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Holiday lights and displays are part of the joy of the holiday season, and bring holiday cheer to us all! But sometimes we aren’t fully aware of the risks that holiday lights and decorations pose which can lead to a…

Getting through holidays and staying fit is not the easiest task from Thanksgiving to New Years! But it can be done! Here are a few tips to help you stay on track for a healthier holiday season! Maintain Moderation: Moderation…

Thanksgiving meals are traditionally family events where certain kinds of food are served. First and foremost, turkey is the featured item in most Thanksgiving feasts (so much so that Thanksgiving is sometimes facetiously referred to as “Turkey Day”). Stuffing, mashed…

Did you know that 1 in 11 Americans today has diabetes? Despite its prevalence, diabetes is an invisible disease. It affects men and women, people young and old, and people of all races, shapes and sizes. Often there are no…

Eating healthy is a way of life and can be simple yet have wonderful benefits! It’s not about strict dietary habits or never having good food… it’s about feeling great having more energy, improving your health! Eating Healthy starts at…

It’s coming on November 6th at 2am! We will all “FALL BACK” and have to adjust to Daylight Saving Time! Daylight Saving Time (DST) is the practice of setting the clocks forward one hour from standard time during the summer…

By Shilipa J. Register, OD, PhD UAB Callahan Eye Hospital   As we begin to celebrate cooler, fall weather and the changing of the leaves in Alabama, our children and grandchildren are gearing up for a big night of trick-or-treating.…

Oh the Flu… no thank you! Unless your idea of a good time is being laid up for days with headaches, diarrhea, chills and muscle aches that are all courtesy of the flu, you really don’t want to get sick…

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Facts about Breast Cancer: Each year in the United States, more than 200,000 women get breast cancer and more than 40,000 women die from the disease. Most breast cancers are found in women who…

Nearly 29.1 million Americans have diabetes, a serious disease in which blood glucose (blood sugar) levels are above normal. Most people with diabetes have type 2, which used to be called adult-onset diabetes. But now more young people, even children,…