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Even if we are not of an age to really worry about becoming “senile”, we know someone close to us that we may worry about. As the U.S. population ages, we will see more people who are or have become … Continue reading →

First, I must make a disclaimer that I am not a pet owner. My family has had pets in the past, but, after discovering that pets would be better cared for by others, my husband and I decided that we … Continue reading →

I believe that most of us believe that nutrition plays an important role in health promotion and disease prevention. More and more research has been published which has established this as fact. Sometimes the amount of data available is overwhelming … Continue reading →

According to the World Health Organization Anti-Counterfeiting Taskforce, more than 50% of medications purchased online from sites that concealed their actual physical address were counterfeit. In an article in published in Pharmaceutical Outsourcing, up to 60% of medications purchased online … Continue reading →

When we hear the word “immunization” we normally think of those shots that infants and children have to have in order to prevent mumps, whooping cough, and measles. We do not think of what adults need to keep from contracting … Continue reading →

While reading an article regarding the decline in death rates over the past 75 years, it struck me that not only have the rates fallen, but the causes of death have changed. While life expectancy is not the same thing … Continue reading →

A study recently published in Sweden confirmed that Pap test do save women’s lives. The study found that women whose cervical cancers were found by a Pap test had a 92% cure rate while women who were diagnosed because of … Continue reading →

Atrial fibrillation (AF or A-fib) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia or irregular heart beat. It accounts for 1/3 of hospital admissions for cardiac rhythm disturbances. It may cause no symptoms or create heart palpitations, fainting, shortness of breath, or … Continue reading →

One of the first things I noticed when I entered nursing was that it is a 24/7 kind of job. If there are patients in the hospital, someone has to stay with them around the clock. That means somebody has … Continue reading →

Over 74 million people in the United States suffer from hypertension or what is known as high blood pressure to the general public. It is the leading cause of stroke and a major cause of heart attack. Blood pressure is … Continue reading →