Discover the hidden culprit of aging and how to turn back time
(SST) Aging is a natural part of life, and you can see it in the lines on your face and gray hairs on your head. However, while you may focus on the external signs …
Three Smart Saving Tips for the Holiday Season
(SST) This year, consumers are estimated to spend $831, on average, or more than $184 billion on holiday gifts. It can be the most wonderful - but expensive - time of the year with …
Painting a real-time picture of patient health: A new monitoring approach
(SST) If you or a loved one needs surgery, you may worry most about what happens during the surgery itself. But as healthcare providers are aware, the most vulnerable times for patient care are …
4 menopause myths, debunked by new science
(SST) Menopause is a natural transition every woman goes through. Yet, it remains misunderstood and often misidentified.A groundbreaking study of more than 32,000 women may revolutionize this. The study, conducted by Phenology - a …
Tips for staying active after age 65
(SST) It's common to hear people say they feel overwhelmed by the idea of being physically active, and that they have no idea where to start. That sense of pressure can be discouraging and …
Help protect yourself from pneumococcal pneumonia and enjoy all this festive season has to offer
(SST) With warm sweaters, hot drinks and the holidays approaching - winter can be a magical season to spend quality time with family and friends. The last thing you want is to become sick …
Thousands of lives could be saved if more people would get screened for lung cancer
(SST) By Daniel J. Boffa, MD, MBA, FACSLung cancer takes the lives of about 127,000 people in the United States annually - nearly the same number of people who will die from colon, breast …
10 Ways to Thank a Caregiver
(SST) Chances are you know a caregiver. It could be the teacher at your child's school, balancing classroom duties and caring for an aging parent after the bell rings. Maybe it's your coworker who …
Do you have diabetes? Understand your risk for pneumococcal pneumonia.
(SST) Each November, Diabetes Awareness Month serves as an opportunity to foster important conversations around diabetes and help educate those who may be at risk for developing it. If you're currently living with diabetes, …
Focus on your sight and health to ward off vision loss from diabetes
(SST) An often silent condition that can steal vision, diabetic retinopathy is a complication of diabetes that may have no noticeable symptoms in the early stages and is the leading cause of irreversible blindness …