Mc Kelby is a senior communications and messaging executive specializing in media relations, social media, program development and crisis communications. Also, Kelby is an avid traveler and international shopper. Kelby also enjoys jewelry design/production and flamenco dancing.
According to the American Thyroid Association, ʺmore than 20 million Americans have a thyroid issue and more than 60 percent go undiagnosed.ʺ In their lifetime, more than 12 percent of the U.S. ...
February 10, 2012 - 6:52am
First, don’t panic. You can experience a white milky vaginal discharge and you can also experience a white milky nipple discharge.
An odorless, white milky vaginal discharge is perfectly ...
February 9, 2012 - 8:44am
According to the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), ʺroseola is a usually mild viral infection that is common among children. Most cases occur between the ages of six months and three ...
February 8, 2012 - 8:24am
Losing your virginity is a very big deal and you will always remember your first sexual encounter. According to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, ʺabout half of high school students have ...
February 6, 2012 - 7:23am
Every day, I am looking for exciting new healthy recipes to cook and prepare for my family. I have surfed through dozens of websites looking for easy-to-prepare healthy meals.
Some of my ...
February 3, 2012 - 7:54am
February marks Valentine’s Day and it's also American Heart Month.
Celebrate this month, and every month, by taking extra care of your heart. Purchase some tasty, delicious and nutritious ...
February 1, 2012 - 10:47pm
In an interview with Rachael Ray which is scheduled to run on February 2, 2012, the First Lady Michelle Obama said her favorite Super Bowl food was nachos.
Finding a heart healthy recipe for ...
January 31, 2012 - 8:46pm
In the United States, we experience more than one million heart attacks per year, which is approximately one heart attack about every 30 seconds. The American Heart Association predicts that in ...
January 31, 2012 - 8:03am
When you are dieting, snack foods can be so plain and boring. Sometimes these diet snack foods have no personality.
The key to snacks foods while dieting is portion size. Try to keep snacks ...
January 26, 2012 - 5:18am
I love snacks. Snacks are those micro mini-delicious foods which keep us satisfied until our next meal.
However, many of us tend to purchase and grab convenient snacks in the fancy ...
January 25, 2012 - 7:34am
When I was sixteen years old, I was diagnosed with lupus. After I was diagnosed, a family member disclosed to me that two of our family members died from lupus while in their twenties.
At ...
January 23, 2012 - 8:01pm
According to Tracy Shepherd, Divine Reiki Master and Teacher of Reiki, Angel Therapy and Shaman Practitioner, ʺSpiritual healing takes place the moment you realize you want to feel better in ...
January 22, 2012 - 9:20pm
Herbal remedies (also known as botanical medicine, herbal medicine, or phytomedicine) have been around for thousands of years. The Aztecs, Egyptians and the ancient Chinese used herbal remedies. ...
January 19, 2012 - 4:19pm
According to the National Institutes of Health, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) website ʺthe word naturopathy comes from Greek and Latin and literally translates ...
January 19, 2012 - 8:50am
According to the latest statistics by the National Health Interview Survey, "an estimated 3.9 million U.S. adults and approximately 900,000 children used homeopathic medicine."
The National ...
January 18, 2012 - 9:21am
There is an old Spanish proverb that goes something like this: ʺAnyone who is too busy to take care of their health is like a mechanic who is too busy to take care of his tools.ʺ
Translation, ...
January 17, 2012 - 9:59am
A kidney infection, or pyelonephritis, commonly occurs after an untreated bladder infection. Bacteria from a bladder infection can spread to one or both of your kidneys and cause a kidney ...
January 12, 2012 - 9:17am
A kidney infection is also known as pyelonephritis (pronounced pie-a۰lone-nifritis). Women are more prone to kidney infections than men.
A kidney infection can be a chronic or acute ...
January 11, 2012 - 9:33am
Recently, I was fixated on a documentary about last spring’s tsunami in Japan. The documentary chronicled a local doctor immediately following the tsunami struck Japan.
The doctor and the ...
January 10, 2012 - 8:03am
I really love living in a close-knit neighborhood. Many times neighbors volunteer helpful information from a different perspective. For example, recently my wonderful neighbor Chris was losing ...
January 9, 2012 - 9:35am
After last May’s devastating tornado in Joplin, Missouri, the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) reported an outbreak of the skin fungal infection mucormycosis. Mucormycosis is also ...
January 5, 2012 - 1:06pm
Infections of the toenail general occur because of an ingrown toenail (onychocryptosis), infection around the skin of the nail (paronychia) or onychomycosis (fungal infection of the toenail). ...
January 5, 2012 - 12:02pm
Any type of abuse against a woman is unacceptable. Domestic or physical abuse of women can leave a physical mark. But, verbal abuse is another story.
Verbal abuse may be the worst type of ...
January 4, 2012 - 10:44am
I tend to be very hard on myself. Part of this has to do with my strict upbringing and the other half has to do with my relentless nature.
After a successful career, I decided to enroll in ...
January 3, 2012 - 11:58am
Your immune system offers two systems of immunity. One of those types is called the innate immune system. The innate immune system is also known as innate immunity or the non-specific immune ...
December 28, 2011 - 6:22pm
One early Saturday morning, I turned on the TV and the live-action animated movie ʺOsmosis Jonesʺ was airing on HBO. This movie received very little fanfare. However, ʺOsmosis Jonesʺ is an ...
December 28, 2011 - 10:03am
Our immune system does a phenomenal job of protecting us from various diseases and illnesses but on occasion we may be struck down with a cold. According to the National Institute of Allergy and ...
December 27, 2011 - 10:22am
Your immune system is your body’s stealth defense system against viruses, bacteria and all those other nasty things which can make you sick. Your immune system is elaborate and very involved. ...
December 26, 2011 - 8:31am
A couple of years ago, I fell in love with a pair of earrings that a female character was wearing on the silver screen. After countless hours of searching on the Internet for these deliciously ...
December 22, 2011 - 8:12am
Your adrenal glands sit on top of your kidneys. According to the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMM), ʺadrenal glands secrete hormones which help regulate metabolism and supplement other ...
December 20, 2011 - 4:28pm
According to the United States National Library of Medicine, ʺTemporomandibular joint and muscle disorders (TMJ disorders) are problems or symptoms of the chewing muscles and joints that connect ...
December 19, 2011 - 4:02pm
According to the United States Library of Science, ʺchronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a genetic disorder in which certain immune system cells are unable to kill some types of bacteria and ...
December 18, 2011 - 7:42pm
According to the National Heart Lung Blood Institute, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, "immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a bleeding disorder. In ITP, the ...
December 16, 2011 - 10:11am
One of my closest friends married her college sweetheart who was attending medical school. One summer, she revealed several stories about her husband and how he thought we had a different disease ...
December 15, 2011 - 7:02am
According to the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), ʺFor people over age 65, heart failure is the number one cause of death, with nearly 290,000 people dying from this disease each ...
December 14, 2011 - 9:39am
According to the National Cancer Institute, more than 9,250 cases of gallbladder cancer will be diagnosed this year and more than 3,300 people will die from this deadly disease.
Your ...
December 12, 2011 - 8:15am
According to the World Health Organization, ʺSexually transmitted infections (or STDs) are infections that are spread primarily through person-to-person sexual contact. There are more than 30 ...
December 8, 2011 - 6:32am
According to Planned Parenthood, ʺSexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are caused by infections that are passed from one person to another during sexual contact.ʺ Sexually transmitted infections ...
December 6, 2011 - 7:13pm
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) more than 19 million new infections of sexual transmitted diseases occur every year in the United States. Consequently, the CDC ...
December 6, 2011 - 10:31am
This morning, a friend was discussing how angry she was when she discovered her 13 year-old son had already at sex. Not only was she angry, she was quite unprepared to discuss sexual health with ...
December 5, 2011 - 9:50am
For most of us, this time of year adds extra duties, like holiday shopping and holiday parties, to our already tight work and home schedules. In this economy, we are doing our very best to ...
December 1, 2011 - 8:13am
A few years ago, I was absolutely appalled and stunned to learn a family member and her husband put their darling six-year-old daughter on a diet. She was a husky kid but not overweight. ...
November 30, 2011 - 10:23am
As HERwriters for EmpowHER.com, we are required to do extensive research for each health column. Over these last two years, I have been impressed with the health information available on ...
November 29, 2011 - 9:18am
Due to the economy, most of us are watching our budgets including our grocery list. Just this last weekend, I was absolutely shocked when I purchases a one pound box of wheat pasta for one dollar ...
November 28, 2011 - 11:48am
This holiday season, many of us may celebrate with a holiday drink. Some of these holiday drink concoctions may be alcoholic or non-alcoholic.
One polarizing holiday drink is eggnog. Either ...
November 24, 2011 - 8:22am
Everyone, including Santa Claus, likes holiday cookies. We drink milk with them, we dunk them in our coffee and we make them with love and good cheer. There is even a blue monster named after ...
November 23, 2011 - 10:42am
According to the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), the average cost of this year's holiday food for Thankgiving is $49.20 dollars. This is an increase of 13 percent from last year. The ...
November 21, 2011 - 3:12pm
According to the U.S. Census, Americans come from more than 125 countries around the world.
One of the many advantages of coming from another country is the integration of a new culture into ...
November 20, 2011 - 9:05pm
Urethral syndrome is also known as urethritis or non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU). Urethral syndrome can occur in men and women. However, today’s article will focus on female urethral syndrome. ...
November 17, 2011 - 9:43am
According to the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), ʺroseola is a usually mild viral infection that is common among children. Most cases occur between the ages of six months and three ...
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