UPDATED August 1st, 2016 A story! Tell me a story! I’m sure this request is part of the nightly bedtime ritual of children all over the world. Storytelling, the oral tradition of sharing legends and knowledge, dates back to the inception of humankind. Countless generations of children have grown up listening to the fairy tales […]
If you think colon cancer is a man’s disease, that only older people get it and that it cannot be prevented, you have fallen for three common myths related to the third most diagnosed cancer in the United States. Instead, you should know it affects young men and women alike, its incidence is growing among […]
Whenever I heard the words “menopause” or “postmenopausal women” I used to picture gray-haired abuelitas. I never expected menopause could sneak up on you in your 40s! It turns out that a number of reasons, from medical treatments to genetics or lifestyle choices, may bring about the early onset of menopause. If you haven’t turned […]
If you are anything like me, you’re probably counting down the days to Daylight Saving Time. Tired of the dreary winter weather, I can’t wait to “spring forward” and capture that extra hour of daylight in the evening and the warmer temperatures of Summer Time, as it is also called. But I know many parents […]
I vaguely remember taking aspirin when I was sick as a kid. I think baby aspirin back then was pink and came in a small glass bottle. By the time I had children though, it was no longer recommended. The use of aspirin was associated with serious complications and easy enough to substitute with other […]
I recently read about a couple in Barcelona so obsessed with electromagnetic fields (EMFs) that they orchestrated a plan to get rid of the neighbors they believed were responsible for the constant exposure that lead to their migraines, insomnia and other health problems. While this is definitely extreme, they are by no means alone in […]
Summer food safety is of paramount importance. Every year, 1 in 6 Americans gets sick as a result of food-borne illnesses. That’s almost 50 million people in total, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). During the summer months we face an increased risk of food poisoning due to the […]
I don’t know of anyone who has the chance to travel the world looking for the best place to have a child, but if you could, what would you look for? First on my list would be the best health system for the mother and child during the pregnancy and childbirth, with state-of-the art attention […]
It is only natural for women to fear childbirth. First-time moms face the unknown, while repeat mamis have a pretty good idea what they are getting into! All of us know complications may arise at any moment during labor, leaving no option but an emergency C-section. Yet now, more and more women are requesting their […]