Esophageal Cancer: What You Need to Know

Esophageal Cancer: What You Need to Know

Esophageal cancer is a serious and often silent disease, but with awareness and early action, outcomes can improve. Nicholas LeBlanc, MD, a thoracic surgeon with Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Institute, recently shared his expertise on this complex and often silent...
How Is Your Gut Health?

How Is Your Gut Health?

You want to stay healthy. Maybe you do your best to eat good foods and work out to keep your waistline from expanding. But good health goes deeper than your waist, and good gut health goes even deeper. Why Gut Health Matters Your gut is also known as your...
What Foods Cause Heartburn and Indigestion?

What Foods Cause Heartburn and Indigestion?

Heartburn and indigestion are extremely common. More than 60 million Americans experience heartburn each year. Indigestion affects nearly 25 percent of Americans. Thankfully, you can prevent many bouts of heartburn and indigestion. You just have to know what causes...
Prevent Dehydration When Your Kid is Sick

Prevent Dehydration When Your Kid is Sick

Tummy bug got your little bug down? Gastroenteritis, also known as a “stomach bug,” causes vomiting and/or diarrhea. It is usually caused by a virus but can also be caused by bacteria or parasites. Preventing dehydration is the most important concern when children are...
Five Tips to Prevent Heartburn

Five Tips to Prevent Heartburn

Most of us have experienced that burning sensation in our chest we know as heartburn.  Despite the name, the discomfort has nothing to do with the heart, but is caused by stomach acid splashing up into the esophagus where it doesn’t belong. So, what can you do to find...