Stress | Health Savvy | Savvy Cafe
Jan 03 2008
Millions of Americans are affected by stress. And it’s no wonder with the high demands of balancing a job, family, friends and other commitments. The effects of stress include anxiety, insomnia, headache, irritability, social withdrawal, depression and many other troublesome symptoms.
If you suffer from stress, there are options. Here are some of the most popular [...]
Mar 12 2007
We have all probably heard that too much stress is bad for our health, in much the same way that overindulging in fast food, cigarettes, or alcohol can be. Indeed, stress is one of the leading causes of illness, even though most people who pay their doctor a visit don’t realize that their condition was [...]
(ARA) – Getting the flu can have serious consequences, especially for children. Every year, children in the United States get extremely ill and some die from influenza (“the flu”) and its complications. Richard Kanowitz knows this all too well — he and his wife Alissa lost their 4-year-old daughter, Amanda, to the flu four years [...]
Of the 10 million Americans with osteoporosis, 80 percent are women, and having a mother with osteoporosis puts a daughter particularly at risk for fractures.
Priscilla Turner, 67, of Memphis, Tenn., knows this risk all too well. Her 90-year-old mother, Jewell Fondren, suffers from osteoporosis (a disease that causes bone to become weak and susceptible to [...]