Home Improvement/Winterizing Supplement
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Beware of Fire Ants at Nursing Homes
Whether recovering from a medical procedure or simply too frail to move, the elderly at nursing homes and assisted living facilities in the South should take precautions against the potential serious health threat caused by fire ants. Recently, a number of long-term care facilities felt the sting associated with not being prepared for fire ants in their facilities.
Catch Prostate Cancer Early
Often times the difference between winning and losing is in the preparation. That's also true in my profession as a stock car driver. My NASCAR Nextel Cup team puts in a countless number of hours fine-tuning and analysis on my race car to eliminate any problems that could be obstacles to the team's success.
Consumer Reports Survey Rates Mental-Health Care Options for Depression and Anxiety
In one of the largest surveys of its kind, 3,079 Consumer Reports (CR) readers have rated the mental-health care they received for depression and anxiety. The survey results, plus CR's interviews with patients and experts, offer a compelling snapshot of how people fared given the mental-health care choices they made.
Create Restaurant-style Meals at Home
Our days are often a whirl of activity. With work, school, sports and errands, it can be difficult to find quick, healthy and tasty meals for busy families. Too often we settle for less-than-nutritious take-out or frozen entrees.
Don't Count Your Carbs -- Make Your Carbs Count
Anyone can fall at any time, and certainly no one intends on falling, but the risk is higher for older people. According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, falls occur in about a third of people aged 75 or older who are living in their homes.
Five Steps to Solve Gripes and Conflicts
Do you struggle with solving gripes and conflicts in your relationships at home or at work? Have you been ridiculed or mistreated by a co-worker, boss, or colleague? When treated badly, do you feel frustration, anger, or resentment and try to avoid the other person?
Forget "the Big Talk"
It's the moment most parents dread. Happily going through their day, Mom or Dad is stopped short by the eternal question, "Where do babies come from?" They freeze, blush and mumble something about asking the other parent or stammer out answers ranging from the stork to the cabbage patch.
Grape Juice Ranks as Number One Juice in a New USDA Database
According to a newly published USDA database, purple grape juice made from Concord grapes tested higher in total proanthocyanidins -- natural plant compounds that function as antioxidants and may contribute to good health in a variety of ways -- than any of the juices or beverages it tested on a per serving basis, including red wine, tea, cranberry juice cocktail and apple juice.
Illiteracy: A Hidden Problem
If you can read this, chances are you underestimate the problem of illiteracy and feel you don't know how to help. "Reading is the gateway to better jobs, higher pay, and a better quality of life," says Marsha Tait, senior vice president of ProLiteracy Worldwide.
It's Not Always What Your Kids Are Eating . . . Sometimes It's What's Eating Your Kids
A radical new campaign with a novel twist has been launched to battle the number one growing health epidemic among American youngsters -- childhood obesity.
Kids and Sports: Playing it Safe
With the school year fast approaching, kids are getting back to the books and enjoying all of their favorite extracurricular activities, including team sports. With sports injuries being one of the leading causes of Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs), knowing what precautions to take can help prevent serious brain injuries.
Kiss and Tell: Which Celebrity Would You Like to Get Kissably Close With?
The news is filled with celebrity hook-ups. Whether it's a surprise marriage between Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony or a steamy kiss between Madonna and Britney Spears -- celebrity romances, affairs and make-out sessions are regularly making headlines.
Lack of Health Care Keeps More Workers from Going Solo
You've thought about leaving your job and working for yourself, but the security of your company's health coverage is holding you back. You're not alone.
National YMCA Health Initiative
When it comes to misunderstood diseases, epilepsy is at the top of the list. Erroneous beliefs abound when it comes to this physical condition, which occurs when there is a sudden, brief change in the brain's inner workings, leading to epileptic seizures.
On a Mission to Make a Difference
Every time retired psychologist Dr. Lewis Young, 72, straps himself into the cockpit of his twin engine piper, he's on a mission. Sometimes it's to get a patient to a far-away hospital for surgery, chemotherapy, or dialysis...
Pack Your Kids a Healthy School Lunch
Now that school is back in session, parents around the country are facing the same dilemma: what to pack in their kids' lunchboxes. The main course is usually easy -- a sandwich or leftovers from dinner the night before; but what should you pack for their snacks?
Professional Chefs Put Low-Carb Products to the Taste Test
Did you know that an estimated 59 million Americans were watching their carbohydrates this past year? And, the popularity of this new lifestyle and eating pattern prompted more than 1,000 new low-carb products introduced this year alone, as food manufacturers continue to provide new choices to meet consumers' demands?
Putting Allergies to Rest
With a new diagnosis every three minutes and more than 230,000 estimated new cases expected in the United States this year alone, prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed non-skin cancer among American men.
Relax Your Wrinkles Away
It happens to everyone -- men and women, celebrities and everyday people. One morning you look in the mirror and there they are, staring back at you: wrinkles.
Solutions for Back Problems of Seniors and School Children
According to the American Chiropractic Association (ACA), 80 percent of Americans suffer from back pain at some point in their lives; and back pain is the second most common reason for visits to the doctor's office, outnumbered only by upper-respiratory infections.
Tennis Tips from Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick can blaze a serve at over 150 MPH, but his true success is rooted in the fundamentals of the game. Whether you're a beginner just taking up the sport, or an occasional player looking to improve, here are a few winning tips from the tennis champion for new and returning players of all ages and abilities.
Tips for a Healthy Cold-Weather Season
The transformation of seasons always seems to usher in other lifestyle changes -- whether it's setting a weight loss goal, following a different routine or just taking on a new list of chores around the house.
Tips for Choosing the Health and Fitness Center that's Right for You
In many parts of the country, the onset of fall and winter weather means a lot less time spent outdoors running, biking or swimming. If you're looking to stay active, consider joining a fitness center.
Turn Over a New Leaf
The cooler weather of the fall season is more than just a great time to enjoy being outdoors before cold weather sets in. For many of the 65 percent of overweight Americans, the changing season is an opportunity to establish good eating habits...
Vision Care Needs Increase As We Grow Older
Older Americans have special concerns in caring for their eyes; but seniors needn't be frustrated by the gradual onset of reduced visual acuity.
Women Touched By Breast Cancer Go to Great Lengths to Help Others
Laughing, telling stories and just enjoying each other's company. That's what people do when they gather to celebrate a promotion, a new job, a new baby or … getting word that they are cancer free.
