_ Relationships & Love Sex The Pain of Physical and Emotional Infidelity By article Many people can move beyond where their mate put their genitals, but it is much more difficult to heal from … Read More→
_ Aging Well Beauty & Style Skin The Truth About "Alphabet Skin Creams" By article Editor’s note: Feel like you’ve been hearing a series of letters rather than actual descriptors attached to the newest skincare … Read More→
Skin Skin cancer Skin Health Damage from Sun Exposure Continues When YouΓÇÖre in the Dark By article Much of the damage that ultraviolet radiation (UV) does to skin occurs hours after sun exposure, a team of Yale-led … Read More→
Stating the Obvious By blog I recall, many years back, sitting on the upper outdoor level of a double decker bus in London. All the […]
Menopause and Hair Loss By blog So, you’ve soldiered through the hot flashes and weight gain associated with menopause for months and just when you thought […]
_ Aging Well Brain Health Senior Health Surprise! With Age, We Sometimes Learn More Than Younger People. By Jane Farrell article Older people can actually take in and learn from visual information more readily than younger people do, according to research … Read More→
_ Senior Health Walking Patterns and Balance Problems By Jane Farrell article Researchers have learned how to precisely predict the way a foot falls from one step to the next ΓÇô and … Read More→
The Ultimate Booby Prize: Menopausal Breast Pain By blog Hot flashes. Mood swings. Weight gain. Osteoporosis. Just a few of the many symptoms of perimenopause and menopause. Add breast […]
_ Brain Health Surprising Mechanism Behind Neurodegeneration By Sondra Forsyth article A research team led by Professor Susan Ackerman, Ph.D. at the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Mane has pinpointed a surprising mechanism behind neurodegeneration in mice, one that involves a defect in a key component of the cellular machinery that makes proteins, known as transfer RNA or tRNA.
How to Love an Angry Man: Part 2 ΓÇô Dealing with Anger vs. Rage By blog Dear Dr. Jed, I’m worried about my husband. He’s angry all the time and blames me for everything that is wrong. He calls me names, yells at me, looks at me with such hatred, I want to disappear. He’s never hit me, but I’m afraid of him. He totally denies that there are any problems with him. When he gets mad he calls me a bitch and a lot worse and tells me I’m crazy and should be hospitalized.
_ Vision Health Goodbye to Reading Glasses? By Jane Farrell article A new finding by researchers could help improve vision for adults who are lost without their reading glasses. Middle-aged people who suddenly need reading glasses, patients with traumatic brain injuries, and people with visual disorders such as "lazy eye" likely have one thing in common — "visual crowding." That’s the inability to recognize individual items surrounded by multiple objects.
_ Proposed 2015 Medicare Part C Updates By article Medicare beneficiaries can get greater protections, value, and care in the Medicare services they receive through the proposed policies in March of 2014 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The 2015 Advance Notice and draft Call Letter takes important steps to improve payment accuracy for Medicare Advantage (Part C) for 2015.
_ Breast Cancer 14 Questions About Your Breast Cancer Diagnosis By article prognosis and medical choices.
The Fat ThatΓÇÖs Ruining Your Body from the Inside By Jane Farrell article By Dr. Victor Marchione Obesity is a topic very much on the radar of health professionals across North American. Combating this grave health condition could mean saving millions of dollars in health care costs, never mind improving the lives of those who find themselves carrying around too many extra pounds.
_ Shopping for Health Insurance in the Digital Age By article By Edward Oberg With the introduction of legislation such as Obama Care, The Affordable Care Act, and even DOMA, the world of insurance is in flux and shopping for a new policy is more confusing than ever. This leaves those who remain uninsured and those who have found themselves underinsured with the newly imposed restrictions in quite a quandary. Despite the plethora of new questions these changes pose, luckily there are answers to be had.
Frayed: Adventures on the ACA Trail By blog The following is a journal of my experience with the Affordable Care Act and specifically my application process with Covered California. In the spirit of “sometimes you just have to laugh” I have taken a humorous approach. However, the many problems of enrolling in a health care plan were frightening and filled with frustration. I know I am not alone with these thoughts and feelings.
Male Menopause: How Women Can Deal with His Anger By blog Dear Dr. Jed, I read your book and I believe my husband is suffering from male menopause. He’s angry all the time and blames me for everything that is wrong. He calls me names, yells at me, looks at me with such hatred, I want to disappear. He’s never hit me, but I’m afraid of him. He totally denies that there are any problems with him. When he gets mad he calls me a bitch and a lot worse and tells me I’m crazy and should be hospitalized.