Midlife Matters
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
When it comes to rating their greatest health fear, most women will say breast cancer. And while there is good reason to fear the disease—it kills almost 40,000 women each year—the death toll from heart disease is way higher. In fact, heart disease is not only the number one killer of women in the United States—claiming the lives of over 400,000 women each year—but is also a leading cause of disability among women.
Midlife Matters
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
When I think back to my childhood and conjure a picture of a 50-something-year-old man or woman, I think one thing: OLD. Remember back to those days? We were young—they were old. And now, we are them. But when I look at my contemporaries or, for that matter, myself, that picture is markedly different from the one I saw years ago.
Midlife Matters
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
When you consider how many marriages end in divorce, it's not surprising that by your middle-age years you know a lot of people who are either looking for love, actively dating, deciding to live life without a partner or are on their second, third or even fourth marriages. Maybe you're even one of them.
Wellness in Practice
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
We all recognize the telltale signs that a cold is coming on: sneezing, sore throat, stuffy nose, coughing. It is referred to as the common cold for good reason; it is the most commonly occurring illness. Most adults are likely to come down with a cold two to four times a year. Already this season, nearly 30.2 million U.S. adults have reported experiencing troublesome cold and flu symptoms, with cough being the most prevalent symptom, reported by 31 million. In the course of a year, Americans...
Real Women, Real Stories
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
By Pam DeNardo I was diagnosed with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) in January 1999 after spending six weeks getting over pneumonia. It was at a follow-up visit that my primary care doctor said, while listening to my lungs, "I don't hear much."After all those weeks of coughing, wheezing and gurgling when I breathed, I thought that was a good thing. It was a surprise when he said, "No, it isn't a good thing."
