April Health and Wellness Highlights

Here, we outline the topics discussed in the Cape May County Herald’s April 1 Health & Wellness section. Read on for summaries of all included articles:
A pinched nerve occurs when too much pressure is applied to a nerve by surrounding tissues — such as bones, cartilage, muscles or tendons: http://goo.gl/hqXn3D
Replenishing nutrients essential to healthy immune function can help, according to Scott Reef, owner and pharmacist at Reef Family Pharmacy: http://goo.gl/e9UobX
When you name someone as your health care agent, you literally entrust them with life and death decisions: http://goo.gl/nfjpUz
Millions of Americans are affected by unsightly broken blood vessels on their face, spider veins on the legs and skin discoloration: http://goo.gl/UdPGJO
Cardiac programs designed to provide specialized sub-acute care to cardiac patients are particularly important to reducing hospital readmissions for Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) patients: http://goo.gl/NyPhu0
Many health conditions can be identified by an examination of your feet: http://goo.gl/0F98BL
Psychiatry is a branch of medicine. It is the specialty of medical doctors who focus on problems of the mind. It is related to but separate from neurology which is the study of the brain and the nervous system: http://goo.gl/vU8B4C
The recent outbreak of measles in the United States, as well as increased rates of other vaccine-preventable diseases like whooping cough and mumps have many parents concerned about the best way to protect their children from illness: http://goo.gl/m5Feit
While not all eye diseases can be prevented, here are some simple steps to maintain healthy eyes now and reduce your chances of vision loss in the future: http://goo.gl/q9rjkG
Regarding oral cancer, prevention and early detection is crucial to saving many lives: http://goo.gl/IfNij9
An estimated 20.5 million Americans over 40 have cataracts, and the number of Americans undergoing cataract surgery is expected to increase: http://goo.gl/5dKaBi
The newest, and one of the most exciting new services, is the Cape Regional Sleep Center located in the Hope Medical Commons in Marmora, New Jersey: http://goo.gl/5ZONB0
The following Health & Wellness section is included in the April 1 edition of the Cape May County Herald. Check out the Health & Wellness section of our website to stay up-to-date on these and upcoming topics here: http://www.capemaycountyherald.com/healthandwellness.