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_ Women's Health and Wellness Vaginal Estrogen Tablets, Moisturizers, and Placebo Gel All Can Lessen Vaginal Discomfort By Sondra Forsyth article A clinical trial comparing two treatments for postmenopausal vaginal discomfort – low-dose vaginal estrogen and a vaginal moisturizer – to … Read More→
_ Addiction & Substance Overuse A Third of Young Adults Have Ridden with an Impaired Driver By Sondra Forsyth article Roughly a third of recent high school graduates have ridden in a motor vehicle with a substance-impaired driver, according to … Read More→
_ Breast Cancer Screening mammography for women 40-49 detects more cancers compared with older age groups By Jane Farrell article When compared to the screening population ages 50 and over, screening mammography in women ages 40-49 detects 19.3% additional cancers … Read More→
_ Aging Well Americans Appear to Be Slowing Down the Clock of Age By Sondra Forsyth article Good news! Americans may be aging more slowly than they were two decades ago. A study by University of Southern … Read More→
Exercise Physically Fit Women Nearly 90 Percent Less Likely to Develop Dementia By Sondra Forsyth article Women with high physical fitness at middle age were nearly 90 percent less likely to develop dementia decades later, compared … Read More→
_ Mental & Emotional Health High Anxiety: 5 Things That Set Us Off and What to Do By Sondra Forsyth article Anxiety┬áis defined as┬áa feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.┬áIt’s … Read More→
_ Women's Health and Wellness Early Symptoms of Endometriosis: Know the Warning Signs By Sondra Forsyth article March is Endometriosis Awareness Month. Endometriosis is a disease that affects at least 176 million women worldwide. Endometriosis is characterized … Read More→
_ Can We Turn Back Time? Muscles' Own Protective Systems Could Help Reduce Frailty By Sondra Forsyth article New research published in the Journal of Physiology o March 11th 2018 helps explain why people experience muscle loss in … Read More→
_ Pets Who's a Good Boy? Why ΓÇ£Dog-SpeakΓÇ¥ Is Important for Bonding with Your Pet By Sondra Forsyth article Scientists at the University of York in the UK have shown that the way we speak to our canine friends … Read More→
_ How Memory Changes as We Get Older By Jane Farrell article ItΓÇÖs known that when it comes to memory proficiency, there are differences between younger and older adults. Now, though, researchers … Read More→
_ Bullying Battling Youthful Bullying By Jane Farrell article Researchers are examining school bullying based on stigma ΓÇô where a victim is attacked based on a characteristic like race, … Read More→
_ Medical Care Researchers Say Use of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Raises Ethical Questions By Sondra Forsyth article Artificial intelligence is hard at work crunching health data to improve diagnostics and help doctors make better decisions for their … Read More→
_ Prescription Drugs Too Many Antibiotics Still Being Prescribed By Jane Farrell article Although itΓÇÖs well known that antibiotics are over-prescribed, the drugs are still given to patients at surprisingly high rates, according … Read More→
_ Heart Health African-Americans Have More Exposure than Whites to Air Pollutants Raising Risk of Heart Disease, Death By Jane Farrell article African-Americans often have higher exposure to air pollution than whites, which may partially explain their higher risk heart disease … Read More→
_ Skin Health A New Treatment for Allergic Contact Dermatitis By Jane Farrell article Researchers have found a promising new treatment for allergic contact dermatitis that offers an alternative to corticosteroids and their possible … Read More→
_ Pain Management 3 Things to Understand About AmericaΓÇÖs Opioid Crisis and Pain Pill Addiction By Sondra Forsyth article Each time the American people think the nationΓÇÖs opioid crisis canΓÇÖt get any worse ΓÇô it gets worse. In 2016, … Read More→
_ Prostate cancer New Prostate Cancer Risk Model Could Be a Better Guide for Treatment By Sondra Forsyth article One of the biggest challenges in treating prostate cancer is distinguishing men who have aggressive and potentially lethal disease from … Read More→