Frozen shoulder syndrome, or adhesive capsulitis, is a condition caused when the capsule of connective tissue surrounding the bones, ligaments and tendons that make up the shoulder joint thicken and tighten around the shoulder joint, resulting in pain and restriction of movement. While doctors are not clear as to why Read more…
A new analysis from the Framingham Heart Study shows that new cases of dementia may be decreasing. And when it does strike, it’s occurring later in life. The data, collected from 1975 to present, shows a 20 percent decrease in dementia for each decade. This is surprising, since obesity, diabetes Read more…
Typically, hospital jobs are associated with doctors and nurses. While these people are obviously fundamental to the functioning of the hospital, security guards are the unsung heroes that ensure your visit to the hospital is completely safe. You may not realize it, but security guards are an important part of Read more…
Dirty, worn, yellow, scratched, and/ or cloudy headlights could be greatly increasing your risk for traffic accidents. Driving at night with headlights in subpar condition can directly lead to an accident as deterioration of the headlight can impair and reduce your quality of vision. Headlights in a compromised condition from Read more…
When you are behind the wheel of your car, seeing the signs off in the distance and reading them clearly, the last thing you would ever consider is that you may be silently going blind. Most people with 20/20 vision say to me that their eyes are perfect and that Read more…
People have used braces to straighten the teeth and create a beautiful smile since ancient times, but Philadelphia custom braces have only become popular in the last few decades. Aristotle and Hippocrates were both noted to have straightened teeth and fixed up dental problems, from about 300 to 400 BC. Read more…
Wisdom Teeth: To Remove or Not to Remove, That is the Question. Wisdom Teeth—for some, they’re a minor inconvenience, if they’re noticed at all. For others, they’re the bane of existence, destructive and painful. Every year, millions of third molars—wisdom teeth—are removed. These day’s it’s a mere assumption that a Read more…
Going to the gym for some fitness exercise and training should only be done with one main purpose- to stay fit and healthy through exercise. Going to the gym should be an activity designed to achieve that purpose and nothing else. But sadly, there are certain mistakes that people going Read more…
Almost two decades of my life was spent going on never-ending diets in search of the Holy Grail of weight loss so I could acquire the body of a supermodel and live life happily ever after. I finally stopped this insane cycle after realizing the damage it was causing and Read more…
It’s a known fact – dating is tough. Dating when you have a sensitive stomach is arguably even more difficult because the most common date activity is dinner, and restaurant food often triggers gastrointestinal upset. With some recent experience on the subject — dinner dates, that is — I thought Read more…