Out
of 102 prime-time TV shows, only 15 have a father as a regularly appearing,
main character.
Some
Medical
Facts
for Your Father's Health
ADD
and ADHD
Attention deficit disorders are also diagnosed in adults
The growth of adults using ADHD drugs is outpacing children.
Allergy
Having a pet during childhood might protect you from developing allergies
The worldwide increase in allergy may be because our environment is too
clean
Allergy shots contain small amounts of the substance you’re allergic
to
Allergies can affect your child's performance in school
You can develop an allergy to bee stings over time.
Alternative Medicine
Acupuncture can help those going through chemotherapy
Using St. John's wort can lead to a surprise pregnancy
Toxic Levels of Lead Has Been Found in some Ayurvedic Medicines
Alzheimer's Disease
There are tell-tale signs a person is at increased risk of developing
Alzheimer's disease
Vitamin E may help fight Alzheimer's disease
That there is relief for people who are caregivers
There are relief services for Alzheimer's caregivers
Mysterious Weight Loss May Signal Alzheimer's
Arthritis
You may be taking more than the recommended dose of painkiller
Asthma
Certain bugs can trigger asthma attacks
An adult with asthma is likely to have had it a long time
Patterns of asthma symptoms can change as a child goes through puberty
Triggers for asthma in very young children differ from those in older
children
There are two types of medications used to treat asthma symptoms
Antibiotics given to infants may cause asthma
Body
Aches and Pains
Headaches tend to run in families
Chronic back pain can be a sign of a bone fracture
Painful walking can indicate blood vessel disease
You may be taking more than the recommended dose of painkiller
Common painkillers can inhibit a protective enzyme in the stomach
Cardio Health
Not all types of cholesterol are bad
Long-term survivors of HIV can develop high cholesterol
Diabetes and high blood pressure often occur together
Brushing your teeth reduces your risk of stroke and heart attack.
Insulin resistance can occur long before the onset of type 2 diabetes
You can learn you risk for heart disease with a calculator
A typically safe heart valve problem can affect a trip to the dentist
In some cases, high blood pressure can be controlled without medication.
Low-Fat Diets Do Not Lower Health Risks
Men who have a heart attack are at risk for osteoporosis
Angina increases your risk of having a heart attack.
If you have an irregular heartbeat, find out whether you should remain
in atrial fibrillation or have sinus rhythm restored.
Find Out How Atrial Fibrillation Can Hurt or Help Your Heart
Learn How Warfarin Helps Your Heart
Caregiving
Older people need to work at keeping their mental skills sharp
If you have a cataract in one eye, you will probably have it in the other
eye
Your body can still produce growth hormone well into your 80's
Vitamin E may help fight Alzheimer's disease
Older patients may benefit from laparoscopic surgery
You can get homecare services for just a few hours a day
An outside caregiver may help in certain situations
Cold and Flu
People with the flu are contagious for 24 hours before they have symptoms
Colon Cancer
People who undergo colonoscopies can see their colon on TV
There are two types of fiber
African Americans are at a higher risk for colon cancer.
Contraception
You should replace the condom in your wallet
Using St. John's wort can lead to a surprise pregnancy
Dental Health
Bacteria on tooth surfaces cause decay
Brushing your teeth reduces your risk of stroke and heart attack.
Diabetes
Diabetes and high blood pressure often occur together
Diet and exercise can help prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes
Insulin resistance can occur long before the onset of type 2 diabetes
People with type 2 diabetes may be able to control their blood sugar levels
by treating their sleep apnea
Diabetes doesn't stop elite athletes
People with diabetic peripheral neuropathy can experience pain, burning
or tingling or they can lose all feeling in their limbs.
There are new drugs that can specifically treat pain from diabetic nerve
damage.
Second-hand smoke can increase your risk of diabetes.
Diet and Weight Loss
Financial issues play a significant role in keeping young people inactive
and overweight
A high-fat, low-carb diet has been around since 1863
Surgery for obesity is much safer today than when it was first pioneered
in the 1950s
This generation of American youth is fatter than the generation before
it
People who drink moderate amounts of alcohol have a lower body weight
Eating fast food at a young age may cause greater weight gain later in
life
Cellulite is no different than any other fat in your body
Even moderate weight loss is beneficial for morbidly obese people.
Pasta cooked al-dente will leave you fuller for longer than soft pasta.
Weight loss surgery can reverse many medical conditions
Endocrine Disorders
Your body can still produce growth hormone well into your 80's
Hormone-producing tumors are often discovered by accident
Vision problems can be a sign of growth hormone disease in adults
A change in shoe and glove size during adulthood can indicate a brain
tumor
Flushing can be a sign of cancer
Wheezing can be a sign of cancer even when the lungs are free of tumors
Some medications may cause Cushing's syndrome.
Second-hand smoke can increase your risk of diabetes.
Epilepsy
Placing a spoon in the mouth of someone having a seizure is the wrong
thing to do
Special diets can help reduce seizures for some children with epilepsy
Some people with epilepsy are not allowed to drive
Flashing lights can sometimes trigger an epileptic seizure
Many patients fail to take epilepsy medications as directed
Anti-seizure drugs may be transferred from a mother to a child during
breastfeeding.
A lack of sleep can cause more seizures
Some forms of epilepsy are not controlled through medication.
Erectile Dysfunction
Men with diabetes often experience problems with erections
Eye Care
If you have a cataract in one eye, you will probably have it in the other
eye
One contact can correct for distance while the other does close-up
Night blindness may be caused by nearsightedness
Little wispy specks in your eye, floaters, are a completely normal part
of aging
Fertility
Testosterone levels are lower in obese men
Fitness
Lifting heavy weights all the time is not the best way to build muscle
Water exercise is a good choice for people who are overweight or obese
Performance-enhancing drugs can lower your sperm count
Jogging is not hard on the knees.
Water and sports drinks are both good for runners, but sports drinks may
be better for going the distance.
Hair Loss
Too much stress may cause you to lose your hair
Herbal treatments may help with hair loss
Hair loss medications require a long-term commitment to be effective
Headache
People with migraines sometimes have an aura
Headaches tend to run in families
Healthcare Today
People with chronic diseases often visit Washington to influence policy
makers
You can keep your health insurance coverage after leaving your job
The laws regarding advanced directives are different in each state
Healthy Aging
Laughter can be good for your health
Sexually transmitted diseases happen to everyone
A handshake can give you a cold
Older people need to work at keeping their mental skills sharp
Nicotine can both stimulate and depress you
There are more women over the age of 100 than men
A drug that prevents osteoporosis may cut a woman's risk of breast cancer
in half
Children born to younger moms are more likely to live to the age of 100.
Heartburn
Going to bed can worsen heartburn
Despite the scores of available drugs to combat heartburn, they generally
fall into just two groups of medicine
Avoiding watching TV in bed immediately after a meal can help prevent
heartburn
HIV and AIDS
Long-term survivors of HIV can develop high cholesterol
HIV treatments are given in combination to attack the virus from many
fronts
Cosmetic surgeons are often a part of the HIV treatment team
Methamphetamine can lead to uninhibited sex
Progressive weight loss in people with HIV can be a sign of AIDS
You can find out if you have HIV in 15 to 20 minutes.
AZT Debuts as Cheaper Generic
Infectious Diseases
You can catch meningitis from a doorknob
People with the flu are contagious for 24 hours before they have symptoms
You should not cover your cough with your hands
Some bacteria are resistant to traditional antibiotics
Every tick-borne disease has its own particular set of symptoms
Every tick-borne disease has its own particular set of symptoms
Scientists have developed a vaccine for listeria
Your fish tank may contain drug-resistant salmonella
Kidney Health
Diabetes and high blood pressure often occur together
Too much calcium in the blood can damage organs
Liver Health
Many people who have hepatitis are unaware they carry the virus
Hepatitis can be caught from a toothbrush
An initial hepatitis C infection can look like the flu
Lung Cancer
It takes very few cigarettes to increase your risk of lung cancer
Smoking cigarettes is not the only cause of lung cancer.
A Smoker's Lung Cancer Risk May Depend on Ethnicity
Antibiotics given to infants may cause asthma
Lung Health
Supplemental oxygen contains 95 percent oxygen
Even if you don't normally need supplemental oxygen to treat your COPD,
when you travel, you may.
A Smoker's Lung Cancer Risk May Depend on Ethnicity
Second-hand smoke can increase your risk of diabetes.
Lymphoma
Radioactivity can be attached to certain medications to kill cancer cells
Targeted therapy can bring radiation to many different sites in the body
Antibodies can be used as treatment for lymphoma
The crossfire effect in radiation medicine means that nearby cancer cells
may also feel the effects
Before a drug can be approved by the FDA there are at least three sets
of trials with patients that must be successful
There could soon be a vaccine that is custom-made to fight certain cancers
Men's Health
Osteoporosis is not just a disease of older women
Testosterone levels are lower in obese men
Men who have a heart attack are at risk for osteoporosis
Mental Health
Stress can impact your athletic performance on the green.
Symptoms of depression typical in adults may not predominate in children.
Some forms of depression are seasonal
Einstein may have had a form of autism
Weather can make the swings of bipolar disorder more severe
Your memory might improve if you change your attitude
You can cure your phobia at home
Multiple Sclerosis
There may be an explanation why some MS drugs stop working
Relapses in multiple sclerosis are not necessarily permanent
Taking interferons for MS at night may let you sleep through some bothersome
side effects
Someone with MS can still be a professional athlete
MS patients can have friends and family help them with their injections
Making An Exercise Routine Too Demanding Can be Harmful to People with
MS
Sometimes people can go for years without realizing they have MS
Multiple sclerosis is a disease where the body actually attacks itself
Changing the temperature of your environment can help turn around some
MS symptoms
Yoga or exercise may help a person living with multiple sclerosis feel
better
Multiple sclerosis may cause sexual problems
Neutralizing antibodies may develop while a person is on interferon therapy
which may render the drug less effective.
Going into a hot tub or being exposed to hot weather can cause a temporary
worsening of symptoms in people with MS
Nutrition
Covering food with tin foil during grilling reduces residue deposits
Effects of medication can become more pronounced with dehydration
Dieticians can help you figure out why your diet is failing
Frozen vegetables are just as nutritious as fresh vegetables
There are two types of fiber
People can have trouble eating wheat for different reasons
Low-Fat Diets Do Not Lower Health Risks
Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements may not Prevent Fractures.
Men who have a heart attack are at risk for osteoporosis
Osteoporosis
Chronic back pain can be a sign of a bone fracture
Bone is a living tissue that is constantly changing.
Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements may not Prevent Fractures.
Men who have a heart attack are at risk for osteoporosis
Parkinson's Disease
Depression may be a sign of Parkinson's disease
People with Parkinson's disease only blink 2 to 5 times per minute
You can experience hallucinations with Parkinson’s disease
People with Parkinson's disease should have a fiber-rich diet
Early-onset Parkinson's disease is treated differently than later-onset
disease.
Prostate Health
Certain therapies for prostate cancer can cause bone fractures
Bones can be weakened by some treatments for prostate cancer
Exercises recommended after childbirth may also help men after prostate
surgery
Men can live a long time with prostate cancer.
Some prostate and breast cancers may share a genetic link
Psoriasis
Psoriasis is now considered a disease of the immune system
People living with psoriasis often have problems with self-esteem
Combination therapy is one way to speed along clearing of psoriasis
You can have remission in psoriasis
Psoriasis is not contagious
We've known about psoriasis for more than 2,000 years
Coal tar is an accepted and effective therapy for psoriasis
People with psoriasis often develop arthritis
Sexual Health
You should replace the condom in your wallet
Genital herpes is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the
United States.
Skin Health
Psoriasis is now considered a disease of the immune system
People living with psoriasis often have problems with self-esteem
Combination therapy is one way to speed along clearing of psoriasis
You can have remission in psoriasis
Eczema can run in families
Scratching the itch of eczema may help bring it to your skin’s surface
The best time to moisturize skin is directly after bathing
Where families live can affect whether or not a child has eczema.
Overuse of steroid creams for eczema can create stretch marks
Psoriasis is not contagious
We’ve known about psoriasis for more than 2,000 years
Coal tar is an accepted and effective therapy for psoriasis
You can get fungal infections from your shoes
In a chemical facial peel doctors actually create a wound
Some clothes offer more sun protection than others
Sleep Disorders
Poor sleep can cause problems in the immune system
People in the US sleep 1.5 hours less than they did a century ago
Most sleep problems can be solved
If you can't go to sleep after 30 minutes you should get out of bed
Exercise close to bedtime can cause insomnia
Yoga can help sleep
Jet lag is worse traveling West to East
Sleep disturbances caused by frequent trips to the bathroom are more common
in the elderly
Reconnecting with friends and family after a trauma can actually help
you sleep better
Sleep loss can actually induce a stressful state
When you're in pain your body may secrete a hormone that actually disturbs
sleep
Insomnia and depression are linked
Sleeping too little or too much might shorten your life
How much you sleep can affect your weight
Having sex before bedtime can promote good sleep
Medications to calm our anxieties can keep us up at night
It’s harder to wake a sleeping teenager than a sleeping adult
Certain cancer treatments can disturb sleep
Teens may be hardwired to sleep late
People with restless leg syndrome may have an iron deficiency
Alcohol can cause insomnia
Sleeping pill is linked to sleepwalking, eating and driving
Stroke
It’s best to respond to a stroke within three hours
Botox can be used to help relax muscles after stroke
There are two different kinds of strokes
Stroke symptoms may last only a few minutes
Depression can affect rehab after stroke
Teen Health
Teens may be hardwired to sleep late
Patterns of asthma symptoms can change as a child goes through puberty
This generation of American youth is fatter than the generation before
it
Lifting heavy weights all the time is not the best way to build muscle
You can catch meningitis from a doorknob
You should replace the condom in your wallet
Thyroid Health
A shift in weight may be a sign of thyroid disease
Urologic Health
Urinary incontinence is not a normal consequence of aging
Urinating more than eight times during the day may signify a bladder condition.
Biofeedback can help many people who suffer urinary problems.
Urinating more than eight times a day may be too often.
If you've had kidney stones, changing your diet can help reduce your risk
of forming new kidney stones.
Although pain is the most commonly recognized symptom of kidney stones,
it can have other complications.
Clinical symptoms, laboratory tests, and diagnostic x-ray studies may
all be used to diagnose a kidney stone.
Vascular Disease
Painful walking can indicate blood vessel disease
People who have had a spinal cord injury often cannot control their body
temperature well
Tobacco smoke and salt increase risk for gastroesophageal reflux disease
(GERD)
Only about 25 percent of individuals survive a ruptured aneurysm
Men who have a heart attack are at risk for osteoporosis
Workplace Health
You should not cover your cough with your hands
People in the US sleep 1.5 hours less than they did a century ago
You can keep your health insurance coverage after leaving your job
Attention deficit disorders are also diagnosed in adults
Your job could give you a heart attack
Did
You Know?
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There are more collect calls on Father's Day than any other day of the
year.
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An estimated $1 billion is spent each year in the United States for Father's
Day gifts, but Dad is still paying the bill when it comes to telephone
calls from the kids. Father's Day ranks #1 for the day that the most collect
calls are made, according to AT&T. But dads receive far fewer greeting
cards than moms. About 140 million moms receive cards for Mother's Day,
compared to just 90 million dads getting Father's Day cards.
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According to the latest Census Bureau figures, there are roughly 36 million
dads with kids under age 18 in the U.S. But not all offspring are leaving
the nest at adulthood. There are nearly 1 million fathers who are still
providing room and board for their kids aged 18 to 24.
