_ Do You Sugar Coat Your Health Challenges? By Sondra Forsyth article ItΓÇÖs human nature to want to minimize or deny uncomfortable or bad news. This is especially true when it comes … Read More→
_ High blood pressure / hypertension Hypertension and Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing By Jane Farrell article Guidelines used to evaluate peak blood pressure during cardiopulmonary exercise testing were last updated in 1996 and may need to … Read More→
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_ Health Headlines Genetic Ancestry Test Beats Self-Reports in Predicting Bleeding Stroke Risk By Jane Farrell article A genetic ancestry test more accurately identified patients at risk for bleeding stroke than traditional self-reports of race, cultural identity … Read More→
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_ Medical Care How Much Health-Care Privacy Do You Have? By Jane Farrell article The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) enforces the Federal privacy regulations commonly known as the HIPAA Privacy … Read More→
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_ Mental & Emotional Health A Majority of Middle-Aged People Show a High Level of Mental Well-Being By Sondra Forsyth article A February 2018 study has found a surprisingly high level of mental well-being among middle-aged individuals. The study, done at … Read More→
_ Dental Health Oral Health 4 Reasons People Fear The Dentist ΓÇô and Why They ShouldnΓÇÖt By Sondra Forsyth article A dental appointment still provokes fear in many people. In fact, that fear leads millions of Americans to avoid the … Read More→
_ Stroke Childhood Height Linked to Adult Stroke Risk By Jane Farrell article Being a short child is associated with increased risk of having a stroke in adulthood, according to Danish research published … Read More→
_ Medical Care Despite Potential for More Money, Doctors Aren't Uniformly Adopting Medicare Wellness Visits By Jane Farrell article Medical practices that adopted the annual Medicare ΓÇ£wellness visitΓÇ¥ for patients saw increased revenue, and their patients were also likelier … Read More→
_ Brain Health Dim Light May Make Us "Dimwits" By Jane Farrell article Researchers say that spending too much time in dimly lit rooms may actually change the brain’s structure and hurt one’s … Read More→
_ Health Headlines Asthma Attacks Declining Among U.S. Children By Jane Farrell article Children with asthma in the U.S. are having fewer asthma attacks, missed school days, and visits to the hospital, according … Read More→
_ Skin Disorders Managing the Skin-Whitening Condition Vitiligo By Sondra Forsyth article Winnie HarlowΓÇÖs striking appearance regularly turns heads. The fan-fave from AmericaΓÇÖs Next Top Model ΓÇô face of the Spanish fashion … Read More→