Health

By Stephanie Montague By the title you may be thinking, “What is she talking about?! I can’t wait for the summer!” I hear you. I love the summer too. And it knows it’s been a long winter. We’ve had something like 15 storms in Philadelphia alone…and we may get another one or two before it’s…

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BPT “You have pancreatic cancer” might be one of the most frightening statements a person can hear from their doctor. Unlike other forms of cancer, pancreatic cancer is rarely caught before it is in an advanced stage and has spread, and the median life expectancy after diagnosis with advanced or metastatic disease is only approximately…

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Falls account for more than one million injuries in the U.S. annually. There are four types of walking accidents with the most common being the slip and fall. That’s the type of fall that happens when you fall due a surface not cleared of snow or ice. “Every winter the hazards of driving in snow…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Radar Clinic Dietitian and Nutritionist Beth Trainer (left) asks 5-year-olds from the post’s Child Development Center what vegetables they would like to make a wrap, while Defense Commissary Agency Dietitian Karen Hawkins asks her group what kinds of fruits they would like to use to make their kid-sized “fruit kabobs.” The healthy food…

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BPT Vision plays an important role in daily life – every waking minute, the eyes are working hard to see the world around us. Are you taking important steps to ensure the health of your eyes for years to come? Forty percent of Americans worry more about losing their eyesight than their ability to walk…

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BPT If you’ve been diagnosed with high LDL or “bad” cholesterol, know that you are not alone. It is estimated that 71 million Americans have high LDL or “bad” cholesterol, putting them at greater risk of having a heart attack or stroke. Despite this, less than half of these adults with high “bad” cholesterol have…

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“This trial has the potential to be a game changer for these patients,” says Howard A. Cohen, MD, local Principal Investigator for the trial and Director of Interventional Cardiology and the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories at TUH.

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For Wendy Langley, a nightmare ordeal with head lice has turned into a multimillion dollar dream. With sheer determination and passion, the Oregon mother has turned the head lice industry on its head with a product that kills lice with, of all things, salt.

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Dental health is essential to overall health, affecting everything from our hearts to our mental well-being. Yet despite ample research that underscores the importance of taking care of our teeth, millions of Americans never go to the dentist.

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An ever increasing body of academic research is showing that the current level of salt Americans consume is not only perfectly healthy but that adopting low-salt recommendations will actually harm people. The most recent example of this is a review of all available research on salt and health…

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