Post-Menopausal? Don't Let High Blood Pressure Sneak Up on You By blog A few decades ago, we had a totally different definition of “high.” Today, as Baby Boomers, we often associate “high” […]
Belly Dancing = Fewer Body Image Hang-ups By article Women who belly dance in their free time have fewer hang-ups about their bodies, according to a study led by … Read More→
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Play Date at Camp Deer Run By blog Saturday at my 50th (gag) camp reunion was all about playing. The start of the day was camp skits and […]
_ Constipation Solve the Medical Riddle: The Patient Is No Longer ΓÇ£RegularΓÇ¥, Fourth Week By article By Marie Savard MD EditorΓÇÖs note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth … Read More→
How the Science of a Meaningful Life Can Help Us Live Joyfully and Well By blog We would all like to have deeper meaning and more joy in our lives. But we live in stressful and […]
Mental & Emotional Health Substance Abuse and Mental Health Recovery at Midlife: If Not Now, When? By article September is not just the month school starts again. It is the 25th Annual National Recovery Month. The mission is … Read More→
Too Many Patients Are Delaying Hospice Care By article Although hospice can benefit terminally ill patients over a period of time, one in six cancer patients enroll it in … Read More→
_ New Superfoods to Tackle Heart Disease & Diabetes By article A new generation of superfoods that tackle heart disease and diabetes could be developed following research into a protein that … Read More→
Constipation Digestive Health Solve the Medical Riddle: The Patient Is No Longer ΓÇ£RegularΓÇ¥, Third Week By Sondra Forsyth article EditorΓÇÖs note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the … Read More→
Dementia Patients Getting Iffy Meds By article More than half of nursing home residents with advanced dementia, a terminal illness marked by severe cognitive impairment and functional … Read More→
_ Skin Skin Health Genetic Mutations and Skin Cancer By Jane Farrell article Researchers have found that millions of skin cancers may be caused by a combination of a genetic mutation and ultraviolet … Read More→
_ Understanding How Ebola Works By Jane Farrell article A new study has expanded our understanding of Ebola, by discovering one way the deadly virus dodges the bodyΓÇÖs defenses. … Read More→
_ Money Matters Plants in the Office Boost Productivity By Sondra Forsyth article ΓÇ£GreenΓÇ¥ offices with plants make staff happier and more productive than ΓÇ£leanΓÇ¥ designs stripped of greenery, according to research done … Read More→
_ Heart Health A New Tool to Detect Atrial Fibrillation By Jane Farrell article Thanks to a new technology, a web camera can distinguish whether someone is suffering atrial fibrillation, a potentially serious heart condition. A project by researchers from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, showed that subtle changes in skin color can be used to detect the kind of uneven blood flow caused by atrial fibrillation. The technology was developed in a partnership between the university and Xerox. The findings were published in the journal Heart Rhythm.
_ Osteoporosis Why an Osteoporosis Drug Works By Sondra Forsyth article Raloxifene is a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved treatment for decreasing fracture risk in osteoporosis. While raloxifene is as effective at reducing fracture risk as other current treatments, the medication works only partially by suppressing bone loss. With the use of wide- and small-angle x-ray scattering (WAXS and SAXS, respectively), researchers carried out experiments at the U.S.
6 Steps to Soar in The Empty Nest By blog Summer is winding down and for many families, the kids are headed back to school. For some of you, this is not your normal ΓÇ£back to school,ΓÇ¥ but also the beginning of your Empty Nest as you take your youngest to college. YouΓÇÖve thought about it for years, maybe even dreaded it, and now reality hits. Your main focus in life has changed, and you have a hollow feelingΓÇöNow what? I know just how you feel. I experienced that same feeling of loss, but quickly emerged in eager anticipation of what I could create to fill my time, and life has never been any better for me than it is now.
_ Medical Research Women's Health and Wellness Females Ignored in Medical Research By Sondra Forsyth article Research done at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago has found that surgical researchers rarely use female animals or female cells in the research for their published studies, despite a huge body of evidence showing that gender differences can play a crucial role in medical research. The study was published August 28th 2014 in the journal Surgery. A "60 Minutes" segment aired in February about the problem of overlooking sex differences in biomedical research featuring Northwestern Medicine scientists Melina Kibbe M.D. and Teresa Woodruff.