What is Menopause? Menopause occurs 12 months after a woman’s last period. Women may feel changes in their bodies leading up to this point in time and this transitional period is known as perimenopause. Perimenopause is when your ovaries decrease …
Read PostWhat is urinary incontinence? Urinary Incontinence is the loss of bladder control leading someone to leak urine. This condition is more common as we age and affects twice as many women as men. The two most common types of urinary …
Read PostCan you stand on 1 foot for 10 seconds? Go ahead, try it. If the answer is yes, the odds are good that you will live 7 more years. If the answer is no, the odds are still good that …
Read PostAs we head into the dog days of summer, the weather is heating up. For the nearly 5 million people in the United States with Fibromyalgia, they might experience a different kind of heat – the burning pain that typically …
Read PostThe good news is that you already do aphasia-friendly communication in your day-to-day life, you just don’t realize it. We’ve created two posts to help you separate fact from fiction when it comes to best practices. We’ve rounded up some …
Read PostMyth: Only older Americans develop a cataract Fact: While a cataract affects more than 24 million Americans age 40 and older, a cataract can occur among young adults of children. Risk factors that may lead to getting a cataract at …
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