Beaumont Emergency Hospital
24-Hour Emergency Room - Beaumont, Texas
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One of the most popular team sports in the world, soccer (also known as football, outside of the United States) is a great exercise that helps improve agility, coordination, balance and develops the ability to do teamwork among young ones. (Advanced Solutions International) An estimated 15.5 million people play soccer in the United States. More …
A migraine causes severe headaches in the form of throbbing pain or pulsing sensations. It can also cause nausea, vomiting and extreme sensitivity to light and sound. Migraines can last for hours or days at a time. Medication does help make the migraine less painful and might help prevent migraines too. The right combination of …
Heatstroke occurs when your body overheats due to exposure to high temperatures or due to physical exertion in high temperatures. Heatstroke is a serious condition in which your body’s temperature increases to 104˚F or higher. It requires emergency treatment and if untreated, can cause harm to your brain, kidneys, heart and muscles. (Mayo Clinic, 2020) …
May is recognized as Mental Health Month to create awareness around mental health and break the stigma attached. Since 1949 it is observed each year in May. Today more than ever, it’s essential to understand that mental health is an integral component of overall health. The illnesses related to it are as common as illnesses …
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), also referred to as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) or systemic exertion intolerance disease (SEID), is a disorder that causes extreme fatigue or tiredness, which usually does not go away with rest, has no detectable underlying cause and cannot be explained by any medical condition. (Sampson, 2020) It is a new state of …
Colonoscopy is an outpatient procedure in which your colon and rectum are inspected. This procedure helps examine, diagnose and treat lower gastrointestinal tract diseases. A long and flexible tube is inserted in the rectum and advanced to the other side of the large intestine. The tube has a tiny video camera at the tip which …
Everyone gets blissful about their big baby news — but a little confused about what will happen, when and how. Here’s the short of what will happen over the first trimester of your pregnancy. For most, the more they know about any new endeavor, the more comfortable and confident they feel. However, for some this …
2020 was designated by the World Health Organization as the Year of The Nurse, which coincided with one of the biggest epidemics humankind has ever experienced, the coronavirus pandemic. Our health and the strength of the nation’s over 4 million registered nurses give us comfort and every year in May, we celebrate their unique place in …
Lactose intolerance is a digestive disorder caused by the inability to digest lactose, a carbohydrate found in dairy products. It is thought to affect 75% of the world population. (West, 2017) The condition requires management by watching how you consume dairy products. (Ratini, 2019) Lactose is the sugar that is found in milk. An enzyme …
