Hypertension: Progress for Older Americans Improves But Not So for Younger Americans
Thursday, 21 September 2017
Target: BP™, a national initiative co-led by the American Heart Association and the American Medical Association (AMA) announced both good news and bad news for adults suffering with hypertension. The good news is that for middle-aged and older adults, hypertension is decreasing due to awareness, effective treatment and control of the disease. However, for a
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Not a Dry Eye in the House
Monday, 18 September 2017
Natural Tips for Prevention of Dry Eye Do your eyes ever feel tired or gritty? If so, you may have Dry Eye, one of the most common ocular conditions. Though it can affect anyone, Dry Eye is more common with age. It is also more common in women. What is Dry Eye? Dry Eye develops
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The Word According to AARP—Find a Female Doctor!
Thursday, 14 September 2017
Not long ago, the American Association of Retired Persons universally known as AARP, provided their members with 50 tips to live longer. One major tip was to find a female doctor. The reasons are simple: better outcomes for patients occur with female doctors, who are also more adept at communicating effectively with their patients and
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Death of a Spacecraft
Monday, 11 September 2017
On September 15, after a 13-year sojourn, the Cassini Spacecraft will run out of fuel and plunge into the depths of Saturn’s atmosphere never to be heard from again. Without question, Cassini is one of NASA’s greatest technological achievements. Its launch in 2004 heralded the most elaborate orbital expedition designed to explore a planetary system.
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Stay or Go! How to Prepare for an Emergency
Thursday, 07 September 2017
The devastation unfolding in Houston and other parts of coastal Texas in the wake of Hurricane Harvey reminds us of our previous experiences with Hurricanes Sandy and Irene. Now Hurricane Irma threatens the Atlantic Basin. These hurricanes and other natural disasters reinforce the sad truth that while you can’t always prepare for what Mother Nature
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Stay or Go! How to Prepare for an Emergency
Thursday, 07 September 2017
The devastation unfolding in Houston and other parts of coastal Texas in the wake of Hurricane Harvey reminds us of our previous experiences with Hurricanes Sandy and Irene. Now Hurricane Irma threatens the Atlantic Basin. These hurricanes and other natural disasters reinforce the sad truth that while you can’t always prepare for what Mother Nature
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Stay or Go! How to Prepare for an Emergency
Thursday, 07 September 2017
The devastation unfolding in Houston and other parts of coastal Texas in the wake of Hurricane Harvey reminds us of our previous experiences with Hurricanes Sandy and Irene. Now Hurricane Irma threatens the Atlantic Basin. These hurricanes and other natural disasters reinforce the sad truth that while you can’t always prepare for what Mother Nature
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Breakthrough in Detection of Early Stage Cancers
Monday, 28 August 2017
According to the World Cancer Research Fund, there were an “estimated 14.1 million newly diagnosed cancer cases worldwide in 2012, of these 7.4 million cases were in men and 6.7 million in women. This number is expected to increase to 24 million by 2035.” What is not commonly known is that the majority of these
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More valuable than a Silk Purse and a Sow’s Ear!
Monday, 21 August 2017
Through a Novel Gene Editing Technology, Pig-to-Human Organ Transplants May Save Lives As of July 2017, 117,000 Americans—men, women and children—are on the national transplant list waiting to receive a vital organ such as a kidney, liver, heart or lung to save their lives. Unfortunately, the list of needy patients keeps growing while donors are
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The Great American Solar Eclipse of 2017- Vision Safety Tips
Thursday, 17 August 2017
On August 21, 2017, millions of people in the U.S. will see day turn to night during the Great American Solar Eclipse. The last time this happened from coast to coast was 1918. Temperatures will drop rapidly as the moon completely covers the sun. You will be able to see the spectacular colors and light
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