_ 6 Tips to Reduce Dementia Risk By Jane Farrell articleNearly 50 million people worldwide currently suffer from dementia, and this is set to almost double by 2030, and more … Read More→
_ Healthy Diet & NutritionThe 411 on Frozen Fruits and Vegetables By Jane Farrell articleThe produce stand isn’t the only place you can get your healthy fruits and vegetables. The experts at the Mayo … Read More→
_ Business of MedicineThe Link Between Doctors and Drug Sales Representatives By Jane Farrell articleLimiting how pharmaceutical sales representatives market their products to physicians changes the doctors’ drug prescribing behaviors, according to new research. … Read More→
_ Healthy Diet & NutritionInstagram and Weight Loss By Jane Farrell articleInstagram users do more than just post selfies – some track food intake and are even held accountable by followers … Read More→
_ Aging Doesn't Have to Age You By Jane Farrell articleAfter 40 years of writing “Energy Express,” Marilynn Preston isn’t only the author of America’s longest running fitness column, she’s … Read More→
_ SunburnCommon Myths about Sun Protection By Jane Farrell articleMisconceptions about sun exposure are plentiful and put people at risk for skin cancer. “As a practicing dermatologist for over … Read More→
_ Prescription DrugsSleeping Pills Raise Risk of Hip Fractures By Jane Farrell articleOlder people who have been newly prescribed certain kinds of sleeping pills have more than double the risk of hip … Read More→
_ Sleep HealthHome Remedies That Can Help Stop Snoring By Jane Farrell articleAlthough snoring is often the subject of jokes, it can be serious. Snoring affects up to half of adults, according … Read More→
_ Heart HealthExercise and Vitamin D: Working Against Heart Disease By Jane Farrell articleJohns Hopkins researchers report that an analysis of more than 10,000 American adults for nearly 20 years suggests a link … Read More→
_ WorryWorrying: It's Not All Bad By Jane Farrell articleWorrying has a bad reputation. But in fact there’s an upside to it, according to Kate Sweeny, Ph.D., a psychology … Read More→
_ Breast CancerMind-Body Therapies During Breast Cancer Treatment By Jane Farrell articleResearchers have come up with an evidence-based list of appropriate integrative therapies for patients with breast cancer. The list includes … Read More→
_ Vision HealthProgress in Research on A Puzzling Eye Disease By Jane Farrell articleNamed for Friedrich Best, who characterized the disease in 1905, Best disease, also known as vitelliform macular dystrophy, affects children … Read More→
_ Addiction & Substance OveruseHow to Tell if Your Teen Is Using Drugs By Jane Farrell articlePrescription drugs, especially opioids, are a growing threat to the health of young people, with 6 percent of teens 12 … Read More→
_ Alzheimer's Caregiving Tips: Going Out By Jane Farrell articlePeople in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease may still enjoy going out to places they enjoyed in the past. … Read More→
_ HobbiesComputer Coding and Seniors By Jane Farrell articleIn the first known study of older adults learning computer programming, a cognitive scientist from the University of California San … Read More→
_ High blood pressure / hypertensionA New Factor in Hypertension By Jane Farrell articleResearch led by scientists at the University of Birmingham, UK, has revealed a new cause of high blood pressure, and … Read More→
_ Reduced Funding for Geriatrics Research Would Be A Risky Move By Jane Farrell articleWithout a substantial increase in federal funding for geriatrics education and research, there’s a greater risk in reducing a workforce … Read More→
_ Drinking Beetroot Juice Can Benefit Your Brain By Jane Farrell articleDrinking a beetroot juice supplement before working out makes the brain of an older adult perform more efficiently, mirroring the … Read More→