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Monday, Apr 29th 2013
Health Headlines in the News
If you're like me (and lots of other people out there), these recent weeks have been tough ones in the news due to the Boston Marathon bombings and other tragedies around the world. However, there's also been some encouraging news on the health front.
Perhaps you'll find something here that is important to you or to share with someone you love.
Kidney Stones and Calcium
Monday, Apr 22nd 2013
What You Need to Know About Colon Cancer
I'm a little late to announce that March was colon cancer awareness month. I guess I'm guilty of what a lot of us do when it comes to colon cancer awareness: ignore it or procrastinate thinking about it.
But what's important to realize is that colorectal cancer is an "equal opportunity employer," striking both men and women. It is responsible for 150,000 diagnoses (that's about 16 people every hour!) and 50,000 deaths annually in the United States.
Tuesday, Apr 16th 2013
The Rise of Emergency Room Use
Yesterday morning, concerned about a problem I was having after having some injections weeks before for varicose veins in my legs, I called my doctor. I'll be taking a five-hour flight later this week and wanted to make sure there would be no problem. Ever since writing about deep vein thrombosis, I've had it on my mind.
Tuesday, Apr 09th 2013
Remember Your Calcium—But How?
We'd like to think that staying healthy is as easy as swallowing a handful of pills. And many of us have been doing that—taking our recommended amount of calcium to ward off osteoporosis.
Tuesday, Apr 02nd 2013
Is Menopause Playing Havoc With Your Sleep?
My husband loves to recount this story: When we were first married, he came down with the flu. One night, he was having a particularly tough time sleeping.
"Honey, wake up. I don't feel well."
I barely moved.
"Honey, please. Wake up. I can't sleep."
Grunt.
The pleading got a bit more insistent until I managed to register that someone was talking to me, and I wasn't dreaming.
