_ Oral Health 5 Keys to Protecting Your Investment in Your Child's Braces By Jane Farrell article Braces are a major investment for families. According to a survey by the Journal of Clinical Orthodontics, the average price … Read More→
_ Senior Health Exercising in The Real World By Jane Farrell article Bringing exercise into a community-based setting for older adults is safe, expanding the concept from exercise in a clinical setting. … Read More→
_ Heart health Overview Poor Air Quality Does Not Offset Exercise's Heart Benefits By Jane Farrell article Even in areas with moderate-to-high levels of traffic pollution, regular physical activity reduced the risk of first and recurrent heart … Read More→
_ Brain Health Dehydration Can Negatively Affect Cognition By Sondra Forsyth article Anyone lost in a desert hallucinating mirages knows that extreme dehydration discombobulates the mind. But just two hours of vigorous … Read More→
_ Atrial Fibrillation Treating AFib with Ablation Reduces Mortality and Stroke By Jane Farrell article Using catheter-based ablation instead of medications alone reduces the risks of death and stroke in patients with the heart arrhythmia … Read More→
_ Mental & Emotional Health Is It the Blues or Is It Clinical Depression? By Sondra Forsyth article We all feel down, or blue, or sad, at times. Sadness is a natural human emotion, usually triggered by a … Read More→
_ Heart Health Can Older, Frail Patients Benefit from ΓÇ£PrehabilitationΓÇ¥ Before Heart Surgery? By Sondra Forsyth article High risk, frail heart patients might derive benefits from “prehabilitation,” a strategy designed to enhance the recovery process after heart … Read More→
_ Heart Health Wearable Defibrillators May Be Alternative to Surgically Implanted Devices for Some Children with Heart Disease By Jane Farrell article Wearable cardioverter defibrillators ΓÇô vest-like devices that deliver electric shocks to interrupt a dangerous heart rhythm ΓÇô may be a … Read More→
_ Stress Expecting A Stressful Day May Temporarily Lower Cognitive Abilities By Jane Farrell article Focusing on how stressful your day will be may hurt your mindset for the whole day, according to new research. … Read More→
_ Hearing Loss When One Good Ear IsnΓÇÖt Enough By Sondra Forsyth article Millions of Americans have single-sided hearing loss, and another 60,000 acquire the condition each year. These individuals experience either total … Read More→
_ Medicare Study Debunks the Notion That Large Chunks of Medicare Go to Lost Causes By Sondra Forsyth article Around 25 percent of Medicare spending in the U.S. occurs in the last year of people’s lives. This is sometimes … Read More→
_ Brain Health Feeling Young Could Mean Your Brain Is Aging More Slowly By Jane Farrell article Elderly people who feel younger than their age show fewer signs of brain aging, compared with those who feel their … Read More→
_ Veterans' Health Veterans to Get Easier Access to Clinical Trials By Jane Farrell article Veterans with cancer who receive treatment from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will now have easier access to clinical … Read More→
_ Health Headlines Bayer to Halt Sales of Essure By Jane Farrell article Bayer announced on Friday that it would halt the sales of the controversial birth control device Essure by the end … Read More→
_ Hobbies Natural Pain Relief is as Close as Your Garden By Sondra Forsyth article Busy schedules, over indulging, and strenuous summer activities can lead to sore muscles, indigestion and headaches. When searching for pain … Read More→
_ Pain What A Pain: "iPad Neck" By Jane Farrell article As much as we all love our iPads and other tablets, can they be a literal pain in the neck? … Read More→
_ Prevention Reducing Risks of Falls and Injuries By Jane Farrell article Every second of every day, an older adult falls.┬á While most incur only bumps and bruises, more than seven million … Read More→
_ Charitable Giving Women's Health and Wellness ItΓÇÖs a #PeriodPartyΓǪ And YouΓÇÖre Invited By Jane Farrell article Tucked into a cozy, bright basement in Williamsburg, a crowd of women from across New York City sit facing a … Read More→