Health Choices With Peg

Some people are prone to candida, what is commonly called a yeast infection. This may be a vaginal infection in women, diaper rash in infants, or the oral counterpart, thrush. While irritating, candida is relatively harmless. A small amount of the candida fungus occurs naturally in the body, but occasionally it will experience an overgrowth if the good bacteria that keeps it in check is hampered. This can happen from stress, antibiotics, or a weakened immune system.

If you slipped and landed on your back, you may now have a herniated disc. As a result of the fall and the herniated disc, you may experience a lot of back pain. It's possible that you're even experiencing some numbness. A herniated disc can cause chronic discomfort, but different types of treatments are available. It's important to understand your options before going through with any specific method of treatment.

If you suffer with back pain, you know how hard it can be for a doctor to find the cause and a proper treatment. You may have been given medications to take away the pain but they only treat the pain, not the cause. These medications can complicate your life in other ways though, perhaps they make you drowsy and unable to work or they may be cause trouble with your kidneys or liver with continued use.

As an expecta parent, there are many decisions that you will need to make throughout the pregnancy and as your son or daughter matures. While the nutritional, educational, safety, etc. choices you are making now are quite important, one of the most essential decisions you will be tasked with in the near future relates to whether or not you want to bank your baby's cord blood. It's often surprising to learn that the benefits of stem cell therapy are not limited to the child it was associated with, as its versatility permits it to be used by siblings, other family members and in some instances, total strangers.

Athlete's foot makes you feel miserable because of the itching and burning that comes along with it. The condition is caused by a fungus and it is contagious. For that reason, treating athlete's foot requires a combination of eliminating the current infection and then preventing another occurrence. Here are some suggestions for treating this frustrating condition. Keep Your Feet Dry Fungus infections thrive in damp, warm environments like the one found inside your shoes when your socks are damp from perspiration.

Pain management is a leading industry. The number one complaint of all patients anywhere is pain. That said, there have been numerous studies on pain management, and the following seven approaches have been proven to be extremely effective. Sleep Easier said than done, right? Studies have shown that an excellent night's sleep is physically restorative and patients feel less pain when they have been able to sleep a solid seven to nine hours.

Running your own medical practice is a lot of hard work. If your practice is new, you might be handling a lot of tasks yourself, like sending out invoices to your patients after the appointment is over. If you find yourself getting caught up in the day-to-day details of running a medical practice and you don't have as much time as you would like to try and find new patients or chit chat with existing ones, there might a better way.