Unexplained fatigue? Joint pain and swelling? Seizures? These symptoms, combined with several others, could be lupus. Lupus is an autoimmune disease most commonly found in women. Knowing the signs and symptoms of lupus could be a matter of life or death for you or a loved one.

• 9 Symptoms Of Lupus All Women Should Be Able To Recognize 

Bloating always seems to happen at the worst time, like a fun day at the beach or even on your wedding day. Turns out, this unwelcome digestive discomfort could be due to FODMAPs — Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides, and Polyols — which are basically sugar molecules that don’t digest properly and cause bloating.

• This New Diet Could Cure Your Bloating For Good

Some teens are over medicated. Whether it be for ADHD, depression or acne, many kids are on at least one prescription drug. Suicide is the leading cause of death in teens, and studies have found a link between prescription drug use and teenage suicide.

• Prescription drug abuse tied to increased risk of teen suicide

Your eye color, your height and your skin tone are influenced by genes. But did you know that looking to your parents’ health can determine your life expectancy and your heart health?

• Your parents hold clues to your life expectancy, heart health

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A woman’s 30sare a thriving point in her life; she has a booming career, she’s may be married, and she may have children. Being so busy, some women often let health and wellness fall to the wayside. But the way you take care of your health in your 30ssets the stage for decades to come.

• 6 biggest health mistakes women make in their 30s

We all know that saturated fats are bad for our health. But a new study has found that eating good fats, such as olive oil, can cut one’s risk of death by almost 30 percent. Learn more about the different types of fat and which good fats you should be incorporating in to your diet.

• Good fats can cut risk of death by 27%, study says

Every year women set up appointments for routine gynecologist visits. And every year women dread going to it. It can be nerve-wracking and uncomfortable. Well, a new governmental task force says that there is no evidence proving that routine pelvic exams are necessary for healthy women of reproductive age.

• Routine pelvic exams may not be necessary 

Man’s best friend, loyal companion, cancer sniffing expert? Yes, we are talking about dogs. We’ve heard of leader dogs and even behavior dogs, but now these lovable canines are being trained to sniff out cancer! There’s no doubt that dogs have an impeccable sense of smell, so why not put it to good use?

• Meet the dogs who can sniff out cancer better than some lab tests

In a tech-filled world, more healthcare professional are going electronic when it comes to providing patient care. Not only have their records gone electronic, but even their visits are done via computer! This allows patients practically immediate access to health advice from the comforts of their own home.

• How telemedicine is transforming healthcare

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Nutrition labels on food are finally getting an update, 20 years in the making! These changes are based off of advances in nutrition science, changes in dietary recommendations, as well as other factors. These labels will bring forward different, more realistic, serving sizes. As well as guidelines for what manufacturers can call certain additives such as sugars — they will no longer be able to disguise sugars by fancy names. Check out this article to learn more about what the new nutrition labels will look like.

• 6 things you need to know about the new nutrition label

We all know that healthcare costs are outrageous nowadays. Some prescriptions drugs cost tens of thousands of dollars, and most chemotherapy treatments leave families broke and drowning in debt. If I were to ask you which healthcare services carry the biggest price tag, what would you say? Would you be surprised to know it is mental health services? To learn more about the growing cost of mental health services follow the link below.

• The Highest Health Care Cost In America? Mental Health Disorders
  

As the sun starts to get stronger and we spend more time outdoors, sunburns tend to become common place. We all know that sunburns can be dangerous and just one burn can dramatically increase ones risk for skin cancer. But when has your sunburn gone too far and turned into sun poisoning? Read this article to better understand the differences between the two and when you should seek medical help.

• 3 things you need to know about sun poisoning
  

We’ve all played Dr. Google once or twice in our life. We surf the web and diagnose ourselves with some rare, deadly disease based off of our wide range of symptoms. Well things have been taken a step further, you can get real, medical treatment online! You can get answers to all of your burning health questions right from the comforts of your own home. But is this safe? This article goes in to detail on if the care you’re getting through the web is as good as what you would get in the doctors office.

• Getting Medical Care Online Might Be a Bad Idea

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Obesity is an epidemic in the United States. Almost 55 million American’s are considered overweight or obese as determined by body mass index (BMI), which is a weight-to-height ratio. However, this number may not always be the most accurate representation of your overall health. Here are four other factors that can give you a much better idea of if you are at a healthy weight. 

• 4 ways to tell if you’re at a health weight 

You hear a lot about clean eating now a days. To simplify it, clean eating is eating food in its pure, whole, natural state. However, this can be challenging. It can be expensive, time consuming, and difficult to stick to in a social manner. Follow these clean eating basics, and it will be easy to keep it up.

• Clean eating basics: It’s surprisingly easier than you think 

According to a recent study people are starting to live longer, which is not surprising due to advances in healthcare, improved hygiene and sanitization, and improved nutrition. Since people are living longer, there is more of a need for long term care, such as assisted livings and nursing homes. And as the need increases, so does the price tag. Follow the link below to find out how much long-term care will cost you in the year 2016. 

• Study: Long-term care costs continue to rise

Exercise and physical activity have a positive effect on the brain. Sometimes when you’re feeling down it is nice to go for a walk or a bike ride, or head to the gym and lift some weights. This is not your imagination, it’s science. Endorphins, chemical signaling molecules in the brain, are released during exercise. The endorphin rush felt during exercise can help ward of depression and Alzheimer’s disease.

• How workouts give your brain a boost 

For more healthcare tips for you and your family, check out my workbook for dealing with caring for your children as well as your aging parents: Life in Sandwich Generation. Life in the Sandwich Generation is a workbook filled with information, tips and tricks for managing the demands needing to care for your aging parents, as well as taking care of your children. It details how you can involve your children in the process, how to learn more about your parents health and finances, while still making time for yourself and your spouse. You can find it here for only $10!

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A new study has found a correlation between exercise and the brain. According to this research, exercise is not only good for the heart but also good for the mind. This study reveals that those who run, swim, or participate in other moderately active exercises have brains that look, on average, 10 years younger.

• Exercise Keeps Your Brain Young, Study Finds.

After investigation, Medicare has been found to be paying hospices nearly four times more than it should be for certain patients. Sometimes, hospices were found to be billing Medicare for a more expensive level of care than some patients needed.

• Medicare Is Often Overbilled by Hospices, and Pays Twice for Some Drugs.
• Hospices Inappropriately Billed Medicare $268 Million.

As of lately, patients are becoming more responsible for the cost of their own health care. However, recent research shows that the conversation doctors have with their patients highly impacts their cost of care, out-of-pocket expenses and also preventive care and testing. This research suggests that doctors should begin to have more conversations with their patients about health costs.

• Patients Miss Out On Savings When Doctors Fail To Talk About Costs.

Vision-related issues during pregnancy are not often talked about, however, these changes and eye issues can occur during pregnancy. There are a few indicators of these vision-related issues that can detect for you and your doctor potential complications for child birth.

• What Every Pregnant Woman Needs To Know About Her Eyes.

For more healthcare tips for you and your family, check out my latest offering in dealing with unexpected healthcare: When Life Happens: What to do about unexpected health concerns. This is a bit different than my other books. When Life Happens is a workbook filled with information, tips, and tricks for getting through accidents, difficult diagnoses, rehabilitation, and what to do with the kids through it all. But it also has activities to guide you through your situation. You can find it here.

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The Senate Health Committee passes Mental Health Reform Act, setting out to change mental health coverage within the election year. The committee has approved four bills in addition to the Mental Health Reform Act to combat drug abuse. The law would require private health insurers to give equal benefits to both mental and physical health.

• Senate Health Committee Passes Mental Health Reform Act.
• Doctors Often Fail to Treat Depression Like a Chronic Illness.

Fluoride is not only used for children, but it’s beginning to treat older adults in preventing cavities. One study reveals that fluoride in both children and adults makes it difficult for bacteria to stick to the teeth.

• No-Drill Dentistry: Fluoride Treatments Can Prevent Cavities in Adults.

A new study finds how to cut the allergy risk for children early on. Those with high-risk babies who fed their children a soupy, peanut-butter mash (between 4-11 months of age) were 80 percent less likely to develop a peanut allergy by age 5.

• Peanut Mash in Infancy Cuts Allergy Risk. New Study Adds to Evidence.

A new research letter reveals that those leaving hospitals going to rehab centers or long-term care hospitals have germs still on their hands. One in four adults leaving the hospital in the study showed a superbug (virus or bacteria) on their hands. The letter suggests revising hand hygiene for patients and not just physicians.

• Patients Leave The Hospital With Superbugs On Their Hands.

For more healthcare tips for you and your family, check out my latest offering in dealing with unexpected healthcare: When Life Happens: What to do about unexpected health concerns. This is a bit different than my other books. When Life Happens is a workbook filled with information, tips, and tricks for getting through accidents, difficult diagnoses, rehabilitation, and what to do with the kids through it all. But it also has activities to guide you through your situation. You can find it here.

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