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Questions to Ask Before You Have Anesthesia 01/17/2019 07:00pm • Having a major surgical procedure can be a scary proposition. First, there's the fear connected to the issue itself that prompted the surgery. Then, you may also have some concerns about how the procedure will go. Part of this fear often revolves around how you'll react to anesthesia -- powerful me How Can I Manage My Sciatica? 01/17/2019 07:00pm • Although sciatica is often confused with lower back pain, it's not quite the same thing. With sciatica, as pain tracks down the sciatic nerve -- the largest nerve in the body -- it radiates to your buttock and hip, and travels down the back of your leg, sometimes all the way to your foot. Fortunatel Why Foot Care Is Critical for Seniors 01/15/2019 07:00pm • The foot is a complicated body part -- home to 26 bones, says Dr. Neal Houslanger, a podiatrist in private practice at Houslanger & Kassnove Podiatrists in Patchogue, New York. This complexity and the heavy-duty wear-and-tear they endure over the years places a lot of stress and strain on our f What Not to Say to People With Chronic Pain 01/15/2019 07:00pm • Rubbing alcohol in the woundPeople with chronic pain have heard it all -- over and over. Acquaintances say, "You look fine to me," or ask, "Why aren't you better yet?" Doctors and nurses advise, "There comes a point when you must accept a new normal." For someone coping with continual pain, possibly Why Is Uterine Cancer on the Rise? 01/15/2019 07:00pm • It's a headline that no one wants to read, especially those of us in medicine: "More women in the United States are developing and dying from uterine cancer than they were 20 years ago, and African-American women are at an increased risk." But in late 2018, variations of this headline were splashed Frederick Co. day care owner charged in toddler's alcohol intoxication 01/15/2019 11:19am • WALKERSVILLE, Md. (AP) — A Maryland woman who lost her day care license last year has been charged in connection with a toddler who was hospitalized for apparent alcohol intoxication. The Frederick News Post reports Doris Marie Ott was charged with neglect of a minor and reckless endangerment a Make Your Diet Last in 2019 01/14/2019 07:00pm • What was your New Year's resolution? Did you try a diet that requires a ton of effort? If so: Stop complicating things! Simplicity is what you should strive for in order for your healthy efforts to become everlasting. Each New Year offers an opportunity to hit the refresh button. Instead of fad die 6 Things to Know About Textbooks for Online Courses 01/14/2019 07:00pm • When Regina Kizer took online nursing classes in two graduate nursing degree programs, she bought textbooks in all different formats. "I've tried eBooks; I've tried Kindle. I've tried purchasing them in hardback, and I've rented them as well," says the 45-year-old Oklahoma resident, who earned a nur Today in History: Jan. 14 01/14/2019 12:24am • Today is Monday, Jan. 14, the 14th day of 2019. There are 351 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History:  On Jan. 14, 1963, George C. Wallace was sworn in as governor of Alabama with the pledge, “Segregation forever!” — a view Wallace later repudiated. On this date: In How Virtual Reality Can Help Treat Chronic Pain 01/13/2019 07:00pm • Hollie Davis was hurting following an April 2018 traffic accident that left her with a broken hand and torn gluteus maximus muscles and ligaments. Davis had been riding the back of the motorcycle her husband was operating when a passenger vehicle turned into them, she says. "I was basically black a Sleep Health: The Key to Total-Body Wellness and Peak Performance? 01/13/2019 07:00pm • When it comes to overall health and wellness, the tandem twosome most frequently discussed are diet and exercise. And with good reason -- they are crucial contributors. What you consistently put into your body and how you move that body to build and maintain cardiovascular and musculoskeletal fitnes Universities, Colleges Where Students Are Eager to Enroll 01/13/2019 07:00pm • As students apply to their dream schools, acceptance is almost too good to pass up. That's reflected at a number of highly competitive colleges where the majority of admitted students enrolled in fall 2017. Yield, which refers to the percentage of accepted students who enroll, was at 80 percent or Which Doctors Can Help Me Manage My Diabetes? 01/13/2019 07:00pm • In July 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 30.3 million adults, or 9.4 percent of the U.S. population, have diabetes. "Another 84.1 million have prediabetes, a condition that if not treated often leads to Type 2 diabetes within five years," according to the agency. T How to Tell If Your Baby Is in Pain -- and What to Do About It 01/13/2019 07:00pm • The first time parents hear their newborn cry, they often cry too -- tears of happiness, of course, that their child has officially arrived in the world and is, by the sound of those lungs, healthy. But after that, baby crying gets more complicated. Is she hungry? Tired? Uncomfortable? Wanting to be Why a toilet stool in the bathroom might help relieve constipation 01/12/2019 04:14am • WASHINGTON — Cave men didn't sit on toilets and bodies are designed for squatting, so doctors believe you may experience medical benefits from having a step stool in your bathroom. "Propping your feet on a stool changes the angle of your hips to put you in a more optimal squatting position,”