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Best remedies for painful joints

By Erik J. Martin
Nov 15, 2024 5:00 am - Joint pain eventually happens to most of us, which can make it difficult to engage in the activities we love let alone complete daily routines. But there are ways to curb, minimize or manage this discomfort and remain active.
When mom or dad won’t accept help

By Teri (Dreher) Frykenberg
Nov 15, 2024 4:49 am - A parent’s denial about their aging process may make them reluctant to accept help, even when it’s clear to family members that help is increasingly needed.
Simple act of taking deep breaths can reduce stress and anxiety

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ
Nov 15, 2024 3:22 am - There’s good reason to remember to pause and take deep breaths. Chronic stress increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. Research suggests deep-breathing exercises can lower a person’s blood pressure and reduce anxiety.
Helping mentally ill young adults: Parents are not powerless

By Bonnie Lane
Nov 15, 2024 2:06 am - Some parents may find their young adult child has changed and can’t cope with life as they once did. But rather than let a child in the midst of a mental health crisis retreat, parents must take action, no matter how frightening or difficult it may seem.
Here are new guidelines for preventing stroke, the nation’s 4th biggest killer

By KENYA HUNTER
Nov 15, 2024 1:36 am - The majority of strokes could be prevented, according to new guidelines aimed at helping people and their doctors do just that. The first new guidelines on stroke prevention in 10 years from the American Stroke Association include recommendations that reflect a better understanding of who has strokes and why.
Walking backward may have link to increased cognition

By Drs. Eve Glazier and Elizabeth Ko
Nov 15, 2024 1:25 am - My father is 74 years old. He wants to stay healthy, so he has started taking a fitness class at his local community center. One of the exercises they do is to walk backward. The instructor says it’s good for your body, and also for cognition. Do you know if this is actually true?
Want to cut your dementia risk? Keep your blood pressure in check.

By Richard Sima
Nov 14, 2024 5:00 am - Hypertension is a risk factor for all-cause dementia as well as Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia.
Just five minutes of exercise could help your blood pressure, study says

By Vivian Ho
Nov 08, 2024 4:12 pm - New research has found that adding just five minutes of exercise a day could help to slightly lower your blood pressure. The exercise in the study was more than simple fast walking. It was defined as running, cycling or walking uphill or up stairs.
Head lice facts every parent should know

By Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital
Nov 08, 2024 8:33 am - Head lice are a common and frustrating problem, especially among school-aged children. How can parents help prevent and treat an infestation?
CDC: Pertussis case reports 5 times higher than at this time last year

By Ian McMahan
Nov 08, 2024 5:09 am - More than five times as many pertussis cases had been reported as of mid-October compared with the same time last year, according to provisional numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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