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Editorial Staff
Found in: Home Care, Medicare
If you’re one of the 66 million Americans who care for an aging, disabled or seriously-ill family member or friend, you’re probably run ragged trying to keep up. Now, a handy online source can help make your life a lot easier.
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Dr. Matthew Edlund, MD, MOH
Found in: Mental Health, Depression
Depression is one version of hell on earth, and Americans have a lot of it. Only France ranks higher in a study of depression. With our tottering health care system and vigorous arguments that antidepressants are useless, what are people to do?
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Dr. Matthew Edlund, MD, MOH
Found in: Medicine and the Law, Prescription Drugs
How did we get into this mess that produces untold suffering, impedes effective health care, and costs our economy sacks of bullion and lost productivity? More importantly, what must we do to get out of it?
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Diane Carbo
Found in: Aging, Home Care
We are an aging population that’s living longer and healthier than previous generations. So it’s important to plan and prepare for those years when we may need assistance of some kind. That assistance may come from a non-Medicare home health care agency.
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Dr. Matthew Edlund, MD, MOH
Found in: Obesity, Exercise & Fitness
21.8 minutes of lost life for every hour watched. That’s the precise measurement coming from a widely reported Australian study of watching TV. So, is watching “Glee,” “Law and Order” and “Monday Night Football” slowly killing you? Not quite.
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Lisa Byrne
Found in: Exercise & Fitness, Aging
Your life is about movement. Life is not dieting. It never will be. Your health and wellness is about being able to complete your mission in life, whatever that may look like. The bottom line is, you have to do the Work. Yes, work with a capital “W.”
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Adrienne Muralidharan
Found in: Medicare
Medicare’s annual enrollment is early this year. That means you’ll be able to switch plans from Oct. 15 through Dec. 7, 2011. It’s a good idea to review your coverage to make sure you’re in a plan that fits you well.
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Mary J. Yerkes
Found in: Arthritis, Chronic Illness
I’ve walked through process of recovering from loss probably hundreds of times; and if you’re living with chronic illness, you probably have too. While it never gets easier, there are things you can do to move through recovery in a healthy way.
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Dr. Matthew Edlund, MD, MOH
Found in: Sleep and Rest
Snoring is both a public and private health problem. Besides waking others, it can injure you through sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease, or poison your relationship with people you love. Desynchronizing breathing and circulation is not a good thing.
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Editorial Staff
Found in: Lawn and Garden, Arthritis
Gardening is good for you on many levels, but the effort involved can make existing aches and pains worse, or even cause new ones. This summer, take steps to ensure your gardening experience is as comfortable and beneficial as possible.
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