English Los días entre el 3 y el 8 de noviembre de 2025 son la Semana de Concientización de la Hiperoxaluria. La hiperoxaluria primaria (HP) es un trastorno genético infrecuente que tiene tres tipos: HP1, HP2 y HP3 Menos de 5,000 personas en EE.UU. tienen HP y muchas son niños. Tu hígado produce un desecho denominado oxalato, si tienes HP, producirás oxalato en exceso y se acumulará, lo cual causará cálculos renales. Desafortunadamente, muchas personas que tienen el trastorno no Healthy

November is National Family Caregivers Month. Lymphedema is a build-up of a watery fluid in your body called lymph, causing chronic swelling, usually in an arm or leg. Lymph, which supports your overall health and your immune system function, flows from your tissues into the lymphatic vessels, and then through a cluster of nodes (lymph nodes) that filter out bacteria and other unwanted substances. If any of the lymph nodes are removed or damaged as part of cancer treatment, the Healthy

Sitting at my desk one afternoon, I was on hold with my insurance company for 20 minutes, half listening to their repetitive music. I was also researching a topic for work and thinking about making tacos for dinner. I suddenly stopped what I was doing to pay a bill that I’d forgotten about. I was also using an exercise band to stretch my right shoulder. I thought I was being efficient by multitasking. But when the insurance rep finally got Healthy

November is National Family Caregivers Month. Shay Greenwood, a wife and mother of five children, said she was exhausted and developing a pretty big chip on her shoulder. “I did everything for everyone,” said Greenwood. “I was depleted.” When her husband’s back problems worsened, she didn’t have the time or capacity that day to take him to the hospital for an MRI and other tests. “I thought he was just going to be told he needed back surgery,” Greenwood recalled. Healthy

English Noviembre es el Mes Nacional de los Cuidadores Familiares El linfedema es una acumulación de un líquido acuoso en tu cuerpo que se denomina linfa que causa hinchazón crónica, usualmente en un brazo o pierna. La linfa, que promueve tu salud general y la función de tu sistema inmunológico, fluye de tus tejidos a los vasos linfáticos y luego a través de un grupo de ganglios (ganglios linfáticos) que filtran bacterias y otras sustancias no deseadas. Si cualquiera de Healthy

English Noviembre es el Mes Nacional de los Cuidadores Familiares Shay Greenwood, esposa y madre de cinco niños, dijo que estaba exhausta y que soportaba una carga pesada. « Hacía todo para todos », dijo Greenwood. « Estaba completamente sin energía ». Cuando los problemas de espalda de su esposo empeoraron, no tenía el tiempo ni la capacidad ese día para llevarle al hospital para una RM y otras pruebas. « Simplemente pensé que le iban a decir que necesitaba una cirugía de espalda », recordó Healthy

For most people, getting prescription medication is fairly simple. Your healthcare provider (HCP) calls your local pharmacy, you pick up your medication when it’s ready and life goes on. But sometimes people can’t take the standard, mass-produced brand name and generic prescription drugs for a variety of reasons. That’s where compounded medications come in. ​What are compounded medications? Compounded medications are drugs that are mixed, combined or altered by a specially trained pharmacist — a compounding pharmacist. These drugs are Healthy

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During perimenopause and menopause, hot flashes can happen anytime day or night. Heat rises up through your body. Your face, neck and chest might become red, and you may start sweating. And it’s more than just a pain in the neck – hot flashes, especially when they’re severe, can be really disruptive. In fact, about 3 in 10 women with hot flashes have them so badly they need treatment. Hot flashes — one of the two vasomotor symptoms (VMS) of Healthy

Skeletons don’t get the love they should (spooky season excluded, of course). But your bones certainly deserve a standing ovation considering everything they do for you. Your bones have been protecting vital organs and supporting your body since you were in your fetus era. And they act as a storage bank for calcium, which your body needs for healthy cells and bones. But age-related bone loss and factors like poor nutrition and lack of physical activity can lead to bone Healthy

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Lung cancer has been the leading cause of cancer death in the United States for many years. And it accounts for about 1 in 5 of all cancer deaths throughout the country. In fact, more Americans die from lung cancer than from breast, prostate and colon cancer combined. The American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates that about 125,000 Americans will die from lung cancer this year — and about 60,000 of those will be women. Healthy