Mental & Emotional Health Substance Abuse and Mental Health Recovery at Midlife: If Not Now, When? By article September is not just the month school starts again. It is the 25th Annual National Recovery Month. The mission is … Read More→
_ Men's Health Researchers Identify New Prostate Cancer Risk Factors By article Researchers have identified dozens of new genetic factors linked with increased risk of prostate cancer, and testing for them can … Read More→
_ Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge: For a Good CauseΓǪor Foolishness? By Jane Farrell article It all began quite simply. A novel idea to raise awareness about a lesser-known terminal disease. The idea: Dump a … Read More→
_ Sex Sexual Health His Cheating, Your Health By article By Eve Marx The news isnΓÇÖt pretty. Your husband has been having sex with someone else, and youΓÇÖve been having … Read More→
_ Vision Health A Cure for Glaucoma? By article Scientists have discovered a cause of glaucoma that could lead to eventually to an eye drop that cures the illness. … Read More→
Constipation Digestive Health Solve the Medical Riddle: The Patient Is No Longer ΓÇ£RegularΓÇ¥, Third Week By Sondra Forsyth article EditorΓÇÖs note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the … Read More→
_ Sleep Health Sleep Problems and Aging By article From the National Institute on Aging: Older adults need about the same amount of sleep as young adultsΓÇöseven to nine … Read More→
_ Skin Skin Health Genetic Mutations and Skin Cancer By Jane Farrell article Researchers have found that millions of skin cancers may be caused by a combination of a genetic mutation and ultraviolet … Read More→
_ Anxiety (Panic Disorders, Phobias) Mental & Emotional Health Watch: Taking the Steps to Control Anxiety Disorder By Sondra Forsyth article Here’s another addition to our ThirdAge Video Collection. Press play to start learning!
_ Vision Health The Healthy-Vision Plan By Jane Farrell article Although we donΓÇÖt worry as much about eye health as we do about, say, heart disease, itΓÇÖs still crucial to … Read More→
_ Skin Skin Health The Newest Treatments for Psoriasis By Jane Farrell article People who suffer from psoriasis know how aggravating it can be, but treatments for the persistent skin condition are improving. … Read More→
Mental & Emotional Health Take Off Your Mask of Depression By article The tragic death of Robin Williams has stirred up so much conversation about depression, a difficult topic but one that … Read More→
_ Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Memory & AD: Understanding Brain Circuitry By Sondra Forsyth article A study published August 31st 2014 in the journal Nature Neuroscience by,Sylvain Williams PhD and colleagues at the Research Centre … Read More→
Coming Next Week! September 8th to September 12th 2014 By Sondra Forsyth article HereΓÇÖs a sneak preview of the articles, slideshows, and blogs weΓÇÖll be posting during the coming week on ThirdAge, the … Read More→
_ Mental & Emotional Health Watch: Fighting the Stigma of Mental Illness By Sondra Forsyth article Here’s another addition to our ThirdAge Video Collection. Press play to start learning!
_ Heart Health A New Tool to Detect Atrial Fibrillation By Jane Farrell article Thanks to a new technology, a web camera can distinguish whether someone is suffering atrial fibrillation, a potentially serious heart condition. A project by researchers from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, showed that subtle changes in skin color can be used to detect the kind of uneven blood flow caused by atrial fibrillation. The technology was developed in a partnership between the university and Xerox. The findings were published in the journal Heart Rhythm.
_ Heart Health Drinking Tea Reduces Non-CV Mortality By Sondra Forsyth article Drinking tea reduces non-cardiovascular mortality by 24% according to a study of 131,000 people presented at European Society for Cardiology Congress in Barcelna on August 31st 2014 by Professor Nicolas Danchin from France.
_ Heart Health Wine DoesnΓÇÖt Protect Couch Potatoes from CVD By Sondra Forsyth article Evidence suggesting that mild to moderate consumption of wine protects against cardiovascular disease has been accumulating since the early 1990s. Now, however, researchers have shown that wine only protects against cardiovascular disease (CVD) in people who exercise. That was the finding of the In Vino Veritas (IVV) study presented at the European Society for Cardiology Congress in Barcelona on August 31st 2014 by Professor Milos Taborsky from the Czech Republic.