A Case Of Infantigo: Spread The Word, Not The Bacteria! My son caught infantigo while we were traveling home from Argentina on an airplane He had an open wound on his wrist from a torn aluminum juice can, and the wound grew more and more infected At first we thought that he was having an allergic reaction, but the symptoms didn't go away after a full day, so we thought it best to seek the advice of a professional doctor The next day we were home, our ...

How Women Can Protect Themselves From Breast Cancer Chances are you know someone - a family member, colleague, or friend who has been affected by cancer You'll want to learn more about prevention especially if you have a history of cancer in your family There are over two hundred different types of cancer and the most common one for women is breast cancer The lifetime probability of a woman developing breast cancer is 1 in 9 The good news is that it is possible for women ...

Coping With Essential Tremor (et) Have you ever seen people in public whose hand or hands shake? Have you thought to yourself, they must have Parkinson's or maybe they have had too much to drink? Sometimes you may even make fun of them or try not to be around them Each day "you" get up and brush your teeth, button your shirt, tie your laces, and can hold a cup of coffee, but people with advance tremor can only do this with great difficulty Most people with ...

Ending Holiday Stress You might remember the day Santa Claus brought you your first bicycle It had green handlebars and seemed to shine under the Christmas tree lights It was hard to believe that the present of your dreams had actually arrived You knew you'd always remember it as the best Christmas ever Fast forward a few years It's Christmas week, and you're a basket case You don't think you'll ever be able to finish all the shopping, the wrapping, and the decorating in time ...

Easing The Stress Of Cancer It is the diagnosis that no one wants to hear Despite years of research, the word "cancer" continues to strike fear into the hearts of men, women, and children While the detection of cancer is no longer a death sentence, there is always the possibility that cancer will accelerate the end of one's life With a diagnosis of cancer, one comes face-to-face with one's own mortality There are a number of stressful aspects to a cancer diagnosis Primary among these is ...

Is Your Relationship Causing You Stress? Perhaps nothing is as important in our lives as our relationships with other people It has often been said that a happy family is the key to success Much of our joy comes from our memories of Thanksgiving dinners around the dining room table or Christmas presents exchanged in the family room But it is also true that the relationships that provide us with so much happiness can also be a source of stress Mental health experts say that ...

Surprised By Stress Sometimes it seems as if life is a series of losses--the loss of a spouse, the loss of a job, the loss of a brother You may realize that you need to take time to grieve all of these losses But what you may not realize is that such losses can also lead to stress--a great deal of it In order to remain emotionally healthy, you must learn to deal effectively with stress induced by traumatic life events Interestingly enough, stress can actually ...

When Marital Breakup Happens You had high hopes for your marriage Your first meeting was ideal--at a local church picnic Your courtship was a dream--many moonlight walks along the riverfront Your wedding day brought tears of joy to your eyes But then tensions began to arise and the marriage fell apart As a result, you are now heading to divorce court Getting a divorce is more than just a traumatic event--it is one of the most stressful things that can happen in your life You have come ...

The Stress Of Mental Illness It might have started with a panic attack during your algebra exam in high school It then might have progressed into depression in college, and post-partum depression after the birth of your first child At times, you might have even felt so desperate that you wanted to commit suicide Or perhaps you have a brother who seems in the grips of full-blown paranoia No matter how much you try, you just cannot reach him He's convinced that the FBI is ...

Researching Health Insurance Plans Researching Health Insurance Plans Figuring out which health plan is right for you can be both time-consuming and confusing A good place to start is make a list of options you want in your medical plan Your list may include things such as prescription coverage or the freedom to select your own medical providers rather than having to use providers designated by the insurance company Other topics to consider when looking at medical plans include: How much of a deductible per year? How ...