People who get sick or injured and can't get an appointment to see their primary care doctor right away have a few different options available for care. These include the in-store clinics at certain drugstores, urgent care centers, and emergency rooms. However, not all of these options are suitable for getting care for any given health problem. True Emergencies The emergency room is best for those with true emergencies, meaning a problem that might be life-threatening and can't wait for hours to get an appointment to see a doctor in another location.

If you enjoy driving, your dream job might involve having a commercial driver's license. You may have already gone to school for driving big trucks or you may be thinking about doing so. Once you have the certificate in hand, you will need to pass a Department of Transportation (DOT) physical. If you are diabetic, this can create a problem. Here are a few things you need to know about diabetes and passing the DOT physical.

Recently, a birth control pill for men was tested. It was nixed because the men in the test study did not like the way it made them feel or what it did for their sex drives. It was both funny and controversial, since women have had to put up with the same issues with their own oral contraceptives for the last fifty years. Still, since the male oral contraceptive apparently is not going to hit the market anytime soon, women like yourself will need to choose, take, and use contraceptives to avoid pregnancy.

If you suffer from chronic back pain you know how difficult it can be to perform even the most basic daily duties.  Sitting down to type out an email can be a hassle, as can standing up to walk across the room and open the back door for your pet often feels like a great feat.  While you may have tried so many over-the-counter medicines there might be a few things that can work for you that haven't crossed your mind.

There is a growing buzz around Matcha EGCG. No, it is not some super fruit or power vegetable or even a detox diet. It is actually a type of green tea, Matcha. The buzz, however, is not so much about the fact that Matcha is a green tea with antioxidants. The buzz surrounds the fact that Matcha contains EGCG, which is an abbreviation for epigallocatechin gallate. Here is more about the tea, the EGCG, and why it matters.

If you have hemorrhoids, they don't have to control your life. The pain and inflammation of hemorrhoids and anal fissures can make life miserable, but there are some things you can do to alleviate the distress. Here are four simple steps you can take to relieve the symptoms of hemorrhoids and anal fissures. Add Some Oil Hemorrhoids are swollen and inflamed veins around the rectum. When they break open, a fissure can occur.

If your parent is no longer safe living alone at home but does not need the care of a skilled nursing facility, then an assisted living apartment is just the right move. While you may be apprehensive about your parent moving into their new home and wondering how you will ever decide what items will be sold, stored, or moved, take heart as the process will move smoothly if you follow these guidelines:

If you are an older individual, then you may be concerned about the effects of aging on your mind. Dementia is a very scary thing to think about for most people and even the thought of cognitive decline may keep you from seeking assistance for the early signs of dementia. If you do want assistance, then it is best to visit an age management medical practice that is experienced in age related disorders.

Once thought of as just having a nose job to improve your beauty by reshaping your nose, rhinoplasty offers much more than that. It can improve medical conditions including breathing problems. So if you are constantly enduring miserable environmental breathing problems, you can get help by having a rhinoplasty procedure performed especially for your chronic sinusitis problems.  Sinus-Related Issues Sinus congestions, chronic sinusitis, and nasal allergies disrupt your lifestyle routines as you're always sneezing, wiping your eyes and draining nostrils.

Following hip replacement surgery, it can take up to 12 months before you have fully recovered and regained your strength. During that time, you need to take every precaution possible to avoid reinjury. You also need to take steps to ensure that following surgery, you do not suffer another injury that leads to the need for another surgery. Part of the process is preparing your home for your recovery period and beyond.