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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality recommends that patients ask at least these 14 specific questions before undergoing surgery, including:
Alternatives to surgery?
Benefits of having the surgery?
Risks of not having it?
A second opinion?
CNN Health suggests that asking questions before surgery can prevent a lot of pain and suffering after.
"Patients should not go in […]
Imagine this:
You’re driving alone. It’s dark and raining. An animal runs out in front of you and you slam on the brakes to avoid it. You lose control of the vehicle and are knocked unconscious as it rolls off the side of the road and slides into a tree. A passing motorist notices your headlights […]
Even if you don’t run or engage in other strenuous exercise or activities, you can benefit from stretching daily. Women who stretch regularly enjoy increased flexibility and fewer injuries than those who don’t because their muscles are better conditioned to bounce back and more accustomed to lenthening uses.
Some of my favorite stretches include…
Standing with feet […]
Last month, 1.2 million doses of Merck’s children’s Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine because of concerns that it was tainted with bacteria. A Merck spokesperson said that there is no evidence that there is bacteria in the vaccine, which has already been administered to many children, but "it is theoretically possible something slipped through." […]
Results of a study recently published in the journal Circulation may lead to a reevaluation of criteria for giving blood transfusions following an elevated risk of heart attack and stroke in heart surgery patients who received blood transfusions.
The transfusions are designed to improve the delivery of oxygen to the body’s tissues.
But researchers found patients […]
Sushi is delicious, generally low in fat, and loaded with protein. But eating it comes with some risks, too, because like other raw or undercooked meats, fish can contain parasites that may make humans sick after consumption.
Based on reports from the American College of Gasteroenterology, the Washington Post recently advised sushi lovers to keep physicians […]
You can tell what kind of day I’ve had when I post about injuries, can’t you? Snake bites the other day, now burns…
It all started when I had the bright idea to make myself a BLT for dinner. It sounds simple enough, but now I’ve got three small first- or second-degree burns on my right […]
Last night while we were working outside, a garter snake (pictured at left) scared the living daylights out of us by appearing in the space left behind when we lifted a concrete water spout. Of course I thought it was enormous and poisonous and freaked out. (Jesse: “Kristen, chill. It’s like the smallest snake on […]
A few months ago, Sarah Collins Honenberger joined in the discussion about whether the HPV vaccine Gardasil should be mandated for American girls. Shortly thereafter, she was kind enough to send me her novel, White Lies: A Tale of Babies, Vaccines, and Deception, which is inspired by the real-life events of North Carolina mother Lacy […]
I know, I know, the blog is Lively Women, but today we’re focusing on the guys as part of the Science & Health Channel’s monthly Theme Day. This month’s topic is, you guessed it, men’s health.
According to WomensHealth.gov (ironic, no?), even though men’s life expectancy is approaching ours, they still need to be extra careful […]
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