_ Skin Skin HealthHow to Win the Winter Skin Battle By thirdAGE articleEven though the first flakes haven’t (officially) fallen, it’s not too soon to start thinking about your winter skin. For … Read More→
Solve the Medical Riddle: Her Daughter Feels as Though the Room is Shrinking, Second Week By thirdAGE articleEditor’s note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the … Read More→
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Skin Skin HealthWorld Psoriasis Day, October 29th 2014 By thirdAGE articleWorld Psoriasis Day is an annual observance dedicated to people with psoriasis and/or psoriatic arthritis. The theme for 2014 is … Read More→
_ Oral HealthDental Care Reduces Respiratory Infections in ICU By thirdAGE articleResearch done in Brazil and published in the November 2014 issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, found that vulnerable … Read More→
_ Medical CareA Better Way to Manage Medications By thirdAGE articleMedication non-adherence – the lack of consistency in taking prescription drugs – may be the most underestimated health-related issue today. … Read More→
_ OsteoporosisStudy: Osteoporosis Screening Guidelines Are Inadequate By thirdAGE articleCurrent guidelines for bone-density testing aren’t good enough, according to a new investigation. The study, led by researchers from UCLA, … Read More→
_ Skin Skin HealthThe Best Natural Moisturizers for Healthy Skin By thirdAGE articleIt’s almost here. Winter, and winter skin. Everybody hates it. The dryness. The itching. Skin so cracked it bleeds. And … Read More→
_ Medical CareDevelopment of Ebola Training Module By thirdAGE articleJohns Hopkins Medicine has been tasked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to lead a group and to … Read More→
_ Aging WellMutations Linked to Blood Cancer Surprisingly High in Older People By thirdAGE articleResearchers have found that at least 2 percent of people over 40, as well as 5 percent of people over … Read More→
_ Healthy Diet & NutritionCalorie Counting and Your Brain By thirdAGE articleWe’ve all seen those little booklets that tell you how many calories are in different kinds of food. As it … Read More→
Ovarian CancerPersonalized Ovarian Cancer Vaccines By thirdAGE articleResearchers at the University of Connecticut have found a new way to identify protein mutations in cancer cells. The novel … Read More→
COPDCare Guidelines to Prevent Acute COPD By Jane Farrell articleThe American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) and the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) announced in October 2014 the release of … Read More→
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_ Urinary HealthImproving Bladder Function After Spinal Cord Injuries By Jane Farrell articlePeople who have suffered spinal cord injuries are often susceptible to bladder infections, and those infections can cause kidney damage … Read More→
Dental Health Oral HealthGetting the Most from Your Oral Healthcare Providers By Jane Farrell articleEditor’s note: This is the eighth in a series of articles on getting the most from the members of your … Read More→
_ Vision HealthDiscovery May Help Prevent Blindness By Jane Farrell articleA team of researchers at the Institut de Researches Cliniques de Montréal (IRCM) led by Michel Cayouette, PhD discovered that … Read More→