_ Senior Health Sound Can Directly Affect Balance and Lead to Risk of Falling By Jane Farrell article What people hear and do not hear can have a direct effect on their balance, according to new research from … Read More→
_ Children's Health Parking Lot Safety for Kids By Jane Farrell article A study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham shows an alarming need for adult supervision in parking lots, with … Read More→
_ Progress Reported toward Earlier Diagnosis of Alzheimer's By Jane Farrell article Researchers report an advance in the development of a blood test that could help detect AlzheimerΓÇÖs disease in people who … Read More→
_ Mental & Emotional Health Upgrading Your Friendship Network in Midlife By Jane Farrell article Many empty nesters have failed to build healthy social networks because they havenΓÇÖt invested the time. Most middle-class parents have … Read More→
_ Gestational Diabetes More Steps Per Day Linked to Significant Reductions in Diabetes and High Blood Pressure By Jane Farrell article Middle-aged people who walked the most steps-per-day over an average of 9 years had a 43% lower risk of diabetes … Read More→
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_ For Frequent Headaches, Rethinking Popping Painkillers By Jane Farrell article Headaches remain a common source of pain in the U.S., but the frequency and severity differ widely among┬ásufferers, and how … Read More→
_ Breast Cancer Surgery: What to Wear When You Come Home By Jane Farrell article While planning for breast reconstruction surgery, many women wonder about what they should wear during the recovery period. In the … Read More→
_ Medical Research Stress and Gray Hair By Jane Farrell article The belief that acute stress can turn hair gray is a popular one, but until now it hasnΓÇÖt been scientifically … Read More→
_ Heart Health Tobacco Smoke from A Hookah Ups the Danger of Blood Clots By Jane Farrell article For the first time, in a study conducted in mice, researchers found that tobacco smoke from a hookah caused blood … Read More→
_ Dental Health Dreading A Dental Visit? 5 Tips for Getting the Most Out of It By Sondra Forsyth article Many people would just as soon avoid scheduling a dental appointment, unless an unbearable toothache lands them reluctantly in the … Read More→
_ Five Pro Tips for Protecting Your Immune System at the Office This Flu Season By Sondra Forsyth article The workplace can represent different things for different people: a means to provide for the family, an opportunity to be … Read More→
_ Transplants Hepatitis C and Heart Transplants By Jane Farrell article One-year survival was similar for adults with severe heart failure who received a heart transplant from a donor with hepatitis … Read More→
_ Natural Remedies for Cold and Flu By Sondra Forsyth article Cold and┬áflu┬áseason are upon us, that time of year when body aches, fever, chills, and nasal congestion combine and can … Read More→
_ Pain Management Patients with Newly Diagnosed Musculoskeletal Pain Are Prescribed Opioids More Often than Recommended By Jane Farrell article During their first physician visit, patients experiencing newly diagnosed chronic musculoskeletal pain are prescribed opioids more often than physical therapy, … Read More→
_ Heart Health One Daily "Polypill" Helps Underserved Patients Fight Heart-Disease Risk By Jane Farrell article Taking one daily pill, which combined medications to treat high blood pressure and high cholesterol, worked to lower heart disease … Read More→
_ Hobbies Navigating Garden Catalogs to Plan for the Season Ahead By Sondra Forsyth article As garden catalogs are piling up and online versions fill your inbox, your thoughts may turn to the growing season … Read More→
_ Anesthesia Going Under: A Closer Look at Anesthesia By Jane Farrell article Every day, people undergo surgery. Some operations require going deep into the body. Some can take many hours to finish. … Read More→