Health and Wellness
Health and Wellness
Steps for Preventing and Treating RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury)
1. Exercise
Performing selected stretching and strengthening exercises can help condition and develop the muscle...
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Non-Drug Approaches for Preventing or Managing Hypertension
1. Reduce your weight
Keeping your weight at a reasonable level is the single most important modifiable factor i...
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Health and Wellness
Things People Might Not Know About Dementia
1. Not a specific disease
In itself, dementia is not a disease. Instead, it is a group of symptoms that result i...
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Health and Wellness
Facts About the Obesity Epidemic
1. A global problem
The number of overweight and obese individuals is increasing worldwide at an alarming rate i...
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Nice-To-Know Facts About Osteoporosis
1. Reaching a point of diminished capacity
An estimated 10 million men and women have osteoporosis, a condition...
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Nice-to-Know Facts About Being in the Sun
1. Sun sense
Although most people enjoy being in the sun, it’s important to remember that excessive exposure to...
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Your neck and computer; not a happy couple
Ironically, as you are reading this column, I am contributing to the condition that is the topic of this column.
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Nice-To-Know Facts About Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs)
1. Lethal situation
Each year more than 300,000 people die in the United States from coronary heart disease, eit...
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10 Need-to-Know Facts About Breast Cancer
1. More to fear than fear itself
Surveys indicate that the no. 1 health fear of most women is breast cancer.
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Lame Health-Related New Year’s Resolutions That Shouldn’t Be Made
1. I resolve not to count calories in the upcoming year. Off-target. In reality, calories do count - all calories...
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10 Holiday Food Facts
1. Liquid calories
A 4-oz cup of eggnog contains approximately 350 calories. Spiking the nog with alcohol can ad...
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Using Glucosamine to help treat sports injuries
For many sportsmen and women, dealing with joint pain will unfortunately become a part of their sporting lives, a...
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