_ "Health Literacy" and the Internet By Jane Farrell article Internet ΓÇ£health literacyΓÇ¥, including electronic health records, may not be as helpful for senior citizens as was first thought. Instead, … Read More→
_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition High blood pressure / hypertension 4 Amazing Foods That Lower High Blood Pressure Naturally By Jane Farrell article Blood pressure, sometimes referred to as arterial blood pressure or hypertension, is the pressure exerted by circulating blood upon … Read More→
_ Skin cancer Skin Safety Tips for Winter By Jane Farrell article Just because itΓÇÖs getting close to winter, donΓÇÖt pack away your sunblock with your swimsuit. In fact, winterΓÇÖs sun is … Read More→
Mental & Emotional Health Why ΓÇ£IΓÇÖm So Happy I Could CryΓÇ¥ Makes Sense By Jane Farrell article The phrase ΓÇ£tears of joyΓÇ¥ never made much sense to Yale psychologist Oriana Aragon. But after conducting a series of … Read More→
_ Mental & Emotional Health The Brain's Dilemma: Fear or Reward? By Jane Farrell article When it comes to learning tricky tasks, it seems weΓÇÖre motivated more by avoiding punishment than by getting a reward. … Read More→
_ Heart Health Stroke Life after Heart Attack and Stroke By Jane Farrell article Increasing numbers of people are surviving heart attacks and stroke, but they may suffer a sharper, decline in physical abilities … Read More→
_ Osteoporosis Fewer Osteoporosis Tests? By Jane Farrell article Post-menopausal women who have normal bone density donΓÇÖt need another bone mass density (BMD) test until theyΓÇÖre 65, according to … Read More→
_ Breast Cancer Meditation Improves Cells in Breast-Cancer Survivors By Jane Farrell article Practicing meditation can have a positive physical impact on breast-cancer survivors at the cellular level, research has found for the … Read More→
_ Diabetes Pain Management Cheaper Remedies Should Rule for Diabetes Nerve Pain By Jane Farrell article Millions of people with diabetes take medicine to ease the shooting, burning nerve pain that their disease can cause. Research … Read More→
_ Heart Health A Genetic Link Between Type 2 Diabetes and Heart Disease By Jane Farrell article Researchers have discovered possible genetic links between type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The two conditions have long been known … Read More→
Caregiving Medical Care Caregiver Involvement in Hospital Discharge Is Beneficial By Jane Farrell article Results of a study published in November 2014 in The American Journal of Managed Care show that the presence of … Read More→
_ Solve the Medical Riddle: Her Daughter Feels as Though the Room is Shrinking, Fourth Week By Jane Farrell article EditorΓÇÖs note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the … Read More→
_ How a Local Disease Becomes a Global Epidemic By Jane Farrell article Researchers tracking the global path of illnesses such as Ebola say that the frequency of long distance travel, not a … Read More→
Healthy Diet & Nutrition Senior Health Half of Elderly People Are Happy to Try New Foods By Jane Farrell article Elderly people are regarded as traditional consumers, but a study done by AZTI: The Safe Consortium in Spain found that … Read More→
_ Aging Well Senior Health A Newly Discovered Culprit in Aging By Jane Farrell article Researchers have zeroed in on a protein, found in both humans and insects, that plays a key part in systemic … Read More→
Should You Worry About Ebola Virus? By Jane Farrell article The Ebola virus made its first appearance in 1976. If you fast-forward 38 years, March 2014 was the start … Read More→
_ Osteoporosis A New Remedy for Osteoporosis? By Jane Farrell article A newly developed dietary supplement is better than calcium and vitamin D in supporting bone health, according to researchers from … Read More→
_ Breast Cancer Breast Cancer Patients and Hot Flashes By Jane Farrell article Physicians arenΓÇÖt adequately treating hot flashes in breast-cancer patients, and that could have a serious effect on the patientsΓÇÖ health-care … Read More→