_ Online Dating for Widows: 10 Tips to Avoid Being Scammed By Sondra Forsyth blog I’m a widow about to start online dating. I’m a bit nervous, and also worried about how I can avoid […]
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ΓÇ£Proof of LifeΓÇ¥ in Online Dating By blog Did any of you see the interview with Nev Schulman on TV the other day? He has a new book […]
_ Prostate cancer Prostate Cancer Risk Calculator Online By Sondra Forsyth article A free updated calculator to help men and their doctors assess their risk of prostate cancer is available online. Developed at the University of Texas Health Science Center, the tool has had a major upgrade in order to enhance how men and their physicians better understand a man's risk of prostate cancer. A description of the update's needs and benefits is described by the Health Science Center authors in a viewpoint published online August 4th in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
_ 5 Tips for Safe Online Shopping By Jane Farrell article You might have resisted the idea of online shopping for a while, but these days, chances are youΓÇÖre doing it just like millions of other Americans. Unfortunately, though, with the convenience of online shopping comes the possibility of fraud. How can you protect yourself and your personal information? The Internet security firm McAfee has some suggestions:
_ 3 Ways to Protect Your Personal Information Online By article By Rose Haywood You put more personal information online than you may think and you may be doing that unintentionally. Signing up for a contest, shopping online for the holidays, and online banking can create easy avenues for hackers to get the details they need about your online ID. With so many companies and services moving to online-only mediums, it’s hard not to put some of your information out there to get the services you need.
_ The Best Ways To Protect Yourself Online By Jane Farrell article By Rose Haywood You put more personal information online than you may think. By signing up for a contest, shopping online for the holidays, or doing online banking, you can make it easier for hackers to get the details they need about your online ID. With so many companies and services moving to online-only mediums, it’s hard not to put some of your information out there to get the services you need. Here are three easy-to-follow rules that can help safeguard your ID and personal information, including financial and health details,heal from prying eyes. 1. Avoid free Wi-Fi
Best Practices for Successful Online Dating at Midlife and Beyond By blog Online dating can be intimidating, especially for those of you who have been out of the dating game for a while. You may wonder if it’s safe, how comfortable you feel competing in such an open forum, how you will handle potential rejection, or how you will feel if you don’t any attention at all. All these concerns are valid. You no doubt feel more vulnerable than you did at 16. Here are my best practices for successful online dating. 1) Do keep it light
_ Dating Is Your Online Profile Too Revealing? By Jane Farrell article By Judith Bitterli Editor’s Note: Internet dating is serious business. According to the Statistics Brain Research Institute, the internet dating scene generated $1.049 billion in revenue for the year 2012. And online dating sites aren’t the only place where potential mates are checking each other out. AVG Technologies, an online security firm, found in a survey that one in three young baby boomers (45-54) were also using social media such as Facebook and Twitter to research a person they might be interested in.
_ Do You Use Online Doctor Ratings? By Jane Farrell article Online sites to rate physicians have proliferated in recent years, and about 25 percent of patients now use them, according to a new study. Additionally, 65 percent of respondents reported awareness of online physician ratings. The study, reported in JAMA, analyzed responses from a nationally representative sample of the U.S. population.
_ Refilling Prescriptions Online Can Help Your Health By Jane Farrell article Using an online service to refill medications actually helped some people with their health, according to a new study. Researchers from Kaiser Permanente and the University of California, San Francisco Medical School followed 17,760 diabetic patients who got care from Kaisesr Permanente in northern California between 2006 and 2010. The subjects used online patient portals, which allow users to order prescription refills, communicate with their health care providers, schedule appointments, access their health records and view their lab test results
_ Online Colorectal Cancer Risk Calculator By article Researchers at Cleveland Clinic have developed a new tool called CRC-PRO that allows physicians to quickly and accurately predict an individual's risk of colorectal cancer, as published in the January 2014 edition of the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine.
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