Life can cause fatigue

Fatigue is a common complaint about 6 to 7.5 percent of the US population with an estimated annual cost of more than $136 billion to employers in lost production time. There are three components of clinical fatigue: a perception of generalized weakness affecting the ability to initiate activity easy fatigability reducing capacity to maintain activity and

To screen or not to screen

Screening, in health care, is a  process of testing for an unrecognized disease or illness in asymptomatic individuals with the goal of early intervention and management and thus reducing mortality and suffering. a negative aspect associated with any screening test is that it may lead to unnecessary tests and interventions, which may harm an individual, defeating

When is it appropriate to take an antibiotic?

The main purpose of an antibiotic is to control or eradicate a potentially harmful bacterium, virus, or fungus that invades our otherwise healthy body. Antibiotics are often overly prescribed by health care providers, either due to habitual prescribing habits or through pressure from patients who demand their providers to prescribe an antibiotic for an ailment

What happens when you get sick

When you develop an illness that does not go away on its own or worsens with time, you should contact your friendly primary care provider (PCP) for a proper and thorough evaluation in his/her office to see what is making you ill. A medical evaluation may lead to an answer to your problem(s) and hopefully,