_ Addiction & Substance OveruseA Third of Young Adults Have Ridden with an Impaired Driver By Sondra Forsyth articleRoughly a third of recent high school graduates have ridden in a motor vehicle with a substance-impaired driver, according to … Read More→
_ Breast CancerScreening mammography for women 40-49 detects more cancers compared with older age groups By Jane Farrell articleWhen compared to the screening population ages 50 and over, screening mammography in women ages 40-49 detects 19.3% additional cancers … Read More→
_ Multiple SclerosisNavigating The Health-Care System with MS By Jane Farrell articleAt the best of times, today’s healthcare system can seem like a confusing maze. With the added pressures of living … Read More→
_ Cardiac RehabilitationFitness Trackers Help Cardiac-Rehab Patients Maintain Exercise Goals By Jane Farrell articleUsing fitness trackers and call-in sessions with a health coach can help patients who have undergone heart surgery stick to … Read More→
_ Mental & Emotional HealthHigh Anxiety: 5 Things That Set Us Off and What to Do By Sondra Forsyth articleAnxiety is defined as a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome. It’s … Read More→
_ Health HeadlinesOn the Front Lines of Reproductive Research By Jane Farrell articleReproduction, a process that has from the beginning of time formed the very basis of life itself, is undergoing a … Read More→
_ HypertensionTop Cardiologist Disagrees with New Hypertension Guidelines By Jane Farrell articleLast November, a panel of medical professionals issued guideline that redefine blood pressure readings. Now, one of the nation’s leading … Read More→
_ Women's Health and WellnessEarly Symptoms of Endometriosis: Know the Warning Signs By Sondra Forsyth articleMarch is Endometriosis Awareness Month. Endometriosis is a disease that affects at least 176 million women worldwide. Endometriosis is characterized … Read More→
_ HobbiesKeep Your Lawn Green and Healthy All Season Long By Sondra Forsyth articleA healthy lawn is your best defense against lawn diseases and other problems. But when the weather favors the disease … Read More→
_ MenopauseMenopause and Weight Loss By Jane Farrell articleEditor’s note: If, like so many women, you’re confronting the issue of weight gain and menopause, here’s some advice from … Read More→
_ Medical CareResearchers Say Use of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Raises Ethical Questions By Sondra Forsyth articleArtificial intelligence is hard at work crunching health data to improve diagnostics and help doctors make better decisions for their … Read More→
_ Prescription DrugsToo Many Antibiotics Still Being Prescribed By Jane Farrell articleAlthough it’s well known that antibiotics are over-prescribed, the drugs are still given to patients at surprisingly high rates, according … Read More→
_ Heart HealthAfrican-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→
_ Consumer Health IssuesFDA: Beware of Fraudulent Flu Products By Jane Farrell articleEditor’s note: Here, from the experts at the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a warning about “flu products” aren’t … Read More→
_ Hip HealthDual Mobility Hip Replacement Reduces Risk of Dislocation By Sondra Forsyth articleMore than 330,000 total hip replacements are performed in the United States each year. Overall, it is a highly successful … Read More→
_ Skin HealthA New Treatment for Allergic Contact Dermatitis By Jane Farrell articleResearchers have found a promising new treatment for allergic contact dermatitis that offers an alternative to corticosteroids and their possible … Read More→
_ Pain Management3 Things to Understand About America’s Opioid Crisis and Pain Pill Addiction By Sondra Forsyth articleEach time the American people think the nation’s opioid crisis can’t get any worse – it gets worse. In 2016, … Read More→
_ Prostate cancerNew Prostate Cancer Risk Model Could Be a Better Guide for Treatment By Sondra Forsyth articleOne of the biggest challenges in treating prostate cancer is distinguishing men who have aggressive and potentially lethal disease from … Read More→