May is Arthritis Awareness Month
Arthritis affects more than 50 million Americans, making it the leading cause of disability in the country. What is Arthritis? Actually, it’s an umbrella term, covering a number of different conditions that affect the joints. The two most common are osteoarthritis and...
April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month
April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month, a good time for people to get a better understanding of the disease, its risk factors and common symptoms, and how to screen for it. More than 40,000 Americans every year are diagnosed with oral cancer, with men and women over the...
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
An estimated 140,000 Americans are diagnosed annually with colorectal cancer (cancer of the colon or rectum) and more than 50,000 die from it. The tragedy is that this cancer could have been prevented in many of these cases if the individual had been screened...
February is Heart Awareness Month
Now is a good time to become educated on ways to prevent heart disease because February is Heart Awareness Month. While great strides have been made over the years, the bad news is that heart disease remains the leading cause of death among men and women in the United...
Home Safety Checklist
Make sure your older family members are safe! Follow this Home Safety Checklist from the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Click here to see the entire document. Consumer Product Safety Commission Safety For Older Consumers Home Safety Checklist CPSC Document #701...
Seven Ways to Finally Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
Regardless of your age, January is a great time for New Year’s Resolutions. It’s a time to turn the page or to start over. Why not take a “mulligan” for all the things that weren’t done the right way in the past? The Odds are Against You The problem is that while...