Von Claudia Shannon

What Causes Your Heart to Skip a Beat When You Sneeze, and is it An Emergency?

When itâ€™s stimulated by a sneeze, its immediate response is to lower the heart rate. Electrical signals that control your heart rate arenâ€™t aff...

Vitamin C Serum for Hyperpigmentation

Suitable for all skin types, this lightweight serum combines 20% vitamin C, alpha hydroxy acid, lactic acid, and mild fruit acids to increase cell ...

Signs Your Partner is a Little More Like a Roommate

Thatâ€™s what roommates do, not couples. Couples in good relationships check in with each other at least once or more during the day â€” whether it...

What Causes Pink Discharge and How is it Treated?

Light periods, for example, may last fewer than two days and be pink, more like spotting than a full flow. Low estrogen levels may lead to pink dis...

Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans (SNPs)

As with any healthcare plan, there are specific advantages and disadvantages of SNPs to consider before enrolling. Before enrolling in an SNP, revi...

Can Copper IUDs Cause Weight Gain?

Once itâ€™s inserted, the ParaGard copper IUD helps prevent pregnancy for up to 10 years. Thereâ€™s only one type of copper IUD, and itâ€™s called ...

The Most Painful Surgeries and Procedures You May Experience

Many medical procedures involve a degree of discomfort and, in some cases, pain. The discomfort may last for 4 to 6 weeks, but it should leave you ...

How Fearful Avoidant Attachment Affects Relationships

Humans learn to attach, or connect, to one another through their relationships with their parents. Understanding fearful avoidant attachment can he...

Rising Signs, Explained: what Ascendant Signs Reveal About Personality

If your sun sign is your core, and your moon sign represents your secret mushy center, then your rising sign (or ascendant) is the mask you wear fo...

Ways to Relieve UTI Pain and Urgency At Night

Once your doctor has diagnosed and recommended treatment for your UTI, talk to them about steps you can take to make sleeping easier. The first ste...

Lilly and Ypsomed Developing New Automated Insulin Delivery System

Eli Lilly, one of the Big Three insulin makers thats had its eyes on diabetes technology for several years, is making moves to launch a new insulin...

How Long Can Your Body Survive Without Insulin?

If you have any residual insulin at all in your system, it can help hold off DKA even when your blood sugar level is high, according to Dr. Silvio ...