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Healthy Tips To Avoid Osteoporosis

by Clemdog | Nov 12, 2013 | Health, The Truth | 0 |

by Eddy, Staff Writer We all know that with age comes the scary risk of osteoporosis, an...

about Celiac Disease

by admin | Apr 8, 2013 | Kimberly Allen R.N., Medical | 0 |

People with celiac disease are unable to properly digest a particular protein called gluten. Gluten is in many of the foods we eat everyday such as bread and crackers as well as pasta. Any food that contains wheat, barley or rye has gluten in it…

Hip Fractures

by admin | Feb 12, 2013 | Kimberly Allen R.N., Medical | 0 |

As we are now securely in the middle of winter there’s ice and snow covering the roads, sidewalks, driveways and parking lots. This makes walking very dangerous, especially for seniors…

Dairy Debates

by admin | Jan 24, 2013 | Kimberly Allen R.N., Medical | 0 |

Milk, some love it, some hate it. Whatever your personal preference milk continues to be one of those things the experts just can’t seem to agree on. Though most do agree it does have it’s pro’s and con’s like many other foods. There are also certain things to consider when it comes to milk consumption…

about Turner Syndrome

by admin | Oct 18, 2012 | Medical | 0 |

by Kimberly Allen, RN Turner syndrome is one of those conditions that you rarely hear about until...

Osteoporosis

by admin | Jun 15, 2012 | Medical | 0 |

Where osteoarthritis affects the cartilage in the joints, osteoporosis affects the bone, more specifically the density of the bone(s).
Osteoporosis literally means “porous bone”. Osteoporosis affectsover 55% of the people in the US 50years and older. It affects women more than men, approximately 80% of all diagnosed cases are women…