_ Flu Using Twitter to Track the Flu in Real Time By Sondra Forsyth article “This flu is horrendous. Can’t breathe, can’t sleep or eat. Muscles ache, fever 102. Should have gotten the shot. Time … Read More→
_ Senior Health Police Training Program in Age-Related Health Helps Older Adults By Sondra Forsyth article A study published in May 2017 the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society reports that most police officers receive little … Read More→
_ Depression Mental & Emotional Health Widowhood Virtual Support Groups Help Grieving Spouses with Depression By Sondra Forsyth article As the U.S. population ages, it’s estimated that half of women older than 65 are widows, while one-sixth of men … Read More→
_ What's Happening to Your Posture? By Sondra Forsyth article YouΓÇÖre spending too much time bent over a computer or hunched over a mobile device, and itΓÇÖs wreaking havoc on … Read More→
_ Peripheral Artery Disease Better Treatment Needed for Peripheral Artery Disease By Jane Farrell article Less than half of patients with peripheral artery disease are treated with appropriate medicine and lifestyle counseling, according to new … Read More→
_ Marijuana--recreational and medical uses ER Visits Related to Teen Marijuana Use Quadrupled at a Colorado Hospital after Legalization By Sondra Forsyth article Visits by teens to a Colorado children’s hospital emergency department and its satellite urgent care centers increased rapidly after legalization … Read More→
_ Hobbies Grow More Edibles with Smart & Sustainable Keyhole Gardening By Sondra Forsyth article Raise your gardening efforts to a new level with keyhole gardening. YouΓÇÖll increase your gardenΓÇÖs productivity in a smaller space, … Read More→
_ Breast Cancer Half of Mastectomy Patients Pursue Reconstruction without Understanding Risks By Sondra Forsyth article More than half of breast cancer patients (57 percent) undergoing mastectomy lack the necessary medical knowledge to make a high-quality … Read More→
_ Hepatitis C Hepatitis C Treatments Give Patients More Options By Jane Farrell article Transformative advances in drug treatments approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are giving the 3.2 million Americans … Read More→
_ Allergies Sleep Sleep Hygiene 4 Tips To Sleep Better During Allergy Season By Sondra Forsyth article Spring is the season of renewal. Plants and trees start to rebound from the harsh winter that claimed most of … Read More→
_ Prostate cancer An Additional Strategy for Targeting Treatment-Resistant Prostate Cancer By Sondra Forsyth article Prostate cancer cells depend on signaling through the androgen receptor (AR) to grow and survive. Many anti-cancer therapies that target … Read More→
_ Age-related macular degeneration Senior Health Findings Suggest Underdiagnosis of AMD Not Uncommon By Sondra Forsyth article Approximately 25 percent of eyes deemed to be normal based on dilated eye examination by a primary eye care ophthalmologist … Read More→
_ Hearing Loss Few Researchers Consider Hearing Loss in Healthcare Communication By Sondra Forsyth article Doctors believe that communication with their patients is important, but most studies of physician/elderly patient communication do not mention that … Read More→
_ Sunburn Common Myths about Sun Protection By Jane Farrell article Misconceptions about sun exposure are plentiful and put people at risk for skin cancer. “As a practicing dermatologist for over … Read More→
_ Prescription Drugs Sleeping Pills Raise Risk of Hip Fractures By Jane Farrell article Older people who have been newly prescribed certain kinds of sleeping pills have more than double the risk of hip … Read More→
_ Autism Mental & Emotional Health Autism: Beware of Potentially Dangerous Therapies and Products By Sondra Forsyth article One thing that is important to know about autism up front: There is no cure for autism. So, products or … Read More→
_ Sleep Health Home Remedies That Can Help Stop Snoring By Jane Farrell article Although snoring is often the subject of jokes, it can be serious. Snoring affects up to half of adults, according … Read More→
_ Heart Health Exercise and Vitamin D: Working Against Heart Disease By Jane Farrell article Johns Hopkins researchers report that an analysis of more than 10,000 American adults for nearly 20 years suggests a link … Read More→