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Osteoarthritis knee pain? 4 pain-busting tips as the weather warms up (BPT) – If you’re one of the millions of people who’s been diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis, pain can put a damper on your enjoyment of warm weather activities. “I was always an active person, going to the gym several times a week and working…
Life on the cutting edge: Groundbreaking stem cell research into Lou Gehrig’s disease (BPT) – On July 4, 1939, Lou Gehrig said goodbye to the crowd at Yankee Stadium: “Fans, for the past two weeks you have been reading about the bad break I got. Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the…
Spring is in the air, and the flu is in the Northeast: How to stay healthy (BPT) – Although the peak of cold, cough and flu season may have ended, this spring brings a second spike of flu activity to the Northeast region, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In fact,…
6 steps to control your blood pressure (BPT) – A routine doctor’s appointment often involves a health professional checking your blood pressure. The screening is not painful or stressful and typically takes less than a minute to measure. However, the results of this simple test may identify a condition that, when managed, could help reduce…
Children’s health concern: Every minute poison control answers a call about young kids getting into medicine (BPT) – Most parents and grandparents know that keeping medicine out of children’s hands is important. But every minute a poison control center answers a call about a young child getting into medicine, and every 8 minutes a child…
