_ Medical Care Recycling Unused Medication To Save Lives By Sondra Forsyth article In a 2012 survey, over a quarter (28%) of American adults with chronic conditions reported skipping doses or not filling … Read More→
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_ Breast Cancer More Patients with Early-Stage Breast Cancer May Not Need Chemo By Sondra Forsyth article Women with early-stage breast cancer who had an intermediate risk recurrence score (RS) from a 21-gene expression assay had similar … Read More→
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_ Relationships & Love Older Adults Embracing ΓÇ£Living Apart TogetherΓÇ¥ By Sondra Forsyth article A release from the University of Missouri in Columbia notes that since 1990, the divorce rate among adults 50 years … Read More→