A Doctor Speaks Out About Ageism In Medicine
Doctors are quick to discount the concerns of older patients, or even dismiss their health issues due to hidden biases about the value of older people.…
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A Missing Focus on Prevention Makes US Health Care Unsustainable
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Who pays for health care is secondary to having care that actually preserves health, avoids unnecessary disease
BY JINGDUAN YANG
May 30, 2019 Updated: May 30, 2019
Fifty years ago, President Richard Nixon declared that the U.S.…
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12 Plants For Your Bedroom to Sleep Better and Treat Insomnia
Sleep better with plants in the bedroom (Miramiska/Shutterstock)
BY RUBY MEY
January 22, 2019 Updated: January 22, 2019
If you’ve experienced even a few sleepless nights, then you know just how much of an impact lack of sleep can have on your life.…
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Antibacterial Cleaners Making Dust More Dangerous, Study Finds
Researchers find chemical disinfectant contained in some unlabeled consumer products is linked with antibiotic resistant microbes. (Flickr)
Antimicrobial chemical tied to antibiotic resistance genes in dust.…
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Strength Training Exercises Can Help Older People to Get Up after a Fall
Strength training into a senior years can give us the physical strength to overcome one of the biggest threats we will face—gravity.…
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Self-Weighing, Self-Awareness May Prevent Holiday Weight Gain
During the holidays, it is easy to eat up to double or triple our needed calories, leading to weight gain that is often permanent.…
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45 Health Resolutions That Only Require One Small Change
Taking your workout outdoors is a great way to find motivation and mental clarity. (Brian Metzler/Unsplash)
For starters, you do not have to do all 45—just one is fine!…
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It’s Never Too Late To Gain New Brain Cells
The human brain may continue to develop new brain cells even in old age, a new study offers. (Shutterstock)
New study challenges previous research that found brains don’t grow new brains cells as we age
BY ANDREA DONSKY, WWW.NATURALLYSAVVY.COM…
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Doctors Say Ohio Mother’s Cancer Disappeared After Groundbreaking Clinical Trial
Dr. Benjamin Jin, a biologist working on immunotherapy for HPV+ cancers, works in the lab of Dr. Christian Hinrichs, an investigator at the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Md.,…
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