_ Exercise 13 Benefits of Strength Training After 50 By article EditorΓÇÖs note: In resistance training, also known as strength training, you strengthen your muscles via ┬áworking against ΓÇ£resistanceΓÇ¥ such as … Read More→
Pain Management COX-2 Inhibitors Safe for Many Patients By Jane Farrell article COX-2 inhibitors, prescription drugs which include Vioxx and Celebrex, were developed in the 1990s to avoid the risk of stomach … Read More→
_ Four Tips for Healthier Bones and Teeth By article By Jean-Max Jean-Pierre DDS When people think of aging bones, they usually imagine breaks and sprains. But did you know … Read More→
_ Rheumatoid Arthritis A New Understanding: Why the Immune System Doesn't Always Fight Back By Jane Farrell article Researchers have drawn closer to understanding why the immune-system process can go wrong. The investigators, from Johns Hopkins, focused on … Read More→
Skin Skin Health World Psoriasis Day, October 29th 2014 By Jane Farrell article World Psoriasis Day is an annual observance dedicated to people with psoriasis and/or psoriatic arthritis. The theme for 2014 is … Read More→
Why Anti-Aging Fitness at 50 Can Save Your Life By Jane Farrell article By Marni Andrews As millions of baby boomers cross the 50-year threshold, the perception of the dreaded ΓÇ£half-centuryΓÇ¥ mark is … Read More→
_ Osteoporosis Study: Osteoporosis Screening Guidelines Are Inadequate By Jane Farrell article Current guidelines for bone-density testing aren’t good enough, according to a new investigation. The study, led by researchers from UCLA, … Read More→
_ Skin Skin Health Psoriasis-Hypertension Link By Jane Farrell article Patients with more severe psoriasis are also more likely to have uncontrolled hypertension, according to research done at the Perelman … Read More→
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_ Aging Well Well-being The One Essential Element You Need to Age Well By Jane Farrell article ThereΓÇÖs no denying the powerful benefits of water. The wonders it can do for your overall health and well-being have … Read More→
_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition ΓÇ£SpiceΓÇ¥ Up Your Health By Jane Farrell article Did you know that one of the easiest things you can do to improve your health is to use a … Read More→
_ Celebrate National Yoga Month! By article Yoga, once a relatively unknown practice that many considered exotic, has gone so mainstream that September has been declared National … Read More→
_ When Swelling Isn't So Swell: Curbing Chronic Inflammation By Jane Farrell article By Dr. Mickey Barber Of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States, chronic, low-level inflammation contributes to … Read More→
_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition ΓÇ£SpiceΓÇ¥ Up Your Health By Sondra Forsyth article By Diane Blum Did you know that one of the easiest things you can do to improve your health is to use a handful of spices each day? Simply adding the right spices increases nutrients in your diet, allows you to use less salt and sugar for taste, and also has important health side benefits. Here are a few of the healthiest: 1) Cinnamon
_ Osteoarthritis Knee Surgery No Help for Mild OA By Sondra Forsyth article A new study indicates that there is no apparent benefit to arthroscopic knee surgery for age-related tears of the meniscus in comparison with nonsurgical or sham treatments. The study, published August 25th 2014 in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal), provides evidence that middle-aged or older patients with mild or no osteoarthritis of the knee may not benefit from the procedure.
_ Medical Care Medical Research How Lizards Grow New Tails By Sondra Forsyth article The secret of how lizards regenerate their tails could offer hope that researchers may be able to develop ways to stimulate the regeneration of limbs in humans. A team of researchers from Arizona State University in Phoenix is one step closer to solving that mystery. The scientists have discovered the genetic "recipe" for lizard tail regeneration, which may come down to using genetic ingredients in just the right mixture and amounts.
_ Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Brain Health Pomegranate Tx for AD, PD, & RA By Sondra Forsyth article The onset of Alzheimer's disease can be slowed and some of its symptoms curbed by a natural compound that is found in pomegranates, according to the findings of a two-year project headed by scientist Dr. Olumayokun Olajide, at the University of Huddersfield in the UK. Also, the painful inflammation that accompanies illnesses such as rheumatoid arthritis and Parkinson's disease could be reduced by the pomegranate drug. The study was published in August 2014 in Molecular Nutrition & Food Research.
_ Medical Care Doctors & Patients Making Decisions Together By Sondra Forsyth article Shared decision-making is a concept thatΓÇÖs gaining traction in medicine, particularly in areas of health care, where patients are presented with more than one reasonable treatment option. The programs, which feature patient-education tools such as online surveys and videos, have several goals. One is to help people thoroughly understand their choices and assure them that they are making informed decisions.