_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition Eat Like An Italian (Minus the Pizza) By Jane Farrell article Mediterranean cuisine has gotten a lot of attention for its potential impact on cardiovascular health. In fact, newer research has … Read More→
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_ My Grands By Sondra Forsyth blog My grandchildren have been on my mind almost constantly of late. I am sad and happy.┬áSad, because Friday was the […]
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_ Retirement Are You Leaving Your Beneficiaries a Tax Time Bomb? By Sondra Forsyth article When it comes to retirement ΓÇô and to passing on whatever wealth youΓÇÖve accumulated to a spouse or the next … Read More→
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_ Asthma Steroids May Do More Harm Than Good in Some Cases of Severe Asthma By Sondra Forsyth article Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences and UPMC have uncovered the molecular mechanism underlying corticosteroid … Read More→
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_ Digestive Health Trust Your Gut: Six Stomach Issues Not to Ignore By Jane Farrell article WeΓÇÖve all eaten or have drunk something that didnΓÇÖt agree with us. WeΓÇÖve all caught a stomach bug that was … Read More→
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Hearing Loss Some OTC Hearing Assistance Devices Pretty Much Match the Performance of a More Expensive Conventional Hearing Aid By Sondra Forsyth article A comparison between less expensive, over-the-counter hearing assistance devices and a conventional hearing aid found that some of these devices … Read More→
_ Medical Procedures A Simpler Flu Shot? By Jane Farrell article Getting a flu shot may soon become easier and less painful via a vaccine ΓÇ£skin patch.ΓÇ¥ Researchers believe that a … Read More→
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