Category: Health and Wellness - Page 2

Learn essential safety tips and activity guidance for home oxygen therapy to prevent fires, manage equipment, and stay active. Critical advice for COPD and lung disease patients.

Noise-induced hearing loss is permanent but preventable. Learn how workplace noise damages hearing, why earplugs aren't enough, and what real solutions work in construction, mining, and manufacturing.

Trabeculectomy and MIGS are two main glaucoma surgeries that lower eye pressure to prevent vision loss. Trabeculectomy works better for advanced cases but has higher risks. MIGS is safer and faster, ideal for early to moderate glaucoma. SLT laser is now the first-line treatment.

Dilated, hypertrophic, and restrictive cardiomyopathy are three distinct heart muscle diseases with different causes, symptoms, and treatments. Learn how they differ, what tests confirm them, and how modern therapies are changing outcomes.

Learn how to tell the difference between a real MS relapse and a pseudorelapse, what triggers each, and why steroids often aren't the right treatment. Know when to act-and when to cool down instead.

Swallowing difficulties make it hard to take medicine, but crushing pills can be dangerous. Learn safe alternatives like liquid forms, dissolvable tablets, swallowing techniques, and how to work with your care team to stay on track.

Certain herbal supplements like St. John’s wort, grapefruit, and activated charcoal can reduce birth control effectiveness. Learn which ones are risky, which are safe, and what steps to take to protect yourself.

Learn how to tell impetigo and cellulitis apart, what antibiotics actually work for each, and why choosing the right one matters more than ever with rising antibiotic resistance.

Psoriatic arthritis is an autoimmune disease that affects both skin and joints, often developing in people with psoriasis. Learn how it works, how it's diagnosed, and what treatments can stop joint damage before it's too late.

Explore how blood cancer forms, from stem‑cell mutations to environmental triggers, and learn the main types, risk factors, and treatment options in clear, science‑based language.