With flu season on us now is the time to get their shots If you’re waiting to get your kids the flu vaccine, plan on getting...
To keep your family safe, it is important to talk with each family member – and especially children – about gun safety. Even if you don’t...
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The challenges of aging Life expectancy is increasing for Americans. The fastest-growing segment of the population is the 85-and-older age group. Despite advances in health care,...
If you’ve ever felt like your heart was “beating out of your chest,” you may have atrial fibrillation, or a-fib. Other symptoms include tiredness and chest...
Dry skin care Dry skin is defined as flaking or scaling when there is no evidence of dermatitis, or inflammation, of the skin. It is most...
Miscommunication about healthcare is epidemic. Nine out of 10 people don’t fully understand or remember what to do after a doctor visit. More than 40 percent...
If you’ve recently had a heart attack or other heart-related condition, would you be interested in: dropping 10 pounds, lowering your cholesterol by 27 percent, slashing...
Each year, heart surgeons worldwide perform more than 800,000 coronary artery bypass surgeries. This procedure, known as CABG and pronounced “cabbage,” uses blood vessels to “bypass”...
You have worked hard to lose your excess body fat and developed some new eating and exercise methods that now need to become habit. Once you...