If you don't consume alcohol or drink very little of it, you might not expect to have any issues with your liver. But if you do notice yellowing in your skin and eyes, swelling and pain in your right abdomen, or another liver disease-related symptom, consult a doctor soon. You may have a liver condition known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Learn more about nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and how to test for it below.

Birth control can sometimes be a challenging topic to understand. While most women may know enough to get by, some might not be entirely sure how their birth control works. There are several different types of birth control that all have different mechanisms of protection. Here are a few of the most common types of birth control and what you should know if you are going to utilize them. Copper Intrauterine Device 

One of the issues you may face as you get older is not being able to hear as well as you once did. This could cause you to need hearing assistance to improve your quality of life. There are many signs that you could be experiencing hearing loss. Knowing what some of these are may be beneficial to you. 1. Trouble hearing other people If you continue to ask another person to repeat the same thing over, you may not hear as well as you did in the past.

The mammogram is nothing new, and it's an important test that you should have done according to schedule so that you can take care of your breast health. Nowadays, many doctors and technicians are performing mammograms in a different manner than they used to. 3D mammograms are becoming increasingly popular. Next time that you schedule your routine mammogram, you will probably want to choose a facility that will perform a 3D mammogram for these reasons.

The human body is a unique organism. It is constructed in such a way as to be immune to thousands of bacteria, viruses, and living organisms that could destroy it, or it at least finds a way to build some resistance to these things. However, people with allergies seem to lack this ability to resist that which causes an allergic response. They are unable to resist one (or more!) of the three immunological responses to an allergen, which then causes them to seek help from a board-certified allergist.

You never really know how much the knee facilitates movement until one or both of yours start to go out. It can be extremely disheartening to find that you have a hard time standing up, walking, or doing a number of the basic activities which used to come so easily to you. Because you still have some use of your legs, you may not have considered getting a wheelchair. However, just because you can still move a bit doesn't mean that you should miss out on the incredible benefits of making a wheelchair part of your life.

With hearing aids, there is an adjustment period. The sooner a person realizes this and takes steps to help with the process, the better.  Wear the Device Wear your hearing aid as often as you can. A part of the adjustment process is reeducating your body on how to react to sound. At any given moment, there are a variety of sounds taking form around you. However, someone of them you need to focus on, and others you can tune out.

If you have a loved one who requires advanced medical care due to a chronic disease or old-age, then you do have the option of having someone care for them at home. And, you can choose between 24 hour and live-in care. There are some differences between these types of care, so keep reading to learn about a few so you can make the right choice.  Level Of Care Live in care involves a single caretaker who lives with an individual for a set period of time.