Articles in Health
Ask Dr. Lynn: Dental Mouth Guards and Fluoride Treatments
The American Dental Association reports that school-age children participating in sports suffer over 200,000 facial injuries per year…
Tips for Avoiding Melanoma
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States. Melanoma accounts for approximately 75 percent of all skin cancer death.
Tips for Improving Your Family’s Eating Habits
As challenging as it is to get your family to eat right, it is possible to practice healthy eating habits at home. Try the following tips from the American Dietetic Association to encourage healthy eating
Women and Heart Disease: Know Your Risk, Take the CheckUp
Each year, thousands of women in the Chicago area lose their lives to heart disease and stroke—women’s number one and number three killers, respectively.
Women and Diabetes: Know Your Risks
According to the American Diabetes Association, approximately 9.3 million or 8.7 percent of American women over the age of 20 have diabetes, and one-third of these women don’t even know they have the disease
