Exercising The Right Way

No child wants to find out that they have lice, and no parent wants to find out that their child has lice. However, it is very common—the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that as many as 12 million children suffer from lice every year. If you want to reduce the chances of getting lice, here are a few things that you can do. Tip #1: Teach Children To Avoid Sharing Their Clothes/Hair Items

As part of your green card immigration application, you need to bring the medical form to a doctor in order to be cleared as healthy for immigration. This form, I-693, is not filled out by you. It is filled out by the doctor and then sent directly to immigration services. What happens at the appointment, and what do you need to do to get one? Learn more about the immigration medical exam below.

Hemiparesis and hemiplegia are common consequences after a stroke affecting the motor cortex on either side of the brain. Fortunately, many people with paralysis can improve their condition or at least adapt to their changes with stroke recovery treatments, such as the following. Nutrition Although you may not think of nutrition as a rehabilitative strategy, it is important for gaining or maintaining strength after a stroke, and if necessary, keeping your weight lower.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a nervous system disease that can cause a number of different symptoms. The symptoms you have depend on which nerves are affected. This might make diagnosis and treatment difficult, so if your doctor suspects you have multiple sclerosis, you might be referred to a nervous system specialist or neurologist. Here's a look at how multiple sclerosis is diagnosed and some treatments your neurologist might try.  How Your Neurologist Diagnoses Multiple Sclerosis

Getting older is a part of life but one that may not be easy to handle. If you have a parent that has lost a spouse over the years, you may have concern for this individual. One of the most challenging situations may involve being single and elderly. There are things that your single parent may not be capable of doing. This is one of the top reasons to enlist a professional home care provider.

Having erectile dysfunction at any age can be troubling and disheartening for men, but it's also not uncommon. It's estimated that 18 million men experience this condition, and that includes anyone over the age of 20. Young men are not excluded from this condition. If you're having difficulty of this nature and are under a lot of stress, that could be your problem. Here's how stress and anxiety might be causing your ED.

You've been training for months, and the day is finally here. You're about to run a marathon! When you finish, you will be able to tell people that you are a marathon runner -- and nobody will ever be able to take that honor away from you. However, the days that follow your race may be a little uncomfortable if you are not prepared to deal with muscle soreness. Here are four things you can do after the race to help prevent your muscles from becoming quite so sore.

Stem cell therapies have been on the cutting edge of scientific research for several years. Previously, however, stem cells were solely harvested from discarded umbilical cords after the birth of a child, but the discovery of adult stem cells has widened their potential for health benefits. Scientist now know that adult stem cells can offer many of the same regenerative health benefits seen in prior stem cell research.  Where are adult stem cells found in the body?