Your Children’s Eyes

When Should Eye Exams Begin? A pediatric eye exam helps detect eye problems in your child at their earliest stage – when they’re most treatable.  Several factors may determine how frequently your child needs an eye exam, including age, health and risk of developing...

LOVE YOUR HEART

Keep It Healthy! Getting answers from your doctor to these important questions will give you vital information about your heart health and what you can do to improve it.  You may want to take this list to your doctor’s office: What is my risk for heart disease? What...

Vitamin C

How Much Do You Need? The Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for vitamins reflects how much of each vitamin most people should get each day.  The best way to get the daily requirement of essential vitamins is to eat a balanced diet that contains a variety of foods. ...

SENIOR HEALTH UPDATE

Age-Related Vision Problems As you age, so do your eyes.  You might find that you have difficulty reading small print or that you need brighter lighting at your desk.  In addition, eye diseases that could lead to more-serious vision problems become more common with...

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

What Is It? Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) occurs when the tissue in the back of the throat collapses during sleep.  This keeps air from getting into the lungs.  This is very common, because the muscles inside the throat relax as you sleep.  Gravity then causes the...

DID YOU KNOW?

Diabetes and Fungal Infections The culprit in fungal infections for people with diabetes is often Candida albicans.  This yeast-like fungus can create itches rashes of moist, red areas surrounded by tiny blisters and scales.  Problem areas include moist folds of the...