We're reminded time and again of the good health habits we should practice during the winter germ season - wash your hands, cover your cough and stay home when you're sick. While you likely know these basics, you might not be aware some of the most common places germs tend to congregate and spread. 

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Lupus is a complex and mysterious disorder. It arises when the cells that are supposed to protect your body from disease mistakenly assault your own healthy cells and tissues. This attack from within can damage your joints, skin and most other parts of your body. NIH-funded scientists are working to uncover the causes of lupus and find better ways to diagnose and treat the disease.

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A baby?s birth is usually a time of joy and celebration. For parents, though, the delight might be tempered with worries about the baby?s safety, family finances and sleepless nights.

It?s normal to have anxieties while adjusting to parenthood. But after giving birth, some women develop a more extreme condition?a depression that persists for at least 2 weeks. This disorder, called postpartum depression, requires medical attention.

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In their book: The Body Has a Mind Of Its Own, authors Sandra and Matthew Blakeslee tell us that the image we have of our own body is not always an accurate one. At times, and of no fault of our own, the brain can create a skewed reading of what it perceives in the mirror and our body image could suffer. If this is true, and we can create negative views of what we perceive in our mind's eye, I believe we can also train our thoughts to create positive body images.

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More and more, today's patients are playing an active role in their health care. Patients and doctors work closely together to achieve the best possible level of health care. An important part of this partnership is clear communication. Asking the right questions-and obtaining quality information about prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery-help ensure safety, prevent errors, and improve health.

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Why Do You Work So Hard?Really?

Any aspect of our lives about which we are uncomfortable first creates stress at the mental and emotional levels of our consciousness. If that stress remains unidentified or unresolved, it begins to deplete our energy levels, until, eventually, it creates disease. Disease?that is, lack of ease about the way we live.

We end up wearing our lives like a shoe that doesn't fit, often only becoming aware that something is not quite right when it starts to hurt. Ignore the warning signs long enough and what begins as a minor irritation can end up as an ulcer. Or worse.

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