_ Mental & Emotional HealthPath for Better Diagnosis of Eating Disorders, the Deadliest of Mental Illnesses By Sondra Forsyth articleA paper appearing in 2017 in the peer-reviewed journal Comprehensive Psychiatry details a “radical” new method for diagnosing eating disorders … Read More→
_ Peripheral Artery DiseasePeripheral Artery Disease: What You Need to Know By Jane Farrell articleAs we age, it is common to be concerned about heart disease or high blood pressure. But many people don’t … Read More→
_ Prostate cancerProstate Cancer: Symptoms, Tests and Treatments By Jane Farrell articleHere, an update from the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about an all-too-widespread cancer among men. Prostate cancer is … Read More→
_ Medical ProceduresStudy: Nursing-Home Workers Don't Change Gloves Often Enough By Jane Farrell articleCertified nursing assistants often fail to change gloves, and that careless practice may be a significant cause of the spread … Read More→
_ Alzheimer's Disease and other DementiasEye Test May Diagnose a Common Form of Dementia By Sondra Forsyth articleFrontotemporal degeneration (FTD) is a progressive neurodegenerative condition that is present in tens of thousands of Americans, but is often … Read More→
_ PreventionTreating and Preventing Head Lice By Jane Farrell articleAs kids return to school, experts from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) share how to recognize, treat and prevent … Read More→
_ MenopauseDepression and Menopause By Jane Farrell articleExperts from the London Women’s Centre tell you how to handle the depression that too often occurs with menopause: Women … Read More→
_ Sexual HealthWhat You Need to Know about Birth Control By Jane Farrell articleAlthough it’s not often thought of this way, birth control has been one of the most important elements in women’s … Read More→
_ Breast CancerStudy: Breast-Cancer Patients on Opioids Less Likely to Follow Treatment Regimen By Jane Farrell articleBreast cancer patients who take opioids to manage their pain are less likely to adhere to a potentially lifesaving treatment … Read More→
_ Dental Health Oral HealthTooth trouble: Many Middle-Aged Adults Report Dental Pain, Embarrassment and Poor Prevention By Sondra Forsyth articleThe dental health of middle-aged Americans faces a lot of problems right now, and an uncertain future to come, according … Read More→
_ Sexual Health Sexually Transmitted Infections and STDsTrichomoniasis: What You Need to Know Today By Sondra Forsyth articleUnlike the other six STIs, trichomoniasis is neither caused by a virus nor by a bacterium. The culprit is the … Read More→
_ HobbiesProper Tree Planting and Care is Critical to Survival By Sondra Forsyth articleWhether planting a tree to add seasonal beauty, grow backyard fruit, provide a bit of shade, or reduce energy costs, … Read More→
_ Sexual Health Sexually Transmitted Infections and STDsSyphilis: What You Need to Know Today By Sondra Forsyth articleSyphilis is a potentially deadly infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. Ever since the discovery of penicillin in the … Read More→
_ Mental & Emotional HealthFolic Acid and Depression By Jane Farrell articleVitamin B9, also known as folic acid, gets a lot of attention during pregnancy. It’s important for prenatal development, and … Read More→
_ Sexual Health Sexually Transmitted Infections and STDsGonorrhea: What You Need to Know Today By Sondra Forsyth articleGonorrhea, a bacterial STI caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae and colloquially called “The Clap”, is currently the second most common STI … Read More→
_ DiabetesA New Way to Help Diabetes Patients By Jane Farrell articleResearchers have developed a method of identifying those diabetes patients who are at most risk for being admitted to an … Read More→
Age-related macular degeneration Vision HealthKey Compounds to Resolve Abnormal Vascular Growth in AMD Have Been Identified By Sondra Forsyth articleA compound of specific bioactive products from a major family of enzymes reduced the severity of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) … Read More→
_ Medical ResearchOff-Hours Snacking Leads to Sun Damage? Maybe By Jane Farrell articleAlthough it may seem bizarre for there to be a connection between off-hours snacking and harmful solar rays, research indicates that … Read More→