January
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Healthy Hearts For Women
I know it’s only January, but I’m eager to start thinking about how February celebrates heart health and how important it is to renew and restart our effort to strengthen our own heart health. February is the month dearest to my heart. Valentine’s Day reminds me of heart felt love, but most of all February
How to Talk So Your Doctor Will Listen: Learn these tips before your next appointment
If you’ve ever felt like your doctor isn’t listening to you, it may be true. Studies have found that doctors let patients speak for only 23 seconds on average before cutting them off; in one University of South Carolina study, primary care patients were interrupted just 12 seconds after the physician entered the exam room.
Do You Wanderlust?
Long before the Harry Potter reference, Louis Armstrong once said of jazz, “If you have to ask, you will never know”. Never has a truer statement been said about the need to travel. If you don’t have the Wanderlust in your soul, you will never know the need to travel. Some people make their once
The Realities of Elder Abuse
Gerald, 73, had a stroke, which left him unable to care for himself. His son offered to help, and Gerald moved in with him and his family. But, Gerald’s son and daughter-in-law worked all day and were busy with their kids in the evenings. Gerald hated being a burden on them and tried to take
Cancer Screening Can Save Your Life
Keep up to date with the latest cancer screening guidelines and recommendations. Early cancer detection is the best solution to saving your life. The goal of cancer screening is to find disease at early stages in people who are otherwise asymptomatic—before it causes symptoms and when it may be more easily treatable. Screening tests are
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