Westchester Health Tips

Your teenage ath­lete might be ac­tive and hap­py — but un­less she’s re­ceiv­ing ad­e­quate nu­tri­tion, she might be set­ting her­self up for health prob­lems lat­er in life. The Weight-​con­trol In­for­ma­tion Net­work (WIN) of­fers these tips to keep teenage ath­letes healthy…

Your family is having a difficulty visiting nursing homes. How can your family make the visits better for all of you?

Visits should not be about quantity, but based on quality. Shorts visit with a purpose are a good thing. Family members can come visit during lunch, bringing with them the patient’s favorite dessert. Taking a walk later in the day would also be nice.

When is time to consider placing an Alzheimer’s patient in a nursing home?

This is one of the difficult questions that family members need to face. As Alzheimer’s progresses in its later stage, a patient will require full time care. No one can do this alone, so if programs, services and resources are accessible near your community you may prefer to care for the patient right at your home. If not, then a long-term-care facility has to be an option.

The U.S. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is one benefit provided by the federal government for children under the age of 18 years old who meet qualification guidelines for disability, as well as disabled people 19 years and older still depending on others for their care. SSI also supplies monthly payments to people with limited incomes [...]

Learn how to easily and effectively treat your little ones’ cold. “Go-To Mom” Kimberley shares some of her old-fashioned, natural remedies that she uses to help her kids when they’re sick.

At some point, every parent must administer medicine to their child. However, the process is often met by strong resistance. For parents with children battling cancer, administering lifesaving medications can become especially problematic. “She [my child] hates the medication we have to give to her daily,” wrote one mother on the National Children’s Cancer Society’s [...]