_ Senior HealthPolice Training Program in Age-Related Health Helps Older Adults By Sondra Forsyth articleA study published in May 2017 the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society reports that most police officers receive little … Read More→
_ Depression Mental & Emotional Health WidowhoodVirtual Support Groups Help Grieving Spouses with Depression By Sondra Forsyth articleAs the U.S. population ages, it’s estimated that half of women older than 65 are widows, while one-sixth of men … Read More→
_ What's Happening to Your Posture? By Sondra Forsyth articleYou’re spending too much time bent over a computer or hunched over a mobile device, and it’s wreaking havoc on … Read More→
_ Peripheral Artery DiseaseBetter Treatment Needed for Peripheral Artery Disease By Jane Farrell articleLess than half of patients with peripheral artery disease are treated with appropriate medicine and lifestyle counseling, according to new … Read More→
_ Marijuana--recreational and medical usesER Visits Related to Teen Marijuana Use Quadrupled at a Colorado Hospital after Legalization By Sondra Forsyth articleVisits by teens to a Colorado children’s hospital emergency department and its satellite urgent care centers increased rapidly after legalization … Read More→
_ HobbiesGrow More Edibles with Smart & Sustainable Keyhole Gardening By Sondra Forsyth articleRaise your gardening efforts to a new level with keyhole gardening. You’ll increase your garden’s productivity in a smaller space, … Read More→
_ Breast CancerHalf of Mastectomy Patients Pursue Reconstruction without Understanding Risks By Sondra Forsyth articleMore than half of breast cancer patients (57 percent) undergoing mastectomy lack the necessary medical knowledge to make a high-quality … Read More→
_ Hepatitis CHepatitis C Treatments Give Patients More Options By Jane Farrell articleTransformative advances in drug treatments approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are giving the 3.2 million Americans … Read More→
_ Allergies Sleep Sleep Hygiene4 Tips To Sleep Better During Allergy Season By Sondra Forsyth articleSpring is the season of renewal. Plants and trees start to rebound from the harsh winter that claimed most of … Read More→
_ Prostate cancerAn Additional Strategy for Targeting Treatment-Resistant Prostate Cancer By Sondra Forsyth articleProstate cancer cells depend on signaling through the androgen receptor (AR) to grow and survive. Many anti-cancer therapies that target … Read More→
_ Age-related macular degeneration Senior HealthFindings Suggest Underdiagnosis of AMD Not Uncommon By Sondra Forsyth articleApproximately 25 percent of eyes deemed to be normal based on dilated eye examination by a primary eye care ophthalmologist … Read More→
_ Hearing LossFew Researchers Consider Hearing Loss in Healthcare Communication By Sondra Forsyth articleDoctors believe that communication with their patients is important, but most studies of physician/elderly patient communication do not mention that … Read More→
_ SunburnCommon Myths about Sun Protection By Jane Farrell articleMisconceptions about sun exposure are plentiful and put people at risk for skin cancer. “As a practicing dermatologist for over … Read More→
_ Prescription DrugsSleeping Pills Raise Risk of Hip Fractures By Jane Farrell articleOlder people who have been newly prescribed certain kinds of sleeping pills have more than double the risk of hip … Read More→
_ Autism Mental & Emotional HealthAutism: Beware of Potentially Dangerous Therapies and Products By Sondra Forsyth articleOne thing that is important to know about autism up front: There is no cure for autism. So, products or … Read More→
_ Sleep HealthHome Remedies That Can Help Stop Snoring By Jane Farrell articleAlthough snoring is often the subject of jokes, it can be serious. Snoring affects up to half of adults, according … Read More→
_ Heart HealthExercise and Vitamin D: Working Against Heart Disease By Jane Farrell articleJohns Hopkins researchers report that an analysis of more than 10,000 American adults for nearly 20 years suggests a link … Read More→
_ GlaucomaNew Eye Test Detects Earliest Signs of Glaucoma By Sondra Forsyth articleA simple eye test could help solve the biggest global cause of irreversible blindness, glaucoma. In clinical trials, the pioneering … Read More→