_ Some Diabetes Patients Are Over-Treated, Study Finds By Jane Farrell article Although diabetes is one of the most serious health problems we face, a new study found that 11 percent of … Read More→
_ Falls How Health-Care Practitioners Can Help Patients Avoid Falls By Jane Farrell article EditorΓÇÖs note: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2.8 million elderly people are treated annually in emergency … Read More→
_ Aging Well 60 is the new 30 By Sondra Forsyth article Oh my Lord it finally happened! Do you remember when you were a kid, and you thought a 60-year-old person … Read More→
_ Prevention Treating and Preventing Head Lice By Jane Farrell article As kids return to school, experts from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) share how to recognize, treat and prevent … Read More→
_ Diagnosing Dementia By Jane Farrell article EditorΓÇÖs note: Although much is reported about dementia and its effects on patients and caregivers, there may be less to … Read More→
_ Sexual Health What You Need to Know about Birth Control By Jane Farrell article Although itΓÇÖs not often thought of this way, birth control has been one of the most important elements in womenΓÇÖs … Read More→
_ Breast Cancer Study: Breast-Cancer Patients on Opioids Less Likely to Follow Treatment Regimen By Jane Farrell article Breast cancer patients who take opioids to manage their pain are less likely to adhere to a potentially lifesaving treatment … Read More→
_ Sexual Health Sexually Transmitted Infections and STDs Trichomoniasis: What You Need to Know Today By Sondra Forsyth article Unlike the other six STIs, trichomoniasis is neither caused by a virus nor by a bacterium. The culprit is the … Read More→
_ Sexual Health Sexually Transmitted Infections and STDs Syphilis: What You Need to Know Today By Sondra Forsyth article Syphilis is a potentially deadly infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. Ever since the discovery of penicillin in the … Read More→
_ Sexual Health Sexually Transmitted Infections and STDs Gonorrhea: What You Need to Know Today By Sondra Forsyth article Gonorrhea, a bacterial STI caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae and colloquially called ΓÇ£The ClapΓÇ¥, is currently the second most common STI … Read More→
_ Mental & Emotional Health Dr. ChrisΓÇÖs Anti-Aging Technique By Sondra Forsyth article Have you ever felt there are two parts of you? I have. There is the body part of me that … Read More→
_ Psoriasis Skin Health Lasers and The Fight against Skin Disorders By Jane Farrell article Light therapy for skin disorders is not new. For example, ancient Egyptians combined heliotherapy (sunlight) with ingested extracts from a … Read More→
_ Sexual Health Sexually Transmitted Infections and STDs Chlamydia: What You Need to Know Today By Sondra Forsyth article Chlamydia, the most common sexually transmitted infection, is a bacterial infection caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. The Centers for … Read More→
_ Style Why Pay More? The Cool $3 Shopping Site By Jane Farrell article Most of us who want to save money in supermarkets or drugstores are familiar with the blandly packaged, no-name products … Read More→
_ Hair Health Stem Cells May Help with Hair Growth By Jane Farrell article Researchers have discovered a new way to make hair grow: by activating stem cells in┬áhair follicles. The study, from UCLA … Read More→
_ Physicians' "Fat Shaming" Can Cause Physical and Mental Harm By Jane Farrell article ΓÇ£Fat shamingΓÇ¥ — making overweight people feel embarrassed or ashamed of their weight — is painful enough when it comes … Read More→
_ Medical Research Women's Health and Wellness Here's How Doctors are Moving Beyond Traditional IVF By Jane Farrell article The first successful in-vitro fertilization (IVF) baby was born almost four decades ago. Since then, IVF has become the gold … Read More→
_ Four Keys to Serenity By Jane Farrell article In a world of massive disruption and distraction, of obsessive connection to the internet and to our devices, ironically, we … Read More→