By: Kathy Hubbard. Pneumonia is primarily caused by viruses, bacteria or fungi that are transmitted from one person to another. The most common type of bacterial pneumonia is pneumococcal pneumonia. If you are 65 or older, your risk of being hospitalized after getting pneumococcal pneumonia is 13 times greater than younger adults aged 18 to 49, and for those requiring hospitalization, an average hospital stay of six days.
By: Kathy Hubbard. “After living with the disease for over ten years, speaking around the country and talking to folks with it too, I realized that the important thing about having celiac disease isn’t answering the ever-important question ‘what’s for dinner,’ but rather, how do I gracefully navigate social scenarios with people I love without alienating them, or compromising my health?”
By: Kathy Hubbard. “There’s a big difference between having monthly cramps and having severe monthly cramps, just like there’s a big difference between heavy bleeding and bleeding so badly you develop anemia. There’s also a difference between having adenomyosis, endometriosis or fibroids, although there is a possibility that one may have all three.”
By: Kathy Hubbard. “Guillain-Barre syndrome is a condition that occurs when the body’s immune system attacks the nerves causing weakness, numbness and/or paralysis. It’s a rare condition and the exact cause isn’t known. But what is known is that around two-thirds of the people who contract it have had symptoms of an infection in the six weeks prior to the beginning of Guillain-Barre symptoms.”
By: Kathy Hubbard. “First of all, a urologist treats conditions that affect the urinary system in both men and women. These conditions include your kidneys, bladder, ureters, and urethra. Johns Hopkins explains, “Your urinary system filters blood, removes metabolic waste and excess water and produces, stores and eliminates urine from the body.”
By: Kathy Hubbard. “Self-care can be difficult to fit into a busy schedule, so we’re making it easier and a little more fun!” Daniel Holland, Bonner General Health Ancillary Service Operations Director said. “Join us for Sip & Screen, with special Saturday screening mammogram appointments, DEXA appointments, drinks, treats, and a chance to win a spa package from Refined Aesthetics.
By: Kathy Hubbard. Astrocytes are star-shaped cells that help keep nerve cells healthy and working just like they’re supposed to. They are glial cells which provide supportive tissue in your brain. Astrocytoma is the most common glioma. It occurs when a tumor forms because glial cells grow out of control. Astrocytomas can be benign or malignant.
By: Kathy Hubbard. We’re all getting older. And barring the alternative, we will all continue to do so. My father-in-law, who lived to 96, always said, “I’m not old. I’ve just lived a long time.” And I have a friend who’s looking at her 99th birthday next month. She says, “I refuse to let an old lady move into my body.”
By: Kathy Hubbard. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has changed their recommendations about when a woman should start having mammograms. They now say that all women should get screened every other year starting at age 40 and continue until they’re 75.
By: Kathy Hubbard. Anyone at any age can experience eczema. And anyone means newborn babies, teens, young and old adults all can have one of the inflammatory skin conditions that causes dry skin, itchiness, rashes, scaly patches, blisters and skin infections.
By: Kathy Hubbard. Postpartum depression manifests as sadness or loneliness, severe mood swings or anxiety, or losing interest in things you typically enjoy. It can happen within the first few days after giving birth, but it can occur during pregnancy or up to a year after delivery. Most often, symptoms start around six weeks postpartum.
By: Kathy Hubbard. “It’s hard to believe that summer is almost over. I know it’s been hot, and I know the air quality has been a challenge. So, it makes sense that many of you are happy that the kiddos are heading back to the classroom, and hopefully the kiddos are happy to go as well.”
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