_ Heart Health Widely Used Heart-Attack Test Said to Be Ineffective By Jane Farrell article New research indicates that a widely ordered blood test has no efficacy in evaluating patients with suspected heart attack. The … Read More→
_ AIDS/HIV Sexual Health Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): What You Need to Know Today By Sondra Forsyth article [AuthorΓÇÖs note: Welcome to Part 3 of our seven-part series about Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), sometimes called venereal diseases or … Read More→
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_ Report: More than 100 Million Americans Have Diabetes or Prediabetes By Jane Farrell article Everyone agrees that diabetes is a growing problem that affects millions of people. But the latest figures are even more … Read More→
_ Stroke Fewer than Half Of Stroke Patients Are Prescribed Recommended Cholesterol-Lowering Medication By Jane Farrell article Nationwide, fewer than half of stroke patients discharged from the hospital received a prescription for cholesterol-lowering medications called statins, and … Read More→
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_ Men's Health Breast Cancer in Men: Treatments and Genetic Counseling By Jane Farrell article An update┬á from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on male breast cancer, risk factors and treatment options: Can … Read More→
_ Mental & Emotional Health Are You Totally Stressed Out? This Is What It Could Be Doing to Your Body! By Sondra Forsyth article YouΓÇÖre trying to get the kids off to school, you canΓÇÖt find your cell phone, and youΓÇÖre sitting in traffic.┬áYour … Read More→
_ High blood pressure / hypertension Home Blood Pressure Devices Often Inaccurate, Research Finds By Jane Farrell article Although many people rely on home blood pressure monitors, new research has found that 70 percent of the readings for … Read More→
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_ Heart Health What You Should Know About Statins By Jane Farrell article Experts from the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) share the latest about cholesterol-lowing drugs: You go to the gym … Read More→
_ Widowhood DonΓÇÖt Speak: The ΓÇ£CensorshipΓÇ¥ of Grief By Sondra Forsyth article ΓÇ£Don’t speak I know what you’re saying So please stop explaining Don’t tell me cause it hurtsΓÇ¥ ΓÇ£DonΓÇÖt SpeakΓÇ¥, song … Read More→
_ Heart Health Rate of Heart Attacks Decreases After Surgery Not Related to the Heart, but Risk of Stroke Increases By Sondra Forsyth article In a study published online by JAMA Cardiology in December 2016, Sripal Bangalore, M.D., M.H.A., of the New York University … Read More→
_ Exercise Happiness Boosts Physical Activity in Older Adults ΓÇô and Vice Versa By Sondra Forsyth article In a paper published in the journal Annals of Behavioral Medicine in December 2016 by researchers at Chapman University in … Read More→
_ Mental & Emotional Health Holiday Bereavement Services: Comfort for Tough Times By Sondra Forsyth article A growing number of houses of worship, as well as counseling programs with religious affiliations, are offering┬áspecial services, rituals, therapeutic … Read More→