How Does Diabetes Affect Your Heart?
Diabetes and high blood sugar can negatively impact your heart and cardiovascular system. Diet and exercise are very important for managing your risk of heart disease.
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How Does Diabetes Affect Feet?
Diabetes can negatively affect many aspects of health including your toes, feet, or legs. An estimated 80% of lower-limb amputations in the United States are the result of diabetes.
How Does Diabetes Affect Hearing?
Those with diabetes are twice as likely to experience hearing loss compared to someone of the same age who is not diabetic.
Thymus Gland: What Does it Do and Why is it Important?
The thymus gland trains a special type of white blood cell, called T-lymphocytes or T-cells for short. These T-cells enter your blood and are dispersed to organs in your lymphatic system (like lymph nodes) where they can be used to fight disease and infection as part of your immune system.
March National Health Observances
March is a busy month for national health observances. Two key organs that are often overlooked, your kidney and your colon, are highlighted this month. It is also National Nutrition Month, which is among the most universally applicable health months all year.
What Should You Do If You Are Injured at Work in Minnesota?
Thousands of Minnesota workers are injured each year while working. Information released by the Minnesota Department of Labor reported that 3.8% of full-time workers experienced an OSHA-recordable injury in 2022.
When Should Kids Have Well-Child Visits?
It is recommended that children receive regular well-child checkups to help parents stay on top of immunizations, health screenings, and a child’s overall picture of health.
February National Health Observances
With Valentine’s Day taking place in February, it makes it even more fitting that it’s heart month! But there are a few more health months observed in February including Low Vision Awareness Month, Cancer Prevention Month, and Children’s Dental Month.
January National Health Observances
Kick off the new year with some great national health observances. Your thyroid can impact numerous aspects of your health, and this month serves as a time to familiarize yourself with what your thyroid does and what symptoms you should watch out for.
December National Health Observances
December highlights two great awareness weeks with helpful reminders to keep you healthy this winter. Though simple, proper handwashing and getting your annual flu shot are two things that can go a long way in reducing your risk of getting ill this holiday season.