
What Is Causing High Blood Pressure in Young Adults?
By Marcel Chouinard, MD
Millions of Americans suffer from high blood pressure, including young adults. Lifestyle changes can lower your risk of other health complications.
Millions of Americans suffer from high blood pressure, including young adults. Lifestyle changes can lower your risk of other health complications.
Bird flu, a rare but significant viral infection, primarily affects birds but can occasionally affect wild animals, pets, and humans. Explores symptoms, transmission risks, the latest vaccine updates, food safety guidance, and preventive measures for humans and pets.
Clumsiness is not always a reason for concern. But it can be a sign of certain health conditions. Here are 7 health problems related to clumsiness.
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately eight to ten percent of the United States population will become sick with an influenza (flu) virus each year. Additionally, the average American will catch between two to three colds per year. A cold and the flu are both caused by viral infections and produce a variety of unpleasant symptoms. Colds often are accompanied by nasal congestion and/or a runny nose, sneezing, coughing and a sore throat. Flu viruses can cause similar symptoms as well as fatigue, fever, head and body aches, and for some, diarrhea and vomiting. While there is no cure for either illness, several over-the-counter medications and home remedies may offer symptom relief.
When you’re sick, one of the first questions you may ask yourself is, “Is it a cold, flu, or COVID-19?” Here are some ways you can differentiate.
You have a sore throat. Is it strep throat or a virus? Learn about the differences, and about the types of infections that can cause a sore throat.
As trees grow bare and the weather becomes cooler, many of us are preparing for a long winter ahead. A part of this preparation involves planning for flu season coupled with COVID-19. We answer common questions you may have about this year’s flu season.
The beginning of this summer saw the much-anticipated and dreaded “cicada invasion,” an event where two different types of cicadas — those that emerge every 13 years and those that emerge every 17 years — made their simultaneous appearance. While the buzz of cicada wings and the sight of their empty exoskeletons has diminished, the effects of this unique phenomenon are still being felt in Chicago and its surrounding suburbs.
The early signs of Parkinson’s disease aren’t always easy to spot. Here are 5 of the ones you might not be as familiar with.
There are many types of kidney tests to check your kidney function and look for signs of disease. Here’s what you can expect if you need to get tested.