Your Health
Find answers to common questions about your health. Learn about treatments, procedures and ways to practice self-care.
Delivery Nurse Shares 8 Tips for Choosing a Maternity Hospital
A CHRISTUS Health labor and delivery nurse who is also a mom shares tips on picking the best maternity hospital in your community
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aFib
What does aFib feel like and what are its symptoms?
Joint Pain
How do you know if its severe? Here are common signs.
Anxiety in Kids
Identify common signs of anxiety in your kids.
Lower Back Pain?
Here are 9 things you can try to reduce back pain.
Children's Health and Wellness Stories
Stephanie's Story
Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: Stephanie said she hadn't felt the baby move in a while. "I never thought this would happen to me."
Read the latest stories about pregnancy and birth
Overcoming Gastroschisis
A true story about treating gastroschisis.
Premature Twins
A Story of Faith, Hope & Survival
Congenital Heart Diagnosis
“Our son had congestive heart failure.”
Heart Full of Hope
From the Heart Care & Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Heart Health
What to Expect at Your First Cardiologist Visit
Knowing what a cardiologist will do during your first visit and preparing in advance can help you relax and get the most out of your upcoming appointment.
Learn What to Do If Someone is Having a Heart Attack
Having a plan can help you act quickly should a heart attack happen to someone with you. If this medical event occurs, time is of the essence.
Do You Need a Calcium Score Test?
A calcium score test (calcium scoring) is a non-invasive, low-risk heart scan used to find out more about your risk of heart disease.
Alcohol and Heart Disease
Heavy drinking can weaken the heart muscle and increase your risk of cardiovascular complications, such as heart attacks.
How Does Sleep Affect Your Heart
There’s a potentially more serious, problem caused by lack of sleep — poor sleep increases the risk of heart problems.
Can Meditation Lower Blood Pressure?
Can meditating daily really lower your blood pressure on a long-term basis? And if so, how much meditation do you need?
Treating Allergies
Treating Nasal Obstruction and Congestion During Allergy Season
During allergy season, make good decisions on nasal obstruction and congestion. For example, did you know that blowing your nose a lot can make sinus pressure and irritation worse?
3 Ways to Relieve a Stuffy Nose
There are some newer options available for families to help clear the nose and mouth of mucus.
Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
More than 50 million Americans suffer from environmental allergies and asthma.
Parenting Tips
Water Safety and Children
Did you know drowning is the second highest cause of death for children under 14 years of age?
Let’s Get Smart About Antibiotics
What can you do to help decrease the use of antibiotics and curb the emergence of resistance?