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On Your Health 2021

  • You may be tempted to overlook occasional dizzy spells, but letting your doctor know about them could uncover an easily treated health issue or help protect you from a serious injury.

    Feeling dizzy? Talk to your doctor

    You may be tempted to overlook occasional dizzy spells, but letting your doctor know about them could uncover an easily treated health issue or help protect you from a serious injury. Your physician will probably first check your blood pressure as a potential cause.

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  • Is your child ill enough to stay home?

    Kids not feeling well? Here’s how to know if you should send them to school

    You’re packing lunches while making breakfast, telling your kids to brush their teeth, and all the while juggling getting ready for work yourself. For parents, this familiar balancing act marks the start of most weekday mornings.

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  • When injured or stressed, the muscles of the lower back can pull the pelvis, tailbone or the vertebrae of the spine out of place, causing pain.

    Don’t let winter become a pain in the back

    So far, winter has been relatively mild, but it is only a matter of time until a storm dumps several inches of snow between your front door and the rest of the world. Unless staying in bed until everything melts is an option, you’re going to have to do battle with the wonderful white stuff nature has dropped on your world.

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