With winter in full swing in the northeastern area of New England, we must be extra careful to avoid falls when walking on icy, snow covered ground and to watch out for our older friends and relatives to help them avoid a slip and fall. Traveling for the Holidays can …
November is National Diabetes Month, and with 1 in 10 people diagnosed with diabetes in the United States, chances are you know someone affected by this disease. That’s more than 30 million people in the United States living with diabetes, and another 84 million adults are at an elevated risk …
Breast cancer awareness month gives us all an opportunity to raise awareness to the 2nd most common cancer in women, next only to skin cancer. Chances are you know someone that has been directly affected by this disease as one in eight women in the United States will be diagnosed …
Sponsored by the American College of Sports Medicine, National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month gives parents, communities and organizations a chance to get involved to help our children live a long, healthy life. Childhood obesity is a growing problem in the United States, with 1 out of every 3 children either …
The CDC urges baby boomers to get tested for Hepatitis C, as new treatments are providing close to a 100% cure rate and you may not know you are infected. Hepatitis C is a liver disease caused by a virus that can lead to chronic complications such as cirrhosis of …
Many people suffer from arthritis, and while we typically think of the older generation when we discuss arthritis, this painful disease can affect people of all ages. July is Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month, which aims to raise awareness to the fact that arthritis affects nearly 300,000 children in the United …
