by Bruce Brown | August 10, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
If you go to the hospital or your doctor’s office with a problem, you can generally expect to get weighed, measured, and have your temperature, pulse, and blood pressure taken. If you have a complaint with no readily apparent answer, you know what comes next:...
by Bruce Brown | August 9, 2017 | General News, Health
Even Republicans and Democrats agree that hearing loss is a major health and wellness issue in the U.S. According to the Hearing Loss Association of America, 1 in 5 people report having some level of hearing impairment. Among adults 65 and older, 1 in 3 have hearing...
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by Bruce Brown | August 8, 2017 | General News, Health
Obesity and related conditions reign as the number one U.S. health threat. According to the Centers of Disease Prevention and Control, in 2014 36.3% of the U.S. adult population was obese, up from 30.4% in 2002. Losing weight and keeping weight off are separate...
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by Bruce Brown | August 3, 2017 | General News, Medical
Prescriptions for opioid painkillers cause nearly half of the deaths in the today’s U.S. opioid overdose epidemic, according to a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report. In 2015, the latest year for which the CDC has final statistics,...
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by Bruce Brown | August 2, 2017 | General News, Health
Regardless of the cause, too much stress takes a toll on physical and mental health. According to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), too much stress or prolonged stress can lead to a long list of symptoms, including headaches, back pain, and...
