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 …
Heart Disease: Managing Risks Leads to Healthier Hearts
There is no escaping the message. You can’t turn on the TV, listen to the radio, surf the web or read a newspaper without hearing about it.
Heart Disease — Who has it? How do you get it? How do …
Straight Talk About Heart Surgery: Why Minimally Invasive Makes a Difference
It’s not your father’s heart surgery anymore.
Only a few short years ago, anyone requiring heart surgery was facing several certainties: a 12 inch scar, having their heart temporarily stopped while being attached to a heart lung machine, spending weeks …
Safe Snow Shoveling Tips
No matter what your age or physical condition, shoveling snow can be a vigorous activity that can cause low back pain.…
Celebrating American Heart Month
Heart disease remains the #1 killer of both men and women, but your actions can make a difference. Save lives by standing up and speaking out against heart disease.
All across the country, people have been wearing red to show …
A Day in the Life of a Palliative Care Specialist
Written By: Mark Angelo, MD, FACP, Director, Palliative Care Program at Cooper
In a typical scenario, I run into an old friend in the supermarket. Inevitably, the question comes up, “So tell me, what is it that you do again?”…
Midlife Exercise Heralds Healthy Aging
A recent study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggests that women who are physically active during middle age are more likely to have a healthy mind and body at age 70.…
How to Avoid Urinary Tract Infections
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) send more than 8 million people to the doctor or hospital each year. While women are at highest risk of getting a UTI, men get them too. Most of the time, UTIs cause intense pelvic pain …