_ Study: Women 75 and Older Benefit from Regular Mammograms By Jane Farrell article Women who are 75 or older should still get routine mammograms because of the comparatively high incidence of breast cancer … Read More→
_ Smoke-Free Policies Associated with Lower Blood Pressure Among Nonsmokers By Jane Farrell article Smoke-free policies have now been linked to lower blood pressure readings among non-smokers. ItΓÇÖs already known that these policies, which … Read More→
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_ Flu Avoid the Flu During Holiday Travel By Jane Farrell article If you’ve ever traveled during the holidays, you know how stressful it is. Last year an estimated 107.3 million travelers … Read More→
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_ The Shrinking Use of Tobacco By Jane Farrell article Good news: Cigarette smoking has reached the lowest level ever recorded among U.S. adults. Only 14 percent of Americans┬á smoke, … Read More→
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_ Health Costs of Ageism Calculated at $63 Billion Annually By Sondra Forsyth article Ageism — a widespread form of prejudice that is directed at older persons — led to excess costs of $63 … Read More→
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_ Food Poisoning Why Fresh Produce Can Be Bad for You By Jane Farrell article Most people know about the dangers of animal products. But the United States has had several large outbreaks of illness … Read More→
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_ Holiday Gifts that Keep on Giving By Sondra Forsyth article Make gift giving easy with unique green gifts that provide weeks and in some cases months and years of beauty. … Read More→
_ Medical Research Coffee May Help Fight Alzheimer's and Parkinson's By Jane Farrell article The newest weapon in the battle against AlzheimerΓÇÖs and Parkinson just might be coffee ΓÇô and dark-roasted at that, new … Read More→
_ Health Care Safety of Hospital Patients Still Falls Short By Jane Farrell article Although it’s long been a goal to increase patient safety in hospitals, there hasn’t been nearly as much progress as … Read More→
_ The Most Dangerous Foods By Jane Farrell article We’re all familiar with reports of foodborne illness and governments alerts to avoid a particular food until the problem is … Read More→