_ Talking with Dad By Jane Farrell blog My dad moved into assisted living this week.┬áOn move-in day, we had finished all the paperwork, but the moving truck […]
_ Heart Health Sex Rarely A Heart-Stopping Activity By Jane Farrell article Sexual activity is rarely associated with sudden cardiac arrest, a life-threatening malfunction of the heartΓÇÖs electrical system causing the heart … Read More→
_ Bone Health Should You Stop Taking Your Osteoporosis Medication? By Jane Farrell article Women stopped using bisphosphonates for more than two years showed a significantly higher risk of a hip fracture when compared … Read More→
_ Heart Health Heart Disease and Disability By Jane Farrell article Older adults who have a healthy heart may lower their risk of disability, according to new research. The American Heart … Read More→
_ Osteoarthritis How to Conquer Knee Pain By Jane Farrell article Standing up slowly, maybe with a little sigh or grunt? No one wants to admit to such a thing. Joints … Read More→
_ Food Allergies & Intolerance Peanut Allergy on The Rise Among Children By Jane Farrell article Peanut allergy in children has increased 21 percent since 2010, according to new research, and almost 2.5 percent of U.S. … Read More→
_ Diabetes Five Steps to Reducing Your Diabetes Risk By Jane Farrell article Each year, 1.4 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes. To help reduce the probability of becoming part of that statistic, … Read More→
_ Allergies Dogs May Help Protect Against Childhood Eczema and Asthma By Jane Farrell article Now thereΓÇÖs another reason to call dogs manΓÇÖs best friend. Or maybe a childΓÇÖs best friend. Research presented at the … Read More→
_ High blood pressure / hypertension New Guidelines Expand Definition of High Blood Pressure By Jane Farrell article Experts are resetting the numbers indicating high blood pressure, and that means that 46 percent of U.S. adults now are … Read More→
_ Food Allergies & Intolerance Food Allergies Often Begin in Adulthood By Jane Farrell article Although food allergies are often thought of in terms of children, almost half of all food-allergic adults reported one or … Read More→
_ Medical Care Dry Mouth Linked to Dozens of Medications By Jane Farrell article In an effort to combat dry mouth, a common side effect of medications, researchers are recommending that health care providers … Read More→
Sleep Health How to Get Your Best Night's Sleep Every Night By Jane Farrell article Waking up on the wrong side of the bed is a place weΓÇÖve all been: you tossed and turned all … Read More→
_ Exercise Getting Over That Exercise Plateau By Jane Farrell article Expert tips from Go4Life, a division of the National Institute on Aging, about improving your exercise routine.┬á [Editor’s note: Before … Read More→
_ Scar Tissue By Jane Farrell blog Today I went to see my very much-loved doctor, Grace. My sister is in town this week, so she went […]
_ Medical Procedures Opioid-Free Anesthesia Decreases Post-Surgery Nausea By Jane Farrell article The use of opioid alternatives in general anesthesia is safe, effective and substantially decreases post-operative nausea, according to research presented … Read More→
_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition Choosing Healthy Meals as You Get Older By Jane Farrell article Eating well is crucial to good health, especially as we get older. The experts from the National Institute on Aging … Read More→
_ Falls Senior Health A Big Risk Factor for Indoor Falls By Jane Farrell article Although the common perception may be that older people fall most frequently during the icy winter, a preliminary study shows … Read More→
_ Health Headlines Insurance Approval Lagging on Costly New Cholesterol Drug By Jane Farrell article Less than half of patients received their insurerΓÇÖs approval for prescriptions of the type of cholesterol-lowering drug known as PCSK9 … Read More→