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May is High Blood Pressure Education Month, a perfect time to take steps to lower your blood pressure. State health officials say if Illinoisans reduced their sodium intake by 30 percent, it would prevent
May is High Blood Pressure Education Month, a perfect time to take steps to lower your blood pressure.
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Never mind spending hours in the gym! According to a study in The American College of Sports Medicine Health and Fitness Journal... 7 minutes of a particular high intensity workout is all it takes to transform
According to a study in The American College of Sports Medicine Health and Fitness Journal, seven minutes of a particular high intensity workout is all it takes to transform your body.
Weight gain in men and women is predicted by two different genetic variations -- so-called polymorphisms, according to a new study from the Netherlands.
Weight gain in men and women is predicted by two different genetic variations -- so-called polymorphisms, according to a new study from the Netherlands.
The overall health of Americans isn't improving much, with about six in 10 people either overweight or obese and large numbers engaging in unhealthy behaviors like smoking, heavy drinking or not exercising.
The overall health of Americans isn't improving much, with about six in 10 people either overweight or obese and large numbers engaging in unhealthy behaviors like smoking, heavy drinking or not exercising.
Although spring arrived late this year in parts of the United States, the summer allergy season will still be strong, according to a sinus expert at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Although spring arrived late this year in parts of the United States, the summer allergy season will still be strong, according to a sinus expert at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Over the last decade, the number of American children who die each year awaiting an organ donation dropped by more than half, new research reveals. And increasing numbers of children are receiving donor organs.
Over the last decade, the number of American children who die each year awaiting an organ donation dropped by more than half, new research reveals. And increasing numbers of children are receiving donor organs.
The overall health of Americans isn't improving much, with about six in 10 people either overweight or obese and large numbers engaging in unhealthy behaviors like smoking, heavy drinking or not exercising.
The overall health of Americans isn't improving much, with about six in 10 people either overweight or obese and large numbers engaging in unhealthy behaviors like smoking, heavy drinking or not exercising.
The monstrous tornado that devastated Moore, Okla., on Monday, killing dozens of adults and children, is a stunning example of violent weather that can affect a child's mental well-being.
The monstrous tornado that devastated Moore, Okla., on Monday, killing dozens of adults and children, is a stunning example of violent weather that can affect a child's mental well-being.
Urban elementary school children with poorly controlled asthma are likely to experience sleep problems and suffer academically, new research indicates.
Urban elementary school children with poorly controlled asthma are likely to experience sleep problems and suffer academically, new research indicates.
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - The extreme heat and high ozone are a double whammy for people with asthma. At Family Allergy and Asthma, doctors are warning patients about the risks of this deadly combo.
Jessica Ball knows to keep her rescue inhaler handy at all times even though it has been a while since she has needed it. She remembered the time when an asthma flare sent her to the emergency room. "Scary, your throat feels like it's going to close and just everything feels like it's closing in on you," said Ball.
"Anytime you have an ozone alert day anybody with respiratory problems is at risk to have more problems," said Dr. James Sublett. "There is plenty of evidence that shows relationships to ozone alerts and pollution alerts, you have more emergency room visits and more respiratory deaths during that time period."
When the heat gets up to 104, the simple act of breathing can no longer help to keep the body cool. "Core body temperature 104 and above is considered heat stroke, so if your outside air is 104 degrees you can't lose heat in that environment," Sublett said.
He advised to drink plenty of fluids before you get thirsty. If you wait until you are excessively thirsty, the body may lose its ability to sweat causing heat stroke.
To avoid heat stroke, try to stay inside in the air conditioning as much as possible and avoid all outdoor exercise in this kind of heat.
Symptoms that need urgent care include shortness of breath and the inability to move air in or out and chest tightness.
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