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When you are in charge of hiring new employees, it’s often necessary to have them complete pre-employment drug testing. This will determine if the individuals have...

When valued team members miss time from work, it can hurt efficiency and potentially affect your business's bottom line. Fortunately, taking proactive steps can...

Understand the active ingredients in the over-the-counter medicines you keep in your home.

A cost-efficient, outcomes-driven occupational medicine program can reduce costs by keeping your employees healthy and your workplace safe, but not all programs are created equal.

Stress is something which everyone must have experienced at some point or the other in life. While some may feel stress at some points in life, others may feel

It's easier than you think to give a child the wrong dose of medicine. It's important that you understand the instructions and use a medication syringe.

Dr. Lee Berk studies the brain's response to humor, and explains how laughter supports health. Dr. Patch Adams is also featured.

Dr. Courtney Erickson-Adams is specially trained in sports medicine, offering non-operative treatment options for injuries, such as concussions.

Herpes zoster (or zoster) is the common name for shingles in most regions and refers to a viral disease of the skin. The disease is characterised by occurrence of blisters and painful rashes on the skin, but in a limited area/ one side of the body. Though shingles can occur anywhere on the entire body, …

The role parents play in poison prevention is paramount. The above image shows just how easy it is to confuse medicine with candy. Especially if we message this improperly. When my boys were young I started calling liquid medicines “yum-yums” in an effort to get them to take acetaminophen or other medicine easily only to …

Heart disease is a major public health crisis in America. According to the American Heart Association, heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., accounting for one in every three deaths. That's more than all forms of cancer combined. American Heart Month in February is a time to look at how well …

How do you interpret Functional Medicine Labs to create root cause resolution diagnosis? Dr. Jill Carnahan took us into her strategy on the Functional Forum.

Expert advice on helping your child to get better, faster

With busy work schedules, families to take care of and a diet of unhealthy foods, your immune system can be compromised, which can lead to illness.Ideally, it is better to get your nutrients from fo

Most Americans seek medical care at the traditional places — hospitals, clinics, general practitioners and urgent care facilities. However, many others are unafraid to look elsewhere. Maybe it was because

Parents are used to seeing medication doses in tablespoons or teaspoons, but a study shows that using these units increases the risk that they will give their children the wrong dose of medicine.

Understanding more about the underlying causes of pain can help improve treatments and alleviate suffering. Johns Hopkins researchers are working on everything from the molecular causes of pain to the latest advances in pain treatment
What You Need to Know
Nearly 100 million Americans experience chronic pain —more than those who have diabetes, heart disease and cancer combined
Pain is a warning sign that indicates a…

Heart failure: Two words no one wants to hear a doctor say. The fact is that nearly 6 million people in the US have heart failure—and that number is only growing, according to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).

PORTLAND, Ore. -- A 24-year-old woman who overcame cancer with the help of doctors at OHSU is now back on campus in a much different role. Shira Einstein was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma when she was just 15 years old.I mean, that was overwhelming, t