Ladies, you are the masters of multitasking. But amid juggling life’s responsibilities and taking care of others, your own wellness might slip to the bottom of the to-do list. Take this as an important reminder: Your health matters, too!
Heart disease trumps all other diseases, including cancer, as the number one cause of death for American women. That's partly because women may suffer from less recognizable heart attack symptoms. The condition may also affect a woman’s body differently, making it harder to recognize.
Using drugs, alcohol, and tobacco can be harmful at any time during your life. But they pose a double danger if you’re pregnant, jeopardizing your health and that of the unborn baby.
Your Asthma Action Plan includes information about your symptoms and medicines. It also includes instructions about managing your asthma symptoms and when to call your healthcare provider.
You can fight off an infectious disease in one of two ways, by catching and surviving the disease or by getting a vaccine, which prevents you from catching it.
This video shows how to use a nebulizer with a mouthpiece.