_ Study: Women 75 and Older Benefit from Regular Mammograms By Jane Farrell article Women who are 75 or older should still get routine mammograms because of the comparatively high incidence of breast cancer … Read More→
_ Flu Avoid the Flu During Holiday Travel By Jane Farrell article If you’ve ever traveled during the holidays, you know how stressful it is. Last year an estimated 107.3 million travelers … Read More→
_ Exercise Women Are More Resilient to Extreme Physical Activity Than Previously Reported By Sondra Forsyth article Women that underwent extreme physical training and completed a transantarctic expedition did not show any more negative health effects than … Read More→
_ The Shrinking Use of Tobacco By Jane Farrell article Good news: Cigarette smoking has reached the lowest level ever recorded among U.S. adults. Only 14 percent of Americans┬á smoke, … Read More→
_ Infant Health Infants of Older Fathers Are Likelier to Be Less Healthy at Birth By Jane Farrell article For years, women were warned not to postpone having children until their late 30s and 40s because it would mean … Read More→
_ Sexually Transmitted Infections and STDs Newborn Syphilis Is on The Rise By Jane Farrell article Cases of congenital syphilis, passed from mother to baby during pregnancy or delivery, have more than doubled since 2013. The … Read More→
_ Health Care Safety of Hospital Patients Still Falls Short By Jane Farrell article Although it’s long been a goal to increase patient safety in hospitals, there hasn’t been nearly as much progress as … Read More→
_ The Most Dangerous Foods By Jane Farrell article We’re all familiar with reports of foodborne illness and governments alerts to avoid a particular food until the problem is … Read More→
_ Money Matters Guidelines to Draft a Harmonious Prenuptial Agreement By Sondra Forsyth article Not every couple needs a prenuptial agreement, but some do. I recommend a prenup when: One or both partners already … Read More→
_ Glaucoma Vision Health Traditional Glaucoma Test Can Miss the Severity of the Disease By Sondra Forsyth article The most common tests for glaucoma can underestimate the severity of the condition by not detecting the presence of central … Read More→
_ Cosmetic Surgery Beauty Hacks That Will Cost You Less Than a Cup of Starbucks Coffee By Sondra Forsyth article We all know that cosmetic-plastic surgeons and dermatologists earn┬átheir living by operating or non- invasive procedures. Most of these endeavors … Read More→
_ Exercise New Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans By Sondra Forsyth article In case you and you family needed another compelling reason to get moving, updated physical activity guidelines were released by … Read More→
_ Stroke A Post-Stroke Vaccine That Could Save Lives By Jane Farrell article A vaccine may someday replace oral blood thinners to reduce the risk of secondary strokes, researchers say. The discovery was … Read More→
_ Pneumonia Bacterial Pneumonia Is Far More Dangerous to the Heart Than Viral Pneumonia By Sondra Forsyth article If you were diagnosed with bacterial pneumonia rather than viral pneumonia you might feel relieved because medication can treat bacterial … Read More→
_ Dental Health Oral Health Do We Take Better Care of Our Cars Than Our Teeth? By Sondra Forsyth article When you buy a new car, you get an ownerΓÇÖs manual that tells you when to get the oil changed, … Read More→
_ Winter Health Myths, Busted By Jane Farrell article How many of these winter health myths do you believe? Myth: Allergies go away in the winter. Actually, allergies might … Read More→
_ Asthma Respiratory Conditions Asthma: Triggers and Treatments By Jane Farrell article The bad news about asthma is that there’s no cure for it, and in most cases we don’t even know … Read More→
_ Medical Care Parenting Is Your Medicine Cabinet Ready for Winter? By Sondra Forsyth article We spend more time indoors during fall and winter, which means everyone in the family is at greater risk for … Read More→