_ High blood pressure / hypertension How Accurate Are Home Blood Pressure Monitors? By Jane Farell article Most blood pressure devices sold for home monitoring in Australia – and possibly worldwide – may not have been validated … Read More→
_ COVID-19: The Basics of Testing By Jane Farrell article You’ve heard a lot about coronavirus testing recently. If you think you have coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and need a … Read More→
_ FDA Issues Approval for New Kind of COVID-19 Test By Jane Farrell article The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued the first emergency use authorization (EUA) for a COVID-19 antigen test, a … Read More→
_ Keeping Your Eyes Safe during The Coronavirus Pandemic By Jane Farrell article The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that people avoid touching their eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands to … Read More→
_ Heart Health E-Cigarettes Cause the Same Kind of Damage to Arteries as Traditional Cigarettes By Jane Farrell article Using e-cigarettes damages the arteries and blood vessel function in the same way that smoking traditional cigarettes does, according to … Read More→
_ The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Glossary of Terms By Jane Farell article The coronavirus crisis has introduced a lot of new words into our daily vocabulary — words such as pandemic and … Read More→
_ Number of Steps, Not Intensity, May Be Better for Your Health By Jane Farrell article How many steps should you be taking daily for better health? Taking 4,000 or fewer steps a day is considered … Read More→
_ Seeking Alcohol Counseling During the Pandemic By Jane Farrell article Keeping away from one another is crucial for stopping the coronavirus. But that distancing also risks keeping people away from … Read More→
_ Neurology Infant Temperament Predicts Personality More than 20 Years Later By Jane Farrell article Researchers investigating how temperament shapes outcomes in adult life have found that behavioral inhibition in infancy predicts a reserved, introverted … Read More→
_ Talking to Kids About COVID-19 By Jane Farrell article As public conversations around coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) increase, children may worry about themselves, their family, and friends getting ill … Read More→
_ COVID-19: Safe Grocery Shopping during The Pandemic By Jane Farrell article The novel coronavirus has changed many aspects of our daily lives, including trips to the grocery store. Instead of popping … Read More→
_ COVID-19: How You Can Make A Difference in The Pandemic By Jane Farrell article The COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges in our everyday lives. As we each do our part to help slow the … Read More→
_ Digestive Health The Truth about Gut Trouble By Jane Farrell article Everyone has pain or discomfort in their gut occasionally. Maybe you ate something that didn’t agree with you. Or you … Read More→
_ COVID-19: Food Safety By Jane Farell article The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working in many ways to help keep people safe while the nation … Read More→
_ A Simpler Test for Alzheimer's By Jane Farell article Researchers are drawing closer to fully developing a blood test that could help detect pathological Alzheimer’s disease in people who … Read More→
_ COVID-19: Caring for a Patient at Home By Jane Farell article Most people who get sick with COVID-19 will have only mild illness and should recover at home, according to the … Read More→
_ COVID-19: How to Safely Use Hand Sanitizer By Jane Farell article Each of us can help stop the spread of COVID-19 disease by washing our hands regularly with soap and water … Read More→
_ COVID-19: What People with High Blood Pressure Need to Know By Jane Farell article Most people have concerns about staying healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Those with a chronic condition such as high blood … Read More→