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Eyeglasses By Microsoft Can Now Monitor Your Blood Pressure

Eyeglasses manufactured by Microsoft can now accurately measure your blood pressure, no need to hook up to a cuff.     Up until now, a number of methods have been used to accurately measure blood pressure but each one had issues. Indeed, the upper-arm cuff remains the standard used in…...

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Watermelon Deliciousness Matched Only By Its Health Benefits

Watermelon is a fruit that’s delicious and a great way to enjoy a dessert, especially during hot summer days. But, did you know that watermelon also is great for your health! Studies show it may help curb your risk of cancer and diabetes as part of a healthy lifestyle. Watermelon…...

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Eating Healthy Slows Hearing Loss in Senior Women

Eating healthy nutritious meals consistently, over many years, can slow down hearing loss in senior women, a study finds. Many people lose some of their hearing as they get older. Experts say that, of those over the age of 75, about 50% have hearing loss. Not being able to hear…...

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FDA Approves New First In Class Drug For Acute Leukemia

The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) just approved a first in its class new cancer drug for acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The new drug, called, called Tibsovo, is manufactured by Agios Pharmaceuticals. Tibsovo is a once-daily pill that might replace chemotherapy for some people with  relapsing AML, a type of…...

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New Super Microscope Shows Alzheimer’s In Brain Detail

A super microscope developed by researchers at Purdue University can now show you high resolution molecular details of Alzheimer’s disease.       For years scientists have unsuccessfully searched for ways to track the amyloid plaques, the best known marker of Alzheimer’s. Amyloid plaques are one of the two brain…...

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Sun Screen Not Only Way To Protect Our Skin This Summer

Sun screen is not the only way to protect our skin this summer as we enjoy the great outdoors. Indeed, our sun protection also benefits if we start the day by eating foods at breakfast that promote skin health and repair. A research team found that an enzyme that repairs…...

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Breakfast Is The Most Important Meal of the Day, Don’t Forget It

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, don’t leave home without eating it. Eating a nutritious and well balanced breakfast increases your energy, elevates your mood, and sharpens your memory. It balances your sugar levels, calibrates your hormones, and sharpens your concentration. All things you will need to…...

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Men’s Health Month is This Month Of June, Stay Healthy

Men’s health month is this month, June 2018. It got its start back in 1994 when Congress passed a bill declaring the week before Father’s Day as Men’s Health Week. This year, it is observed June 11-17. All men are encouraged to wear blue and all of us are encouraged…...

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Find A Cure, June Is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month

Find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, is so far, much like trying to find a cure for The Holy Grail, unsuccessful. June 2018 has been designated by The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America as a time to bring more information to the public.     Find A Cure: Alzheimer’s…...

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Skilled Nursing Homes Provides Stellar Short, Long Term Alzheimer’s Care

A skilled nursing home provides valuable short term and long term care and rehabilitation services for people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s is an incurable brain disease and its statistics are frightening. It causes a slow decline in memory, thinking and reasoning skills. It is the sixth leading cause of death in the…...

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