Research indicates that one in eight women born today will have breast cancer at some point in their lives. That is a lot of moms, daughters, aunts, grandmas, and friends that will battle this aggressive type of cancer. The month of October is a time to recognize and help fund the initiative to fight this disease. During the month of October, you will find many activities and...
Try to imagine how it feels to look at your phone and not see anything but a dark spot in the center of it? This is what it is like to live with age-related macular degeneration. It affects all aspects of life from driving a car to the store to reading the newspaper or dialing a phone number. These everyday tasks that most people perform without issues are very difficult for...
We all know that adding a significant amount of fruits and vegetables to your diet has many health benefits. Most of these foods contain essential vitamins and nutrients that can prolong your life by preventing disease. But, if you have to choose a handful of fruits to eat during your meals, which ones would you add? We have compiled a list of six fruits that pack some punch...
No matter how many vitamins you take and how healthy you try to be, the seasonal flu can creep up on you at any time. This is because the flu virus spreads so easily from person to person. In addition to taking the flu shot, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention has some recommendations on how to prevent getting the flu and how to guard against spreading it to...
The American Heart Association has begun a new campaign to attempt to reduce chronic diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, and heart conditions through diet. The initiative challenges Americans to add one additional cup of fruits or vegetables to their meal every day for better health. They claim that if a teenager begins adding more color to their diet that their risk...
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