If your family has recently welcomed the addition of a precious newborn, make sure you know how to administer medications safely should the need arise. Grandparent alert: Don’t rely on your memory of bringing up your own brood! Advice may have changed. Your health care provider can be a great resource. A good time to… Continue reading Medication Safety: Advice for New Parents – and Grandparents!
Author: Sondra Forsyth
Sondra Forsyth is Co-Editor-in-Chief of ThirdAge.com. She is a National Magazine Award winner with scores of major magazine bylines and twelve books to her credit. Her most recent book is “Candida Cleanse: The 21-Day Diet to Beat Yeast and Feel Your Best”. Sondra was Executive Editor at “Ladies’ Home Journal,” Features Editor at “Cosmopolitan,” and Articles Editor at “Bride’s”. A former ballerina, she founded Ballet Ambassadors, an arts-in-education company in New York City, and served as Artistic Director for 16 years.
Live the Life You Want Now and In the Future
I noticed early in my career that my clients, and people in general, had not received a good financial education and had not surrounded themselves with the best advisors. As a result, they were not making the best financial decisions for themselves or their families and at times were making disastrous choices. This is what… Continue reading Live the Life You Want Now and In the Future
Police Training Program in Age-Related Health Helps Older Adults
A study published in May 2017 the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society reports that most police officers receive little to no training in aging-related health concerns. Yet for older adults with complex care needs, police officers are often the first people on the scene for a health issue or concern. Police officers frequently respond… Continue reading Police Training Program in Age-Related Health Helps Older Adults
Virtual Support Groups Help Grieving Spouses with Depression
As the U.S. population ages, it’s estimated that half of women older than 65 are widows, while one-sixth of men of the same age have lost their spouses. Support groups have proved to be a helpful resource for those dealing with grief, but for older individuals, obstacles such as geographic location and physical immobility can… Continue reading Virtual Support Groups Help Grieving Spouses with Depression
Parents Often Don’t Check Nutrition Labels of “Health Halo” Foods
Parent and grandparents alert! Parents choosing foods for their children are significantly more likely to purchase “health halo” products – branded to cause misleading assumptions of good nutritional value – when they only view package images and don’t examine nutritional labels. That is the finding of according to 2017 research by a Northwell Health pediatrician… Continue reading Parents Often Don’t Check Nutrition Labels of “Health Halo” Foods
What’s Happening to Your Posture?
You’re spending too much time bent over a computer or hunched over a mobile device, and it’s wreaking havoc on your posture. Mom told us to “stand up straight”, but the stress of bodies being squeezed behind a desk and slouching in front of a keyboard is why doctors and posture specialists are seeing problems… Continue reading What’s Happening to Your Posture?
ER Visits Related to Teen Marijuana Use Quadrupled at a Colorado Hospital after Legalization
Visits by teens to a Colorado children’s hospital emergency department and its satellite urgent care centers increased rapidly after legalization of marijuana for commercialized medical and recreational use, according to new research presented on Monday, May 8th at the at the 2017 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting in San Francisco. A release from the American Academy… Continue reading ER Visits Related to Teen Marijuana Use Quadrupled at a Colorado Hospital after Legalization
Grow More Edibles with Smart & Sustainable Keyhole Gardening
Raise your gardening efforts to a new level with keyhole gardening. You’ll increase your garden’s productivity in a smaller space, while using less water and fertilizer. This intensive technique was first used in Africa where it’s hot and dry and the topsoil is shallow. Now gardeners growing in a variety of climates around the world… Continue reading Grow More Edibles with Smart & Sustainable Keyhole Gardening
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Need to Learn Current Health Advice or Risk Endangering the Kids.
If you are a grandparent raising grandchildren, you deserve a lot f credit. Even so, be certain you’re up on current health advice about childrearing. A lot has changed since you were bringing up your own children. Many grandparents raising their grandchildren practice outdated health and parenting myths that could potentially pose serious risks to… Continue reading Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Need to Learn Current Health Advice or Risk Endangering the Kids.
Half of Mastectomy Patients Pursue Reconstruction without Understanding Risks
More than half of breast cancer patients (57 percent) undergoing mastectomy lack the necessary medical knowledge to make a high-quality decision about reconstructive surgery that aligns with their personal goals, suggesting a trend toward overtreatment, according to a 2017 study conducted by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James… Continue reading Half of Mastectomy Patients Pursue Reconstruction without Understanding Risks
4 Tips To Sleep Better During Allergy Season
Spring is the season of renewal. Plants and trees start to rebound from the harsh winter that claimed most of their leaves and vegetation. Birds return from their Southern vacations, serenade us with their morning songs and rebuild their nests in preparation for new arrivals. Unfortunately, there is another renewal that many people don’t look… Continue reading 4 Tips To Sleep Better During Allergy Season
An Additional Strategy for Targeting Treatment-Resistant Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer cells depend on signaling through the androgen receptor (AR) to grow and survive. Many anti-cancer therapies that target ARs are initially successful in patients, including a class of drugs known as CYP17A1 inhibitors, which interfere with AR signaling by blocking the synthesis of androgen. However, over time, adaptations to AR expression and function… Continue reading An Additional Strategy for Targeting Treatment-Resistant Prostate Cancer
4 Ways Marriage, Divorce And Do-Overs Can Increase Your Social Security Check
In a world of IRAs, bonds, annuities and investment property, one retirement benefit often gets overlooked, or not discussed at all, by some financial advisers: Social Security. In retirement, you need to create as much fixed, guaranteed income as you can. Social Security is just as valuable as any of your other assets. Americans can… Continue reading 4 Ways Marriage, Divorce And Do-Overs Can Increase Your Social Security Check
Findings Suggest Underdiagnosis of AMD Not Uncommon
Approximately 25 percent of eyes deemed to be normal based on dilated eye examination by a primary eye care ophthalmologist or optometrist had macular characteristics that indicated age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to a study published IN APRIL 2017 by JAMA Ophthalmology. A release from the publishers explains that approximately 14 million Americans have AMD… Continue reading Findings Suggest Underdiagnosis of AMD Not Uncommon
Harvesting, Storing and Preserving Herbs from the Garden
Enjoy herbs all year round. Harvest herbs now for garden-fresh meals and preserve a few for the winter ahead. Snip a few leaves or leaf-covered stems as needed. For the same intensity of flavor, you generally need two to three times more fresh herbs than dried except for Rosemary which has an equally strong flavor fresh… Continue reading Harvesting, Storing and Preserving Herbs from the Garden
Good “Mourning”: The “Must-Do’s” of Funeral Planning That You Need to Know NOW
Funeral planning. Hardly a pleasant subject to discuss or even ponder. There is no question about it. Little is more heart-wrenchingly difficult than funeral planning; a task with which a great many of us will be charged (or at least involved) at some point in our lives. There is also no getting around the fact… Continue reading Good “Mourning”: The “Must-Do’s” of Funeral Planning That You Need to Know NOW
Few Researchers Consider Hearing Loss in Healthcare Communication
Doctors believe that communication with their patients is important, but most studies of physician/elderly patient communication do not mention that hearing loss may affect this interaction. The findings come from a review led by two New York University professors published in April 2017 the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. A release from the university… Continue reading Few Researchers Consider Hearing Loss in Healthcare Communication
Autism: Beware of Potentially Dangerous Therapies and Products
One thing that is important to know about autism up front: There is no cure for autism. So, products or treatments claiming to “cure” autism do not work as claimed. The same is true of many products claiming to “treat” autism or autism-related symptoms. Some may carry significant health risks. The Food and Drug Administration… Continue reading Autism: Beware of Potentially Dangerous Therapies and Products