Your child looks flushed and is warm to the touch. You suspect he or she has a fever but, to know for sure, you’ll need a thermometer. Your drugstore is filled with a dizzying array of thermometer options. But which will give you the most accurate reading and how do you use it? Find out with the following fever facts and temperature-taking tips...
Just how should you expect to feel as you age? The answer differs for everyone, and genetics, lifestyle and outlook all contribute to your overall health. The good news is people are not only living longer—with a life expectancy of 78.5 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—they are also feeling better and suffering fewer injuries in their senior years...
It’s that time of year again. Your eyes itch, your nose is runny, you sneeze constantly and your head is congested—all-too-familiar symptoms for the estimated 18.6 million Americans who suffer from allergic rhinitis or hay fever...
Recent news stories highlighted how music therapy helped Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords recover from a gunshot to her head. At North Carolina Children's Hospital, music therapist Elizabeth Fawcett engages chronically ill children with singing, song writing and playing musical instruments as a way to help them cope with their diseases.
UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE UNH) company, has signed a three-year contract with the University of North Carolina Health Care System. The new contract, effective September 15, continues to make available to UnitedHealthcare members the full range of inpatient and outpatient services at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, and Raleigh's Rex Healthcare, as well as UNC Physicians and Rex Physicians.
