WHAT IS AN OVERACTIVE BLADDER? Overactive bladder, or OAB, is a group of urinary symptoms, the most common of which is a sudden urge to urinate that you can’t control. Many people with OAB also experience “incontinence” – the leaking of urine shortly after the symptoms surface. The immediate need to urinate can be extremely …

For just about everyone, stress is an integral, yet undesirable, part of life. And while some of us seem to be able to take stressful situations in stride, others sometimes need some additional help. And since there’s no shortage of advice about dealing with stress, it can often be hard to know who to listen …

Sensitive skin can be difficult to manage if you don’t know what things can cause an outbreak. When it comes to skincare, you have to be careful about the things you put on your skin. If you have dry or sensitive skin, you might want to avoid a medley of things your skin might come into …

Here’s something interesting to get us started: did you know that phlegm and mucus are not the same? It’s true. When we suffer from a nasty cold, it’s the mucus that gives us that dreaded sinus congestion. Phlegm settles in the respiratory system and makes its presence known when we cough or wheeze. While undoubtedly gross, …

Here are some ways your child’s body might be trying to communicate a food sensitivity—and why it’s important to pay attention. Nausea and vomiting It might look like something your child ate didn’t sit well, or it might be tempting to chalk his or her symptoms up to the latest stomach bug going around, but …