With the school year around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about school lunches. This year, take pressure off yourself and have your kids help pack their own lunches. Teaching them to make their own lunches will save you time and allow them to pick foods...
It’s summertime, and you know what that means: It’s time to eat lots and lots of ice cream. You eat it, your kids eat it, even your dog eats it. We love to eat ice cream, but what we don’t love is all of the unhealthy stuff that comes with it. ...
Cancer has touched most of our lives in some form or another. Whether we know a family member who has battled this disease or a friend who has gone into remission, cancer has made an appearance in most of our stories. Even the healthiest of people can fall victim....
Vacations are a wonderful time for you and your family to relax and reconnect. But planning a trip for the entire family can be overwhelming. Are you responsible for organizing the logistics of travel and getting ready for a safe trip? With proper preparation, you can...
If you’re required to take medication on a schedule, you know how easily it can become part of your daily routine. It’s important to know as much as you can about medications and to be informed about what you're taking—from the way a medication interacts with others...
A prescription medication might be the answer to your illness, but stay alert for side effects, which are unexpected, often unpleasant, reactions to a drug. Side effects can range from drowsiness to more serious ones such as an increased risk of heart attack; it is...
Oftentimes, doctors prescribe medications that need to be taken at specific times throughout the day. This may lead you to ask if taking your medications at specific times is important, and the answer is yes. Why? Taking medicine on time, as prescribed, is essential...
July 28 is World Hepatitis Day, a day designated for awareness and education about the different types of viral hepatitis that impact millions all over the globe. Viral hepatitis is the group of infectious diseases including hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E, and while...
We typically think of arthritis as something that affects the joints of adults, especially as they grow older. However, arthritis is also found in children, whose bones are still growing. The condition in children is called juvenile arthritis (JA)....
One of asthma’s most frustrating qualities is its episodic nature—it comes and goes, often flaring unpredictably. Did you know there’s a way you can keep track of every asthma attack, whether minor or severe? The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America offers a...