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Osteoarthritis -- just the sound of it cries pain and discomfort. Unfortunately, it’s an all-too-familiar name to nearly 21 million men and women in the United States.
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Is it possible for your entire life to change in one afternoon? Jonathan Cottom believes so. He attended the American Diabetes Association EXPO in Pittsburgh, Pa. and came away a completely new outlook on the disease he has had for 31 years.
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Leukemia and lymphoma affect thousand of Americans each year. A special benefit, Light The Night, helps raise funds for life-saving research and support.
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Think of your HVAC system and ducts as another room in your house – one that affects the comfort level in all the others – that needs regular cleaning. Here is a checklist of what to ask a professional cleaner before you hire.
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Our immune systems are smart. The immune system, when exposed to new flu and cold viruses, learns to recognized and react to seasonal strains of the invaders. The system also remembers bugs it has seen before. But we’re a mobile society -- each year, world travel brings new strains of germs and virus home, forcing the immune system to deal with new invaders it has never seen. This is why the Center for Disease Control makes yearly changes to the flu vaccine, hoping to predict which bugs will arrive in the U.S. on a seasonal basis.
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With longer days, warmer temperatures, and an abundance of sunshine, it’s no wonder so many of us take to the outdoors for summertime fun. While it feels great to be outside for recreational activities and exercise in the summer, too much exertion can lead to serious health problems.
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Older adults have all heard what they should be eating each day. Three servings of fat-free or low-fat milk, cheese or yogurt. Three or more ounce-equivalents of whole-grain products. And abundant amounts of fruits and vegetables, striving for variety across all five vegetable subgroups. But how many people 50 years or older, are actually meeting those daily nutrition requirements?
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