Courtesy of Cy-Fair Hospital One minute doesn’t last very long. That’s barely enough time to walk up several flights of stairs, find your car keys, or brush your teeth. But that’s all it may take to answer a few quick questions to find out if you are one of the nearly six million Americans who has diabetes but doesn’t know it. As part of American Diabetes Association Alert! Day on Tuesday, read more

By Chrissy Bernal Assuming you don’t totally avoid television, radio, Twitter, Facebook…you’ve no doubt heard that Snooki is pregnant. In a weird way, I was relieved. I know you’re thinking, “Um, why would you be relieved that a woman who makes her living by being drunk on national TV is pregnant?” Here’s my thought process… There has been a sort of “Jersey Shore read more

By Diana Saufley Today the population of 45-64 year olds makes up 26.4 percent of the US population. Due to the ease of travel and migration for careers many seniors or soon to be senior adults live in cities far removed from their children and families. As the baby-boomers are hitting the social security rolls and feeling the effects of age related disorders, large populations of read more

Courtesy of Cy-Fair Hospital Ah, spring. The weather’s getting warmer and the flowers and trees are blooming. You want to spend more time outside enjoying the great weather, and then it hits. Your sinuses clog up, your eyes are running and you are sneezing your head off. Welcome to seasonal allergies, also known as hay fever or allergic rhinitis. As many as one in five people has read more

By Shara Lawrence-Weiss Teachers (and many parents) have long known the value of engaging children/students in craft activities. While it may appear to be nothing more than ‘child’s play’ there’s actually methodology applied. Crafts serve a number of wonderful purposes: Helping children to be creative Cutting = use of fine motor skills Hand-eye read more