_ Psoriasis What You Need to Know about Psoriasis By Jane Farrell article Unlike beauty, psoriasis is more than skin deep. In fact, recent research links the inflammatory skin disorder, in its more … Read More→
_ Mental & Emotional Health The Heritability of Anxiety By Sondra Forsyth article Individual differences in the connectivity between regions of the brain involved in fear and anxiety are heritable, according to a … Read More→
_ Dental Health Oral Health Older Americans Who Neglect Oral Care Put Overall Health at Risk By Sondra Forsyth article Conscientious parents constantly remind their children to brush and floss, and routinely schedule dental checkups to make sure their teeth … Read More→
_ Medical Care When Doctors Get "Nudged," Lifesaving Prescription Rates Go Up By Jane Farrell article Doctors who were ΓÇ£nudgedΓÇ¥ by an online patient dashboard to think about prescribing lifesaving statins tripled their prescription rates, according … Read More→
_ Hypertension Most Black Adults Likely to Develop High Blood Pressure Before Age 55 By Jane Farrell article Approximately 75 percent of black and men women are likely to develop high blood pressure by the age of 55, … Read More→
_ Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Brain Health New Research Focuses on Treating Non-Cognitive Symptoms of People with Dementia By Sondra Forsyth article New research presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2018 in Chicago focuses on the recent successes and ongoing … Read More→
_ Cardiac Rehabilitation Long-Term Survival Worse for Black Survivors of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest By Jane Farrell article Blacks who survive cardiac arrest during hospitalization have lower odds of long-term survival compared with similar white survivors, according to … Read More→
_ Digestive Health Keeping Your Gut in Check By Jane Farrell article Here, from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a primer on how your gut functions and what you can do … Read More→
_ Hobbies Summer Care for Perennial Gardens By Sondra Forsyth article Keep your perennial gardens looking their best throughout the hot summer months with a bit of midsummer grooming and care. … Read More→
_ Medical Research Using a Mouse Model, Scientists Reverse Age-Related Wrinkles and Hair Loss By Jane Farrell article Wrinkled skin and hair loss are unwelcome hallmarks of aging. But what if they could be reversed? Keshav Singh, Ph.D., … Read More→
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_ Prevention Wearable Device Can Predict Older Adults' Risk of Falling By Jane Farrell article A wearable device with motion sensors could predict which over-60 women are likely to fall ΓÇô and knowing that means … Read More→
_ Six Ways to Build Your Self-Confidence Every Day By Jane Farrell blog Even the greatest leaders lack self-confidence at certain times. Self-confidence is not a static quality; rather, itΓÇÖs a mindset that […]
_ Prostate cancer Comprehensive Study Launched on Aggressive Prostate Cancer in African-American Men By Jane Farrell article Researchers are beginning the largest coordinated research effort to study biological and non-biological factors associated with aggressive prostate cancer in … Read More→
_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition Men Lose More Weight on Low-Carb Diets Than Women Do, but Women Show Improved Artery Flexibility By Sondra Forsyth article According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated one┬á out of three American adults live with … Read More→
_ Oral Health 5 Keys to Protecting Your Investment in Your Child's Braces By Jane Farrell article Braces are a major investment for families. According to a survey by the Journal of Clinical Orthodontics, the average price … Read More→
_ Heart health Overview Poor Air Quality Does Not Offset Exercise's Heart Benefits By Jane Farrell article Even in areas with moderate-to-high levels of traffic pollution, regular physical activity reduced the risk of first and recurrent heart … Read More→
_ Parenting Children with Existing Allergies Should Be Screened for an Emerging, Severe Chronic Food Allergy By Sondra Forsyth article Children with known skin, food, and respiratory allergies should be screened for an emerging, chronic food allergy called eosinophilic esophagitis … Read More→