When you have a medical problem requiring immediate care, your first impulse is likely to find a primary care physician. But when your doctor's office is closed, where do you turn? This confusion is quite common, and can actually have a negative affect on a community as a whole by filling up emergency rooms with relatively innocuous medical complaints. According to a study by the Center for Disease Control, or CDC, as many as ...
Did you know that America will need an additional 52,000 primary care physicians by 2025? The reasons for this projection include attrition, a growing population, and the enactment of the Affordable Care Act. Currently, there are over 240,000 general physicians in the United States. In 2010, these doctors saw over one billion patients. If you do not have a primary care doctor, you may be putting your health at risk. After all, primary ...
Did you know that there are 65 million Americans living with STDs, with 19.7 million new STDs occurring every year. This means that one in every four Americans has an STD. Even if you use the necessary protection, there's still a risk of catching sexually transmitted diseases. Not convinced by this urgency? Here are a few more reasons you need to find your STD testing clinics for regular checkups. 1. You May Already ...
Editor's note: Dr. Edward Kondrot, founder of the Healing The Eye & Wellness Center, is the world's only board-certified ophthalmologist and board-certified homeopathic physician. He has recently been named clinic director of the Integrative Medicine Clinic at The American Medical College of Homeopathy in Phoenix and is president of the Arizona Homeopathic and Integrative Medical Association. (CNN) -- Our lives have increasingly become more digital today. While some may see this as a benefit, others ...
(Health.com) -- It's no secret that restaurant dishes are loaded with hidden ingredients and calories. That's why home-cooked meals are a good idea for anyone watching their weight. Conquering the kitchen is a great first step, but if you haven't eaten out in months and the scale still won't budge, it might be time to take a closer look at your cooking habits. Below, a few mistakes that could be derailing ...
(CNN) -- "Lose weight" is one of the top New Year's resolutions every year. You've probably made it once or twice yourself, and we commend you for accomplishing such an ambitious goal. Oh, you didn't? Don't worry, the majority of your fellow resolutioners didn't either. "Do you know the meaning of 'resolution'?" asked Dr. Caroline Cederquist, medical director for bistroMD and the Cederquist Medical Wellness Center. "It's 'solution,' meaning you ...
(CNN) -- "Lose weight" is one of the top New Year's resolutions every year. You've probably made it once or twice yourself, and we commend you for accomplishing such an ambitious goal. Oh, you didn't? Don't worry, the majority of your fellow resolutioners didn't either. "Do you know the meaning of 'resolution'?" asked Dr. Caroline Cederquist, medical director for bistroMD and the Cederquist Medical Wellness Center. "It's 'solution,' meaning you ...
(Health.com) -- Are you spending hours working out every week, and not getting the results you want? Chances are you might have a bad habit or two when it comes to exercising. Never fear, there's a quick fix for even the most ingrained workout no-nos. Check out these seven workout habits you should drop: Not only will ditching these help you lose the pounds, they will help you become a more efficient exerciser. Health ...
(CNN) -- The tension at Emory University's Robert W. Woodruff Library is palpable. It's finals. Nearly every single desk is full amid a flurry of activity. A young woman in an Emory sweatsuit tears through her notebook as the furious whoosh of pages turning carries through the hushed study area. Next to her, a group of young men stand in a circle, leaning in and frantically whispering a debate about supply side economics. To ...
Dr. Gary Childers, MD. American Family Care Cherry Creek Almost everyone knows someone who has diabetes. An estimated 23.6 million people in the United States—7.8 percent of the population—have diabetes, a serious, lifelong condition. (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse) What is diabetes? Diabetes is a metabolic disorder. Metabolism is the digestive process that the body uses to transform food into the energy. How does it work? Most of the food people eat ...
