_ Health Headlines American Pain By Jane Farrell article New cases of chronic pain occur more often among U.S. adults than new cases of several other common conditions, including … Read More→
_ Medicare To Fix Medicare Spending, Prevent Fractures Among Aging Americans By Jane Farrell article As the White House and Congress prepare for negotiations over the budget and U.S. debt ceiling, there has been a … Read More→
_ Health African-American Cancer Survivors and Discrimination By Jane Farrell article Cancer and its treatment can accelerate the rate of aging because they both destabilize and damage biological systems in the … Read More→
_ Parenting What 5.6 million Young Americans Have in Common with Prince Harry - and Why It Matters By Jane Farrell article Like Prince Harry, one in thirteen US children ΓÇô 5.6 million, or 7.7% ΓÇô will experience the death of a … Read More→
_ Heart Health Most Americans Aren't Heart Healthy By Jane Farrell article About 80% of people in the U.S. have low to moderate cardiovascular health based on the American Heart AssociationΓÇÖs new … Read More→
_ Heart Failure Heart Failure and African-Americans By Jane Farrell article Researchers have linked a rare genetic mutation found mostly in Black Americans and other people of African descent to an … Read More→
_ Pain Pain Rising Among Some Younger Americans By Jane Farrell article Younger Americans with less than a bachelorΓÇÖs degree reported higher levels of pain than todayΓÇÖs older adults did at their … Read More→
_ Hypertension High Blood Pressure Is Out of Control in America By Jane Farrell article Nearly half of American adults have high blood pressure, and about 75% of those with high blood pressure donΓÇÖt have … Read More→
_ Children's Health Most American Kids Lack Cardio Fitness By Jane Farrell article Nearly 60% of American children do not have healthy cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), a key measure of physical fitness and overall … Read More→
_ Travel U.S Airlines and America on Thin Ice with COVID-19 By Sondra Forsyth article Short of living on a giant petri dish, youΓÇÖve be hard pressed to find a more ideal environment for the … Read More→
_ Heart Health Low-Dose Aspirin May Not Help African-Americans' Heart Health By Jane Farrell article Low-dose aspirin was not associated with a reduced risk of a fatal heart attack among African Americans, according to an … Read More→
_ Exercise New Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans By Sondra Forsyth article In case you and you family needed another compelling reason to get moving, updated physical activity guidelines were released by … Read More→
_ Money Matters 57 Percent of Americans Have Been Surprised by a Medical Bill By Sondra Forsyth article Fifty-seven percent of American adults have been surprised by a medical bill that they thought would have been covered by … Read More→
_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition Americans May Have Outgrown Traditional Advice of Having a Varied Diet By Sondra Forsyth article When it comes to diet in the Western world of overconsumption where cheap convenience food rules, the age-old adage “everything … Read More→
_ Dental Health Oral Health Older Americans Who Neglect Oral Care Put Overall Health at Risk By Sondra Forsyth article Conscientious parents constantly remind their children to brush and floss, and routinely schedule dental checkups to make sure their teeth … Read More→
_ Prostate cancer Comprehensive Study Launched on Aggressive Prostate Cancer in African-American Men By Jane Farrell article Researchers are beginning the largest coordinated research effort to study biological and non-biological factors associated with aggressive prostate cancer in … Read More→
_ Marijuana--recreational and medical uses Daily Cannabis Use Is on the Rise Among American Adults By Sondra Forsyth article Cannabis use may be decreasing among teens, but a 2018 study by researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public … Read More→
_ Vision Health American Academy of Ophthalmology Reiterates Long-Standing Guidance on LASIK Eye Surgery By Sondra Forsyth article The American Academy of Ophthalmology, the world’s leading professional association of eye physicians and surgeons, reiterated in June 2018 its … Read More→