_ Food Safety for People with Diabetes By Sondra Forsyth article Food safety is important for everyoneΓÇöbut itΓÇÖs especially important for people with diabetes. ThatΓÇÖs why the U.S. Department of AgricultureΓÇÖs … Read More→
Managing Hearing Loss By Jane Farrell article Have you had your hearing checked? While a hearing test may not get the publicity that mammograms and colonoscopies do, … Read More→
_ Medical Care The Importance of Walking for Older Hospitalized Patients By Sondra Forsyth article Is walking fewer than 900 steps per day associated with functional decline in older hospitalized patients? A research letter published … Read More→
_ Cancer Overview Heart Health New Benefits Found for Aspirin By Jane Farrell article Taking an aspirin a day can help some older Americans reduce heart-attack risk, prevent some cancers and cancer deaths, and … Read More→
_ Senior Health Quitting Smoking, Even After Age 60, Reduces the Risk of Death at 70 and Older By Sondra Forsyth article Tobacco use continues to be a major cause of cancer and premature death. Most studies of cigarette smoking and mortality … Read More→
_ Aging Well 8 Tech Holiday Gifts for the Seniors on Your List By Jane Farrell article When it comes to buying holiday presents for seniors, itΓÇÖs good to think outside the gift box. For older adults … Read More→
_ Skin Health How to Safely Exfoliate at Home By Jane Farrell article Exfoliation is the process of removing dead skin cells from the outer layer of your skin. While some people believe … Read More→
_ Grandparenting Parenting Program Helps Teens ΓÇ£Get the MessageΓÇ¥ About Distracted Driving By Sondra Forsyth article Parent and grandparent alert! A program to educate teens about distracted driving–including a tour of a hospital trauma center and … Read More→
_ Alternative Health Alternative Remedies for Inflammation: How Good Are They? By Jane Farrell article EditorΓÇÖs note: People who suffer musculoskeletal inflammatory conditions such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and tendinitis may try some alternative health … Read More→
_ Money Matters How To Avoid Becoming A Financial Burden On Your Kids By Sondra Forsyth article Americans are living longer than ever, which means retirement could last 20 to 30 years for some people ΓÇô maybe … Read More→
_ No Evidence for Age-Based Mammography Cut-Off By Sondra Forsyth article In the largest-ever study on screening mammography outcomes, researchers found that there is no clear cut-off age to stop breast … Read More→
_ Stroke BoomersΓÇÖ Stroke Rates Dropping While MillennialsΓÇÖ Rates Double By Sondra Forsyth article Stroke rates continue to decline in people 55 and older, while more than doubling in those between 35 and 39, … Read More→
_ Travel Online Security Tips While Traveling By Jane Farrell article Travelers often worry about flight delays, bad weather and disappointing accommodations when thinking about the factors that could ruin a … Read More→
_ Medical Care The Long-Term Care Patients Who Are at Highest Risk for Hospitalization By Jane Farrell article Long-term services and supports are provided to 12 million people who live in nursing home and assisted living facilities, as … Read More→
_ The Start of Alzheimer's: A New Understanding By Jane Farrell article Australian researchers have shed new light on the nerve cell processes that lead to AlzheimerΓÇÖs Disease . The discovery overturns … Read More→
_ Medical Research A Component of Areca Nut Has Anti-Cancer Properties By Jane Farrell article Arecoline — the stimulant component of areca nuts — has anticancer properties, researchers at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University … Read More→
_ Why Women Are Saying ΓÇ£NoΓÇ¥ to Marriage and Men Are Becoming Angry, Depressed, and Lonely By Sondra Forsyth blog There are two intersecting trends that are changing the ways men and women live and love. I see these changes […]
_ Respiratory Conditions Vitamin D Can Help Older Patients Fight Respiratory Infections By Jane Farrell article Older, long-term care patients can reduce the incidence of acute respiratory illness by taking high doses of vitamin D, according … Read More→