400,000 women in the United States receive breast implants each year. Three quarters receive breast implants for cosmetic breast augmentation, while the other one quarter receive breast implants to reconstruct a breast lost to cancer. According to the implant manufacturers, about 50% of women with breast implants undergo another surgery to revise, replace, or remove… Continue reading Causes for Breast Implant Removal
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Restoring Breast Sensation After Mastectomy
Each year in the United States, more than 100,000 women have mastectomies. Advances in surgical techniques today offer women the hope of a soft, warm breast that may look similar and feel much like her original breast, especially if she undergoes natural tissue breast reconstruction. As a result, more and more women now choose breast… Continue reading Restoring Breast Sensation After Mastectomy
Vertical Gardening Maximizes Beauty and Harvest
Go vertical to expand your outdoor gardening space, create privacy and add beauty to bare walls and fences. This centuries-old technique has been used to grow food and flowers, adding beauty and productivity from the ground up. Even those gardening on small city lots, balconies and decks can go vertical to expand their gardening opportunities.… Continue reading Vertical Gardening Maximizes Beauty and Harvest
Rising Rates Threaten Bond Funds. Consider These Alternatives.
Bond funds, including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), are popular because they have appealing features. But they do have some significant disadvantages. Bond funds are liquid and are less volatile than equity funds, and they typically pay monthly income. They come in many flavors, from the lowest-risk offerings like short-term US Treasury funds to… Continue reading Rising Rates Threaten Bond Funds. Consider These Alternatives.
Bring a Bit of Spring Indoors
Many gardeners are busy pruning shrubs to remove winter damage, control the size, or provide a bit of shaping before the season is well under way. Save some of the branches or cut a few from spring flowering shrubs to brighten your indoors. You’ll enjoy the added spring color provided by branches of forsythia, quince,… Continue reading Bring a Bit of Spring Indoors
Tips on Treating and Preventing Athlete’s Foot
Even if you’ve never played a sport, you’ve probably dealt with athlete’s foot. But this fungus-caused skin condition – so named for its spread in athletic locker rooms and communal showers – is easily treated and prevented. Known medically as tinea pedis, athlete’s foot affects up to 15% of the population – most commonly men… Continue reading Tips on Treating and Preventing Athlete’s Foot
Boost Your Garden’s Harvest While Reducing Pest Problems
Boost this year’s harvest and reduce pest problems with less effort, while being kind to the environment. Employ row covers, chicken wire cloches and crop cages to prevent damage without the aid of chemicals. Floating row covers of spun-bonded or woven materials let air, light, and water through to the covered plantings. The… Continue reading Boost Your Garden’s Harvest While Reducing Pest Problems
5 Ways Seniors Can Safeguard Against Cyber Criminals Stealing Their Identity
As the use of personal computers and cell phones has grown over the last two decades, identity theft has surged. One study found that over 14 million consumers were victims of identity fraud in 2018, and that their out-of-pocket costs totaled $1.7 billion. Seniors have been particularly vulnerable in recent years to online scams… Continue reading 5 Ways Seniors Can Safeguard Against Cyber Criminals Stealing Their Identity
From Seed to Bouquet – Grow Your Own Flowers for Cutting
You don’t need a lot of space or a big budget to grow and enjoy garden-fresh bouquets. Just fill a few vacant spaces, add an extra row in garden beds or fill a container with easy care flowers started from seeds. You’ll jump-start the season and enjoy earlier blooms by starting some of the… Continue reading From Seed to Bouquet – Grow Your Own Flowers for Cutting
Traveling Safely Post-Pandemic
As the world opens up again to travelers, one of the first things folks have to consider is their health. In a new report from International Living, Dr. Shane McCarthy D.O., who has over 20 years’ experience as a primary care physician, offers advice and tips to help folks travel safely. “Pre-COVID, all you needed… Continue reading Traveling Safely Post-Pandemic
Tips on Alternative Uses for Botox®
When most people think of Botox®, they think of it as a treatment that smooths forehead wrinkles with the goal of enhancing appearance, perhaps in an attempt to turn back the clock. Injections of Botox® and other similar products have become the most popular non-invasive cosmetic procedure, but these neurotoxins also have a wide range… Continue reading Tips on Alternative Uses for Botox®
Understanding the Connection Between Sleep Positions and Neck and Back Pain
Ah, sweet slumber. But how sweet is it when we wake up with neck or back pain? The reality is our sleep position can greatly contribute to spinal woes. Ideally, sleep is an escape from the hard stuff happening every day, not another reason we face more difficulties. But sometimes the way we sleep –… Continue reading Understanding the Connection Between Sleep Positions and Neck and Back Pain
You Don’t Have to Live with Stretch Marks
Finding stretch marks on your skin is never a happy discovery. But these long, thin, rippled streaks can be diminished using a variety of treatments and some cases may even be preventable. A form of atrophic scarring that occurs when collagen under the skin abruptly stretches or shrinks, stretch marks typically show up on… Continue reading You Don’t Have to Live with Stretch Marks
Save Money and Boost Seed Starting Success
Boost your success, save money, and reduce plastic waste when starting plants from seeds this year. The options are many, so you are sure to find one that works for you. Reuse plastic containers for starting plants from seeds. Disinfect the pots, flats, and cell packs before planting to avoid problems with damping off and… Continue reading Save Money and Boost Seed Starting Success
Raised Bed Gardening Provides Easy Access and Increased Productivity
Raise your garden to new heights for easier access and greater productivity. Raised beds allow you to overcome poor soil by creating the ideal growing mix. They also make gardening more comfortable thanks to less bending and kneeling. Whether you purchase a kit or build your own, there are a few things to consider when… Continue reading Raised Bed Gardening Provides Easy Access and Increased Productivity
What Can Be Done Today About Varicose Veins?
Varicose veins are very common, especially in women, and especially as they age. About one-quarter to one-third of all adults and half of those over fifty have some degree of varicosity, visible as blue veins under the skin, most often on their legs. Varicose veins are unsightly and though they sometimes cause no discomfort or… Continue reading What Can Be Done Today About Varicose Veins?
Tips on Coping with Low Vision
Low vision, which affects millions of Americans, can make it difficult to do everyday activities such as reading, shopping, cooking, or writing. However, technological advances and vision rehabilitation can help people with low vision stay independent and make the most of their sight. February is Low Vision Awareness Month, a great time to learn more about low… Continue reading Tips on Coping with Low Vision
Laddering Fixed-Rate Annuities Offers Combination of Good Rates and Flexibility for Future
With today’s low interest rates, it takes planning to create sufficient retirement income without taking more risk than you need to. The days when you could get good income from a collection of Treasury bonds are long gone. You can get income from dividend-paying stocks, bank accounts, bonds and bond funds, and several different types… Continue reading Laddering Fixed-Rate Annuities Offers Combination of Good Rates and Flexibility for Future