Carewell Physicians has provided this section to assist you in finding answers to questions you may have about
Obesity
Diabetes
Blood Pressure
common allergies
Obesity
Obesity is an abnormal accumulation of body fat, usually 20% or more over an individual's ideal body weight. Obesity is associated with increased risk of illness, disability, and death.More...
Diabetes
When you have diabetes, you have to think about diabetes every day. It's essential that you find appropriate diabetes health information and articles on diabetes so you can make appropriate food and drink choices, take your medications appropriately, and so you check the amount of glucose in your blood. You can't afford to take a vacation from thinking about your diabetes health. However, you can learn to routine think about your diabetes health by reading information and articles on diabetes that will train you to make choices for your diabetes health.
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Blood pressure
Blood pressure is the force of the blood against the artery walls. High blood pressure (hypertension) and low blood pressure (hypotension) can both cause cardiovascular problems.
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring or tilt table tests may be used to diagnose these conditions. There are many types of high blood pressure, which may be treated with antihypertensive medications, such as diuretics, beta blockers and ACE inhibitors.
Allergy
An allergy refers to an exaggerated reaction by our immune system in response to bodily contact with certain foreign substances. It is exaggerated because these foreign substances are usually seen by the body as harmless and no response occurs in non- allergic people. Allergic people's bodies recognize the foreign substance and one part of the immune system is turned on. Allergy-producing substances are called "allergens."More...