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_ Retirement The Case Against Retirement That Has Nothing to Do with Finances By Sondra Forsyth article Peer Pressure in your 50ΓÇÖs?! Really? My friends and I were sitting around a table at a restaurant in Scottsdale. … Read More→
_ Money Matters How to Turn Kids into Young Adults with Healthy Savings Habits By Jane Farrell article As Jodi walked to class that day the freshman noticed a large circle of booths spread out across the main … Read More→
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_ Older Patients Often Under-Report Pain By Jane Farrell article Older post-operative patients may experience pain but not admit it as often as younger patients, according to new research presented … Read More→
_ Money Matters Retirement Are Women Prepared for Life Alone as They Age? By Sondra Forsyth article The trends are clear ΓÇô as women age the odds are they will be living alone, largely because of either … Read More→
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_ 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→
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_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition Parents Often DonΓÇÖt Check Nutrition Labels of ΓÇ£Health HaloΓÇ¥ Foods By Sondra Forsyth article Parent and grandparents alert! Parents choosing foods for their children are significantly more likely to purchase “health halo” products – … Read More→
_ Marijuana--recreational and medical uses ER Visits Related to Teen Marijuana Use Quadrupled at a Colorado Hospital after Legalization By Sondra Forsyth article Visits by teens to a Colorado children’s hospital emergency department and its satellite urgent care centers increased rapidly after legalization … Read More→
_ Grandparenting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Need to Learn Current Health Advice or Risk Endangering the Kids. By Sondra Forsyth article If you are a grandparent raising grandchildren, you deserve a lot f credit. Even so, be certain youΓÇÖre up on … Read More→
_ Mental & Emotional Health Lack of Focus or is it Adult ADHD? By Sondra Forsyth article Twenty years ago, we hardly heard of ADHD, an acronym for Attention Deficit┬áHyperactivity┬áDisorder. Today, the term ADHD is so loosely … Read More→
_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition Time Delays in Vending Machines Prompt Healthier Snack Choices By Sondra Forsyth article Preventive medicine experts at Rush University Medical Center have discovered that delaying access to tempting high-calorie foods and snacks in … Read More→