_ Sexual Health What You Need to Know about Birth Control By Jane Farrell article Although itΓÇÖs not often thought of this way, birth control has been one of the most important elements in womenΓÇÖs … Read More→
_ Breast Cancer Study: Breast-Cancer Patients on Opioids Less Likely to Follow Treatment Regimen By Jane Farrell article Breast cancer patients who take opioids to manage their pain are less likely to adhere to a potentially lifesaving treatment … Read More→
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_ Obesity American Heart Association: Government Needs to Help Fight Obesity By Jane Farrell article EditorΓÇÖs note: These remarks, from Nancy Brown, Chief Executive Officer of the American Heart Association, analyze a recent report on … Read More→
_ Hobbies Proper Tree Planting and Care is Critical to Survival By Sondra Forsyth article Whether planting a tree to add seasonal beauty, grow backyard fruit, provide a bit of shade, or reduce energy costs, … Read More→
_ New Method Forecasts Which Long-Term Care Patients Are at Risk of Fracture By Jane Farrell article A new way to predict the risk of falls in long-term care patients has been developed by researchers. The study … Read More→
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_ Frustrating "Treatments" By Jane Farrell blog It is well-known that sometimes when you treat a condition, you create another problem. All you have to do is […]
_ Sexual Health Sexually Transmitted Infections and STDs Gonorrhea: What You Need to Know Today By Sondra Forsyth article Gonorrhea, a bacterial STI caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae and colloquially called ΓÇ£The ClapΓÇ¥, is currently the second most common STI … Read More→
_ Diabetes A New Way to Help Diabetes Patients By Jane Farrell article Researchers have developed a method of identifying those diabetes patients who are at most risk for being admitted to an … Read More→
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Age-related macular degeneration Vision Health Key Compounds to Resolve Abnormal Vascular Growth in AMD Have Been Identified By Sondra Forsyth article A compound of specific bioactive products from a major family of enzymes reduced the severity of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) … Read More→
_ Tips For Going Into Business After 50 By Sondra Forsyth blog THE CHALLENGES On a most positive note, donΓÇÖt let your age hold you back. On a serious note and warning, […]
_ Heart Health Widely Used Heart-Attack Test Said to Be Ineffective By Jane Farrell article New research indicates that a widely ordered blood test has no efficacy in evaluating patients with suspected heart attack. The … Read More→
_ Sexual Health Sexually Transmitted Infections and STDs Chlamydia: What You Need to Know Today By Sondra Forsyth article Chlamydia, the most common sexually transmitted infection, is a bacterial infection caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. The Centers for … Read More→
_ Medical Procedures Physicians, Health Care Workers and Hand Hygiene By Jane Farrell article Patients who have a new tool to ask physicians about their hand hygiene feel more empowered to do so, researchers … Read More→
_ AIDS/HIV Sexual Health Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): What You Need to Know Today By Sondra Forsyth article [AuthorΓÇÖs note: Welcome to Part 3 of our seven-part series about Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), sometimes called venereal diseases or … Read More→