September: Cholesterol Education Month
What’s the right age for a first cholesterol test? By age 20 and beyond, all adults should know what their cholesterol levels are. That’s the age…
Category: Health & Fitness
Covid-19 remains a concern for heart patients
If you have heart disease or high blood pressure, be sure to keep taking your medicine during the coronavirus crisis. According to the Harvard Heart…
Why is 10,000 steps the goal? You’ll be surprised
Fitness trackers all urge wearers to strive for 10,000 steps per day. Have you ever wondered why that specific number? One doctor did, too and he found…
Tumor-shrinking drug in trials
Health in the News Tumor-shrinking drug in trials The first phase of human trials has begun for a new drug that halts tumor growth. Not just one kind of…
Study: Home blood pressure monitors may not be accurate
A study from Australia suggests most home blood pressure monitors are not carefully tested for accuracy. Published in the journal Hypertension,…
Be careful out there this summer
Beautiful grass and long stretches of park land offer an open invitation for summer activity. But it can be an invitation for aches and pains if your body…
Swollen legs? Move often in hot weather
If you get some puffiness around the ankles or an unpleasant tautness in your calves, you have swollen legs. It’s a condition everyone experiences at one…
Health notes: Sprains, walking speed
Best treatment for sprains Ice is the best treatment for the first 48 hours after a muscle bruise or sprained joint. Ice and cold packs help reduce…
Weight training saves and builds muscles
Between the ages of 30 and 70, adults typically lose at least 20 percent of their muscle tissue. The slow process of erosion has recently been named…
Ten-minute workouts bring better health
For those who are out of shape or out of time, 30-minute exercise sessions can be daunting. If your muscles and your schedule aren’t up to it all,…