_ With FatherΓÇÖs Day Coming Up, Is It Time to Let Dad Know YouΓÇÖre Concerned About His Health? By Sondra Forsyth article June brings both FatherΓÇÖs Day and MenΓÇÖs Health Month, making the timing perfect for adult children to have a talk … Read More→
_ Sepsis ΓÇô So Deadly, So Under Recognized By Sondra Forsyth blog I work with a US-based group, Sepsis Alliance (SA). ItΓÇÖs a patient advocacy group with a mission to raise sepsis […]
_ Alcohol Use Moderate Drinking Might Not Be as Healthy as You Think By Jane Farrell article The benefits of light alcohol consumption, as well as the risks associated with not drinking at all, might not be … Read More→
_ Men's Health Men Don't Talk About Their Family Health History Risks By Sondra Forsyth article Knowing your family history and hereditary risks is extremely important in preventing future health problems. But it’s a topic that … Read More→
_ Aggressive End-of-Life Care Not Always Best By Jane Farrell article For patients with advanced cancer, end-of-life aggressive care — chemotherapy, mechanical ventilation, acute hospitalizations and intensive care unit admissions — … Read More→
_ Travel 5 Tips for A Healthy Vacation By Jane Farrell article From the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA), strategies to make your vacation healthy. Avoid Tanning; Be Sun Safe Thinking … Read More→
_ Senior Health Patients Are Often Prescribed Potentially Futile Drugs in Their Final Days By Sondra Forsyth article Older adults often receive drugs of questionable benefit during their last months of life, according to the first study conducted … Read More→
_ Your Genes Are Not Your Health Destiny! By Sondra Forsyth article Insight into my DNA has been made possible by┬ápersonal genomics. Now, I am able to know whether I have cancer-causing … Read More→
_ Pain Management Hospitalized Seniors Resist Medical Marijuana, but Opiates Prescribed for Nonsurgical Conditions Result in Poor Outcomes By Sondra Forsyth article In one of the first studies of its kind, nearly one-third of 10,000 older adults were prescribed opiate pain medications … Read More→
_ Why Does Hair Go Gray? By Jane Farrell article Researchers have identified cells that grow hair as well as the mechanism that causes hair to go gray. The discovery, … Read More→
_ Aging Well 7 Ways to Maintain a Young-Looking Face By Sondra Forsyth article Plenty of people want to look as youthful as possible for as long as possible. Here, from these experts, are … Read More→
_ Healthy Grilling Techniques By Jane Farrell article Millions of Americans love to grill ΓÇô and yet the popular practice can be deeply unhealthy. As the barbecue season … 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→
_ 6 Tips to Reduce Dementia Risk By Jane Farrell article Nearly 50 million people worldwide currently suffer from dementia, and this is set to almost double by 2030, and more … Read More→
_ Is There a Connection Between Menopause and Heart Disease? By Sondra Forsyth blog The┬áInternational Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics recently reported on a study which is researching if hot flashes could be a […]
_ 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→
_ Worry Worrying: It's Not All Bad By Jane Farrell article Worrying has a bad reputation. But in fact thereΓÇÖs an upside to it, according to Kate Sweeny, Ph.D., a psychology … Read More→