Blog Posts in 2016 What to Do with Your Halloween Jack-o'-Lantern? 29-Oct-2016 HealthCalling Team If you carved your pumpkin into a beautiful jack-o'-lantern and it's been sitting out over a day, do not eat it. But that doesn't mean you ... Continue Reading Preventing Falls is a Foundation of Healthy Aging 28-Oct-2016 Contributor: Almaas Shaikh, MD, FACS Fear of falling is a natural and near-universal instinct – with good reason. Falls can cause serious injuries, including head trauma, shoulder ... Continue Reading 7 Ways to Stay Strong During Breast Cancer Treatment 27-Oct-2016 Contributor: Parveen Vora, MD If a diagnosis of breast cancer has brought your world to a crashing halt, you're not alone. "It's a time fraught with stress--you're ... Continue Reading Not All Vitamins Are Created Equal: Know What to Look for in Your A to Ks 25-Oct-2016 Contributor: Regina Chinsio-Kwong, DO Americans love vitamins. More than half of us take some form of a one-a-day supplement or daily vitamin, which, according to research, equates to ... Continue Reading Debunking Mental Health Myths - Myth: People with Mental Illness Can't Handle Work or School Stress 24-Oct-2016 HealthCalling Team People with mental illness have jobs, go to school and are active members of their communities. Yet many do not reveal their conditions for fear they ... Continue Reading What Parents Need to Know About Flat Head Syndrome 20-Oct-2016 Contributor: Steve Kwon, MD You may have seen an infant wearing a tiny helmet resembling those worn by your favorite sports star, but these devices offer more than head ... Continue Reading St. Joseph Health Teaches Napa Children to be Healthy 4 Life 19-Oct-2016 Contributor: Jeff Kresge, Healthy 4 Life Program Manager Obesity is a concerning trend across the country, particularly as it affects young people who have not had the opportunity to have learned the basics ... Continue Reading Preventing Exercise-Related Pain 19-Oct-2016 Contributor: Stacey Dale, DPT, OCS Starting Exercising and Slowly Building Up to an Intense Workout is Just One Way to Prevent Pain We sit at the computer, we sit watching TV, we sit in ... Continue Reading Pain, Pain Go Away--5 Drug-Free Ways to Find Relief 14-Oct-2016 HealthCalling Team If you've got a nagging ache in your neck or persistent back pain that makes you twinge when you move, you're not alone. Nearly 40 million ... Continue Reading Ankle Sprains can be a Long-Term Pain 13-Oct-2016 Contributor: Steven Smith, MD In the grand spectrum of medical ailments, an ankle sprain seems inconsequential--a minor injury that many people try to push through to get back up ... Continue Reading Depression Screenings Should Be Available for All Adults 12-Oct-2016 Contributor: James Yoon, MD Depression is a major health issue that afflicts millions of Americans. So it's not surprising that recent screening guidelines issued by the U.S. ... Continue Reading St. Joseph Hoag Health Physicians and Nutritionists Provide Healthy Advice at "Shop With Your Doc" Events This Fall 11-Oct-2016 HealthCalling Team St. Joseph Hoag Health is joining Ralphs and Food4Less for a unique, free community health event where doctors and nutritionists will visit ... Continue Reading Avoid Listeria Hysteria--All About the Bacteria Behind Recent Recalls 11-Oct-2016 Contributor: Phillip Cecchini, MD Listeria can be found in soil, in food--and in the news. Of the 78 notices posted on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recall and safety ... Continue Reading Debunking Mental Health Myths - Myth: Mental Illness Often Leads to Violent and Dangerous Behavior 10-Oct-2016 Contributor: Marshall Moncrief Our series on debunking mental health myths continues with a look at the misleading connection between violence and mental illness. In fact mentally ... Continue Reading Oodles of Noodles - Alternatives to Regular Pasta 7-Oct-2016 HealthCalling Team It's hard to resist a hot, perfectly sauced bowl of pasta dusted with fresh cheese. The only thing spoiling this culinary picture is the white ... Continue Reading Chronic Shoulder Pain: Your Rotator Cuff's Call for Help 6-Oct-2016 Contributor: Christopher Walter, DO Do you experience constant shoulder pain? You may be suffering from a rotator cuff injury. “Shoulder pain is quite common, but many people ... Continue Reading Debunking Mental Health Myths - Myth: You Can Just "Snap Out of It" 4-Oct-2016 HealthCalling Team About our series: We are out to change mental health care in the United States Each year, almost one in five Americans experience mental illness, ... Continue Reading 100 and Beyond: A Matter of Good Genes and a Little Luck? 4-Oct-2016 Contributor: Lytton Smith, MD According to recent research, more important than either genetics or good fortune are factors completely within your control. Identifying smoking, a ... Continue Reading Healing Psoriasis with Precision Drugs 3-Oct-2016 Contributor: Hong T. Nguyen, MD More than 6.7 million American adults are living with the discomfort of red, scaly plaques on their skin. These rough, raised spots are the hallmark ... Continue Reading