Spring Into Good Health
For many of us, spring is the time of year we take on many of those household fix-it and clean-up projects that we’ve been putting off for too long. Why not make it the time of year to get your …
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Sugar and the Middle-Age Spread
The more sugar you eat, the wider your girth may be, the results of a recent study suggest.
Reported last month at the American Heart Association’s Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism/Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention 2011 Scientific Sessions, the study …
Swallowing Disorders and GERD: New Tests Improve Diagnosis
It is estimated that more than 60 million Americans regularly experience acid indigestion, burning, and fullness that signal gastroesophageal reflux disease, GERD. For many patients, the path to an accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment is not a simple one. …
What You Need To Know About The New Car Seat Safety Recommendations
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has released new recommendations regarding child safety seats. According to the new guidelines, children should be kept in rear-facing car seats until age 2, or until they have reached the height and weight maximums …
Complex Headaches: New Program Offers Relief
Few experiences are as universal as headache pain. For most of us, it involves a few hours or a day of pain followed by relief. However, for some sufferers, headaches are frequent enough, and debilitating enough, to rob them of …
Preventing Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal cancer is the number two cancer killer in the United States, yet it is one of the most preventable types of cancer. Colorectal cancer – also called colon cancer – can be curable when detected early. In fact, when …
Bone Health and Osteoporosis
Vital at every age for healthy bones, exercise is important for treating and preventing osteoporosis. Not only does exercise improve your bone health, it also increases muscle strength, coordination and balance, and it leads to better overall health.…
Protect Yourself From Aging
Endurance exercise – jogging, bicycling, walking, and the like – can stop us from looking and feeling old, and might even help us live longer, or so a new study of mice suggests.
Published February 21 in the journal Proceedings …
Childhood Obesity Linked to Early Start on Solid Food
Feeding infants solid foods too early in their development could result in early childhood obesity, according to a new study reported online February 7 in the journal Pediatrics. The study found that introducing solid foods before 4 months of …
Treatment for Varicose Veins and Spider Veins
Varicose veins, those unsightly, twisted and sometimes painful leg veins are not only a cosmetic concern; they can impact the quality of day-to-day life.
Varicose veins are the result of weak or damaged vein valves, which open as blood flows …