_ Vision Health Discovery May Help Prevent Blindness By Jane Farrell article A team of researchers at the Institut de Researches Cliniques de Montr├⌐al (IRCM) led by Michel Cayouette, PhD discovered that … Read More→
_ Weight Loss How Sugar and Artificial Sweeteners Affect Your Health By Jane Farrell article We know that sugar isnΓÇÖt an optimal ingredient in our food. But how undesirable is it, and are artificial sweeteners … Read More→
_ 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→
The Waiting Game By blog I hate waiting on the phone. It was bad enough being put on hold and being forced to listen to […]
_ Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Brain Health Senior Health Immune System Affects Cognitive Decline By Jane Farrell article Scientists have discovered that cognitive decline over the years may be connected to a weakening immune system. The study, by … Read More→
A Teenager Steps Up to Help People Living with Alzheimer's By blog Sometimes the mother of invention isnΓÇÖt necessity, itΓÇÖs a 15-year old boy scout. Kenneth Shinozuka wants to become a neuroscientist […]
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: Update on the Latest Treatment By blog Did you know that September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month? Ovarian cancer strikes about 3 percent of women. The American […]
Skin Battle Aging Skin with These 9 Steps By Jane Farrell article Too much sun isnΓÇÖt the only culprit when it comes to aging your skin. Here, prominent dermatologist Susan Stuart, MD, … 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→
_ Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge: For a Good CauseΓǪor Foolishness? By Jane Farrell article It all began quite simply. A novel idea to raise awareness about a lesser-known terminal disease. The idea: Dump a … Read More→
Sepsis Contributes to 1 in Every 2 to 3 Deaths By blog Regular readers of my blog likely know that one of my clients is a patient advocacy organization called Sepsis Alliance. […]
_ Aging Well Beauty & Style Hair Skin 6 Anti-Aging Secrets From Beautiful Women Around the World By Sondra Forsyth article By Soriyya Bawa It doesnΓÇÖt matter where we come from or how much money we have, most aging women everywhere share one common goal: to feel and look younger. And the beautiful thing about it is that the world is filled with anti-aging secrets, because each culture has their own unique tricks, tips, and successful home remedies to look younger, no matter how old you are. Here are some of the best anti-aging secrets that have been handed down from generation to generation around the globe. Anti-Aging Secret #1: China
_ Coming Next Week! September 1st to September 5th 2014 By Sondra Forsyth article HereΓÇÖs a sneak preview of the articles, slideshows, and blogs weΓÇÖll be posting during the coming week on ThirdAge, the biggest and best site for ΓÇ£boomer and beyondΓÇ¥ women since 1997. As always, weΓÇÖll bring you the latest information from top experts about maintaining a healthy body, mind, and spirit as you navigate both the challenges and the joys of being a ThirdAger.
_ Skin Skin Health Discovery Could Cure Skin Infections By Sondra Forsyth article Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico and partners have tested the use of ionic liquids to break bacterial biofilm layer on skin. A release from the laboratory explains that biofilms, which are like a protective tent over a colony of harmful bacteria, make the treatment of skin infections especially difficult. Microorganisms protected in a biofilm pose a significant health risk due to their antibiotic resistance and recalcitrance to treatment.
_ Digestive Health Hope for New Crohn's Disease Tx By Sondra Forsyth article Genetic changes that occur in patients with a type of inflammatory bowel disease called Crohn's disease could hold clues to fighting the illness, according to research led by the University of Edinburgh in the UK and published August 26th 2014 in the journal Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Currently, there is no way to prevent Crohn's disease and therapy is focused on treating the symptoms, which may include abdominal pain, diarrhea and severe weight loss.
_ Aging Well Why Our Word Choices Matter As We Age By Sondra Forsyth article By Roger Landry MD Have you ever considered how the words we use impact the culture around us? How do those words reflect our own attitudes, beliefs, and values? Furthermore, for those among us who work in the aging profession, how does what we say affect both how we perceive older adults to be, and how they self-identify? How Our Brains React to the Words We Say
_ Lung Cancer AHA E-Cigarette Recommendations By Sondra Forsyth article The American Heart Association issued new policy recommendations August 25th 2014 on the use of e-cigarettes and their impact on tobacco-control efforts. The guidance was published in the association's journal, Circulation. Based on the current evidence, the association's position is that e-cigarettes that contain nicotine are tobacco products and should be subject to all laws that apply to these products. The association also calls for strong new regulations to prevent access, sales and marketing of e-cigarettes to youth, and for more research into the product's health impact.
_ 5 Food-Drug Interactions You Want to Avoid By Sondra Forsyth article By Leah Shainhouse You have heard it again and again: Adapt to a healthy lifestyle. If you make sure to eat well, a plethora of diseases can be prevented or managed. However, there are times when you walk into your doctorΓÇÖs office, either for a routine check-up or for some sort of ache or pain and you have no choice. You walk out with another prescription, whether it is to help lower your cholesterol, control your blood pressure or fight off an infection.