_ Parenting How Relationships with Parents and Children Change as We Age By Sondra Forsyth article It’s a universal truth that we take things for granted, especially when we’re young. Even though we know that it’s … Read More→
_ Exercise Joyce Hodges-Hite: At 80-Years-Young, Still Doing Marathons By Sondra Forsyth article In 1949, then 12-year-old Joyce Hodges-Hite, living in rural Millen, Georgia, 50 miles south of Augusta, discovered she was a … Read More→
_ Health Headlines Insurance Approval Lagging on Costly New Cholesterol Drug By Jane Farrell article Less than half of patients received their insurerΓÇÖs approval for prescriptions of the type of cholesterol-lowering drug known as PCSK9 … Read More→
_ Medical Care Tracking a Common Hospital-Related Infection By Jane Farrell article Electronic health records (EHRs) in hospitals are helping researchers track down the source of a common infection often acquired in … Read More→
_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition Dried Cranberries May Have a Positive Effect on Gut Health By Sondra Forsyth article Researchers from the University of Wisconsin – Madison evaluated whether one simple addition to the diet – one handful-a-day of … Read More→
_ Sexual Health Making Love with Your Five Senses By Jane Farrell article One of the tough things about being in my 60s is that so much of what I used to consider … Read More→
_ Caregiving Helping Aging Loved Ones Who Resist Care By Sondra Forsyth article National Family Caregivers Month, Novemeber, is an ideal time to reflect on both the responsibilities and rewards of being a … Read More→
_ From Start to Finish: Food Safety Tips for Thanksgiving Dinner By Jane Farrell article For most people, Thanksgiving dinner is the biggest and most extensively prepared meal they cook all year. But from menu … Read More→
How a Grandmother and Grandson Are Bridging the Gap By Sondra Forsyth blog My grandson Robbie and I were asked to write on ΓÇ£bridging the gapΓÇ¥┬ábetween generations and honestly itΓÇÖs easy for us. […]
_ E-Cigarettes Pose Risk to Body's Vascular System By Jane Farrell article EditorΓÇÖs note: E-cigarettes carry some serious health hazards, including, the Society for Vascular Surgery says, the effect on veins and … Read More→
_ Prevention Where and How to Dispose of Unused Medicine By Jane Farrell article Editor’s note: The latest from the federal Food and Drug Administration on┬ágetting┬árid┬áof unnecessary and possibly dangerous medicines: Is your medicine … Read More→
_ Skin Health Leaving the Physical and Psychological Battle Scars of Acne Behind By Sondra Forsyth article Adolescence is a stressful time. Along with the excitement of having oneΓÇÖs bodyΓÇÖs transform and oneΓÇÖs experience broaden comes the … Read More→
_ Understanding the Microbiome New Asthma Biomarkers Identified From Lung Bacteria By Jane Farrell article Until now, research on the microbiome – the system of good and bad bacteria in the body ΓÇô has been … Read More→
_ Cardiac Procedures and Surgeries Heart Health Startling New Research Shows That Heart Stents for Chest Pain May Simply Have a Placebo Effect for Some Patients By Sondra Forsyth article Coronary artery stents are lifesaving for heart attack patients, but new research suggests that the placebo effect may be larger … Read More→
_ Aging Well End-of-life Decision-Making for People with Intellectual Disabilities By Sondra Forsyth article A 2017 study by researchers at the University at Buffalo and published in the Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual … Read More→
_ Cosmetic Surgery Short-Scar Breast Reduction Surgery By Jane Farrell article Many women with very large, heavy breasts suffer years of physical and social discomfort: neck, back, and shoulder pain, rashes … Read More→
_ Diabetes Diabetes Patients at Higher Risk for Post-Operative Cognitive Disorder By Jane Farrell article Older patients with diabetes may be at a substantially higher risk of developing postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) than those who … Read More→
_ Hip Health Perioperative Surgical Home Reduces ER Visits and Death in Elderly Hip Fracture Patients By Sondra Forsyth article Elderly patients who had emergency repair of a fractured hip were much less likely to die or make a return … Read More→