_ Colon and rectal cancer American Cancer Society Updates Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines By Jane Farrell article The American Cancer Society has updated its age for initial screening of colorectal cancer to 45, based partly on statistics … Read More→
_ Depression Study: African Americans and Latinos Likelier than Whites to Be at Risk for Depression By Jane Farrell article African Americans and Latinos are significantly more likely than Whites to experience serious depression, but chronic stress doesnΓÇÖt seem to … Read More→
_ Sleep Apnea Older Americans Are Rarely Evaluated for Sleep Apnea although Many Are at Risk By Jane Farrell article In a study of community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older who were asked about sleep disturbances, 56% were estimated … Read More→
_ Heart Health African-Americans Hospitalized for Heart Failure Less Likely to See Cardiologist By Jane Farrell article African-American patients were less likely than Caucasian patients to be treated primarily by a cardiologist when admitted to the intensive … Read More→
_ Aging Well Americans Appear to Be Slowing Down the Clock of Age By Sondra Forsyth article Good news! Americans may be aging more slowly than they were two decades ago. A study by University of Southern … Read More→
_ Heart Health African-Americans Have More Exposure than Whites to Air Pollutants Raising Risk of Heart Disease, Death By Jane Farrell article African-Americans often have higher exposure to air pollution than whites, which may partially explain their higher risk heart disease … Read More→
_ Gun Violence in America: A Complicated History By Jane Farrell article Two weeks ago, millions of people around the United States and abroad participated in the March For Our Lives to … Read More→
_ Pain Management 3 Things to Understand About AmericaΓÇÖs Opioid Crisis and Pain Pill Addiction By Sondra Forsyth article Each time the American people think the nationΓÇÖs opioid crisis canΓÇÖt get any worse ΓÇô it gets worse. In 2016, … Read More→
_ Medical Care More Isn't Always Better When It Comes to Health Care, Older Americans Say By Sondra Forsyth article Doctors and older patients may disagree more often than either of them suspects about whether a particular medical test or … Read More→
_ Breast Cancer Heart Health American Heart Association: Some Breast Cancer Treatments May Increase Heart Disease Risk By Jane Farrell article Breast cancer patients may be at an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, including heart failure, and may benefit from a … Read More→
_ Addiction & Substance Overuse Mixing ΓÇ£BenzosΓÇ¥ with Opiates Will Cause a Drug Pandemic in America By Sondra Forsyth article Leading Addiction Medicine expert Dr. Indra Cidambi, Medical Director at Center for Network Therapy, has highlighted a steep climb in … Read More→
_ African-American Adolescents and Depression By Jane Farrell article Black adolescents express depressive symptoms differently than people from other age and racial groups, according to a new study, and … Read More→
_ Alcohol Use Study Finds Older Americans Are Drinking More By Jane Farrell article As people age, they tend to grow more sensitive to alcoholΓÇÖs effects on balance, attention, reaction time, and driving skills. … Read More→
_ Aging Well 5 Tips to Help AmericaΓÇÖs Aging Population Stay Healthier and Happier By Sondra Forsyth article As we age, most of us better understand our abilities and our limitations, helping us make better decisions. We understand … Read More→
Updates from the North American Menopause Convention By Sondra Forsyth blog The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) met in Philadelphia October 11-14 2017.┬á This organization was founded in 1989. It is […]
_ Diabetes Gene Variant Could Lead to Missed Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis in African-Americans By Jane Farrell article Researchers have found a gene variant that occurs only in African Americans and could cause underdiagnosis of A1c blood testing … Read More→
_ Obesity American Heart Association: Government Needs to Help Fight Obesity By Jane Farrell article EditorΓÇÖs note: These remarks, from Nancy Brown, Chief Executive Officer of the American Heart Association, analyze a recent report on … Read More→
_ More Americans Have Epilepsy than Ever Before By Jane Farrell article Editor’s note: Here in this news release, experts from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) talk about the increase in … Read More→