Jeanie Hammond LCSW

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• Are Food Allergies More Common in Children Than we Thought?

  The results of a large study published in the journal Pediatrics, has shown that childhood food allergies are more common and dangerous than previously thought. In this study, researchers conducted a detailed survey of about 38,000 families who had at least one child under the age of 18-years-old....

• Foods to Avoid If You Have Diarrhea

  Diarrhea is a condition characterized by loose or watery stools that occur more than three times a day. Typically, the condition lasts for about two to three days and then resolves on its own. The symptoms of diarrhea include watery stools, bloating, stomach cramps, gas, and nausea.Diarrhea can lead...

• Pregnancy and Parkinson’s Disease

  Parkinson's disease happens to only 5% of women before the age of 40, with less than 400 women who are younger than 50 years old diagnosed with the disease in the United States. This is why pregnancy in patients with Parkinson's Disease is uncommon and a rare occurrence.There have been previous...

• Oxygen Supply Management for COPD Patients

  When an individual has COPD, air is being blocked because of the tightening of the airways due to inflammation (bronchitis), and it is also possible for the patient to experience alveolar over-inflation (emphysema). The latter condition creates a problem to the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide,...

• Idol Casey Abrams Promotes Awareness of Crohn's and Colitis

  Casey Abrams is a young man who suffers from ulcerative colitis. He is also the Season 10 American Idol finalist, and in 2011 he was hospitalized while singing in the famous competition because of a flare of his ulcerative colitis. Though he had to suffer through some very serious health issues,...

• What is Diabetes? Get the Facts

  Diabetes is a condition wherein there are high blood sugar levels (BSL). Usually, when you eat, your body extracts glucose/sugar from food. That glucose is released into your bloodstream. The same is utilized by your body to carry out various physical activities and other processes...