When I was a kid, smoking was very common among adults but not kids. If you look at many of the television programs and movies from before 1970, you will see just how popular smoking was. In the evenings during prime-time television, there seemed to be as many cigarette commercials as there were for any
Growing up, I used to think that naps were only for babies and toddlers but once you made it 1sst grade, naps were a thing of the past. You’re expected to get enough sleep at night for you to make it through the day without a nap. Through most of my adult life, I believed
After a prolonged winter, spring is finally here, summer is only weeks away and millions of people are taking to the outdoors. They are doing more yard work, gardening, hiking, walking, sight-seeing, going to the park and amusement centers, the beach, lake and river. Let’s not forget just laying out in the sun by the
Many components of the health care system — often including patients themselves — look straight past patients’ teeth and down their throats, rather than addressing oral health needs. Medicare is no different. Original Medicare with no supplementary medigap plan, the insurance that covers roughly 427,200 seniors in Kansas, offers no preventive or restorative dental coverage,
Sardinia, Italy, is a place where time seems to stand still. The residents of this Blue Zone region are renowned for living long, healthy, happy and relatively stress-free lives. They have a saying, (which has since been popularized in the Julia Roberts movie, Eat, Pray, Love) that seems to capture their relaxed approach to life. The
People living with HIV may have an increased risk of some types of skin cancer, Danish researchers report in the online edition of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. The investigators compared the risk of basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and malignant melanoma (MM) between HIV-positive people enrolled in the
It seems like every day, you open up Facebook or Instagram and see another blogger, celebrity or influencer touting a different diet that helped them achieve their goals. They swear by it, and based on what you see, you’re intrigued enough to want to try. But how do you wade through the good, the bad,
I grew up in Arizona in an area that had many thousands of retired seniors and senior winter visitors. Seeing so many seniors together, I used to believe that they just liked the companionship. Whenever the mention of sex and seniors was mentioned, it seemed more like a joke than reality. I used to think
I once read an article that stated that many rare diseases are only rare because they are often misdiagnosed because doctors are not familiar with them and misinterpret the symptoms for something else. Case in point is the condition plaguing my oldest daughter. She has always had a host peculiar conditions her entire life but
Is menopause a good thing or bad thing? If you asked that question to 1,000 women from various areas and backgrounds, chances are the answer you get would be close to evenly split. Some will say that they are done having kids and look forward to no more monthly menstrual cycles with the bloating, cramping,
