A person can become infected with the Zika virus when they are bitten by mosquito carrying the virus. It is mainly spread through mosquitoes. But, it can also spread through sex, usually after a person traveled to an area where Zika has broken out, got the virus, and gave the virus to a sex …
Archives for November 2016
Are You at Risk for Diabetes? The Time to Test is Now!
November is National Diabetes Month and today is World Diabetes Day. More than 29 million people in the United States have diabetes with 1 out of 4 of them being unaware that they have it. There are three main types of diabetes: Type 1 - Your body can't make insulin (a hormone that …
Think your partner had an affair? Time to get tested for STDs!
Affairs and sexually transmitted disease are two subjects we tend to avoid. We don’t want to face the fact that we have been cheated on or the physical and emotional consequences moving forward. Imagine finding out that you have contracted an STD as a result. The Center for Disease Control …