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Depression: A Disorder Which Can Be Help...

A few months ago, BCBS shared a statistic on Facebook which stated that 8 percent of the population suffers from depression. We received an abundance of comments ranging from supportive...

One of the first duties we have as parents is to ensure our kids’ health and make them feel loved. It starts during pregnancy with prenatal care, and continues long after they enter...

Your Child’s Asthma Care: Build a Team

They say it takes a village to raise a child. In the case of childhood asthma, it takes a “village” of professionals to help your family get the care your child needs. This team...

Metabolic syndrome, also known as Syndrome X (sounds like a spy movie villain, right?), refers to a collection of risk factors for type 2 diabetes and heart disease that includes abdominal...

Americans love busy-ness. Unfortunately, the pace we keep with our job, chores, and family obligations mean the average person “works” 60+ hours per week. It’s no wonder...

Hypertension: The Spy Among Us

If hypertension were a character in a spy novel, its name would be “the silent killer.” It would live quietly among us, moving unseen as it destroys us from within. If undiscovered...

What is a CDHP and How Does It Work?

Buying health insurance can be very confusing, and we all want to choose the best plans for our needs. Here’s a closer look at the consumer-directed health plan also referred to as...

The singers may croon that their hearts are all “aflutter” but in real life, a fluttering heart can be a scary problem. Called atrial fibrillation (A-fib), it can feel like your...

The Battle of BMI

Is Body Mass Index (BMI) the best way to tell if you are an ideal weight or even healthy? BMI is a measure of how much body fat you have. It uses your weight and height to come up with a...