eHealth Connection | Cooper University Hospital

Visiting the gynecologist can cause anxiety among many women. Much of the stress stems from feelings of modesty about their bodies and reproductive organs or the fear that something may be wrong. Hopefully every year women muster the strength and visit their gynecologist for their important annual gynecology exam.

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As you prepare for family dinners and get-togethers this holiday season, think about how many people in your family have diabetes. If a mother, father, sister or brother have diabetes, it is more likely you will also get diabetes.

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Cardiovascular disease, despite improved efforts at prevention, remains the No. 1 killer of women in the U.S., accounting for approximately one-third of all deaths.

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After decades of work by breastfeeding advocates, it’s now generally accepted that breastfeeding is the best source of nutrition and immunologic protection for infants, and that both babies and mothers receive excellent health benefits from it.

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It has been almost half a century since the world was introduced to the advertising campaign for Tegrin to treat “the heartbreak of psoriasis.” Who could have imagined at that time that patients would need to be vigilant about the health of their heart when dealing with the red, scaly lesions of psoriasis?

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On a potentially dangerous night of the year for child pedestrians, Safe Kids USA and FedEx urge parents to prepare children to act safely and drivers to take extra precautions. On average, twice as many kids are killed while walking on Halloween compared to other days of the year.

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