There are fewer things more painful in life than the passing of a loved one. The grieving process can last for months or years, and can make life’s challenges much more difficult. Aside from the emotional fallout, studies have found ...
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Deep Vein Thrombosis: Little Known but Lethal
Never heard of deep vein thrombosis (DTV)? You’re hardly alone; a 2002 survey found that 74% of Americans knew little or absolutely nothing about this condition. This obscurity shouldn’t be taken to mean that DTV has a minor impact on ...
Read More »Spotting the Warning Signs of Type 2 Diabetes
Much has been written about the growing problem of diabetes in the United States. A quick look at the total number of diabetics reveals the scope of this problem; from 1980 to 2011, the total number of Americans with diabetes ...
Read More »How Safe is Our Produce?
Over the last several years, the issue of chemicals used in food preparation has received a fair amount of media attention. One such chemical that is commonly used by food producers is pesticides, which are applied to a wide range ...
Read More »Strong as Iron: The Importance of Iron in Your Diet
What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the term “iron”? Most people will probably think of a material used to build various buildings and other structures. For others, this term will prompt mental images of a certain ...
Read More »The Growing Worldwide Threat of Cancer
Despite all of the advances in medicine over the last several decades, scientists have yet to unearth a reliable cure for cancer. Even with billions upon billions of dollars spent on research, cancer still killed more than half a million ...
Read More »Stroke, Heart Attacks and Cold Weather
As shown by the large influx of travelers who head south every winter, very few people enjoy cold weather. Frigid temperatures force those living in colder climates to spend most of their time indoors, and to throw on several layers ...
Read More »Microchips: A New Kind of Hearing Aid
Along with medicinal drugs, medical technology has improved by leaps and bounds over the last several decades. In the past several decades, devices such as MRIs, CT scanners and ultrasound machines have become commonplace in hospitals. Even today, medical science ...
Read More »Another Reason to Avoid Sugar – It May Hurt Your Heart
Most people would agree that sugar makes many types of products taste significantly better. Virtually everyone would also agree that sugar is bad for your health. What might come as a surprise is just how damaging a little extra sugar ...
Read More »Listening to Your Body: Exercising For Older Adults
No matter well you treat your body, eventually time manages to catch with everyone. Even healthy people eventually realize that they simply cannot do the things they once did, and need to make concessions to their advancing age. This doesn’t ...
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