_ A Simple Blood Test to Detect Dehydration By Jane Farrell article Inexpensive blood tests already in use can diagnose dangerous dehydration in older people, a new study says. The best test … Read More→
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_ Answers to The Top 20 Exercise Questions By Jane Farrell article EditorΓÇÖs note: We hear a lot about exercise, but we may not be aware of the basics we need to … Read More→
_ Brain Health Memory Complaints in Older Women May Signal Thinking Problems Decades Later By Jane Farrell article A study published in the October 28th, 2015, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of … Read More→
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Cancer Survivors and Patients Need Flu Shot By blog If you're having chemotherapy treatment, should you get a flu shot? I was recently asked this, and the answer's yes. […]
_ Tackling Nicotine, The Lingering Addiction By Jane Farrell article Mental health expert and addiction specialist Dr. Gregory L. Jantz sees patients battling all types of addictions at his Center … Read More→
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5 Ways to Beat the ΓÇ£But I DonΓÇÖt Have TimeΓÇ¥ Trap By blog When it comes to health, so many of us have good intentions. We know the health rules ΓÇô but remembering […]
_ Needed: An Accurate Determination of Life Expectancy By Jane Farrell article Because older adults often donΓÇÖt accurately predict their own prognosis, health-care providers should have detailed discussions with them to determine … Read More→
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_ Breast Cancer Treatments: An Overview By Jane Farrell article Researchers are constantly working to find new and better ways to diagnose and treat breast cancer. Here, from the National … Read More→
_ BREAKING: American Cancer Society Issues New Mammogram Guidelines By Jane Farrell article The American Cancer Society (ACS) has just released updated recommendations on mammograms ΓÇô a move that is sure to add … Read More→
_ Menopause Helping Women Navigate the Hormone Replacement Therapy Debate By Jane Farrell article The end of the ΓÇ£hormone therapy eraΓÇ¥ appears to have been greatly exaggerated. More than a decade ago the WomenΓÇÖs … Read More→
Oral Health Bad Oral Health Can Ruin Romantic Relationships By Jane Farrell article Maybe the sexual flame is waning. Maybe your sex life is really good but you wish it could be even … Read More→