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Although research is ongoing, studies have shown a definitive link between hearing loss and dementia. Researchers at Johns Hopkins found that hearing loss accelerated cognitive decline in older individuals and that seniors with hearing loss were significantly more likely to develop dementia over time, compared with seniors who retained their hearing or used a hearing […]
Do you find yourself asking people to repeat themselves often or complain that people are mumbling too much? Can you hear but have difficulty understanding the words? Do you find yourself preferring loud television or radio more than you used to? These are all signs of hearing loss, which affects nearly 40 million Americans, and, […]
Are you sitting down for this? Well, if you are, there’s no time like the present to give your seated situation a once-over. After all, poor ergonomics can lead to a host of injuries and recurring pains. To be ergonomically correct generally means that people and things are interacting in a way that is both […]
Scoliosis, in medical terms, is a lateral deviation of the spine and affects one third of the population to some degree. That seems troublesome. However, only about 1 percent of those detected with the condition require active treatment. In most cases, therapy or wearing a brace to correct the problem prevents it from worsening. Only […]
Nobody likes to think about having a potentially life-threatening medical event like a stroke, but being able to identify the symptoms of a stroke and react accordingly could be the difference between life and death and certainly can make a difference in a person’s quality of life afterward. A stroke is a medical emergency defined […]
Heart Health. Start Now. Not Later As we learned in school, an object at rest tends to stay at rest. We can fight back against the two-headed monster of heart failure and obesity with a simple 1-2-3 plan for a healthy heart: Know your blood pressure. Your heart’s an amazing muscle, but it can only […]