finish Reading, Click Here...Waking up in a cold, drenching sweat is never the way anyone imagines waking from a restful night’s sleep. In many cases, night sweats are just that- the body’s overheating and cooling process taken to an extreme for the night. In other cases, these types of sweating events can be a sign of something more…
To Finish Reading, Click Here...LGBTQIA+ History Month is designed to highlight and celebrate the achievements of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered celebrities, and human beings. Every year, the organization chooses thirty-one new icons, their accomplishments, and shares them with the world in October, for the entire month. How the LGBTQIA+ History Month began… In 1994, Mr. Rodney Wilson, who…
To Finish Reading, Click Here...“Approximately 60% to 90% of patients with chronic heart failure acknowledge sexual dysfunction” (NIH). Heart disease is the leading cause of death in males in the United States causing nearly one in every four deaths (CDC, 2019). The term “heart disease” references numerous types of heart conditions with the most common being coronary artery disease,…
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