Health

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Study Links Repeated Negative Thinking to Dementia

A University College London study found that persistently engaging in negative thinking might raise the risk of getting Alzheimer’s disease.

March 10, 2021

Holistic Health and Well-Being, Right for You?

Growing numbers are embracing holistic health and well-being practices. Still, many skeptics prefer traditional western medicine.

July 29, 2020

SENIORS IN PAIN: FALLOUT FROM THE OPIOID CRISIS PART 3

Legislators appear to assume all people on prescribed narcotics are abusers and must be treated like addicts.

June 5, 2020

Ten Ways to Protect Yourself from COVID-19

Seniors 65 and older are the most vulnerable during the Covid-19 crisis. Here are a few easy pointers for protecting yourself.

April 20, 2020

Seniors in Pain: Fallout from the Opioid Crisis Part 2

Seniors share personal experiences of how they pay the price in pain for the crackdown on prescription narcotics.

March 30, 2020

Four Ways Medicare Part D is Changing in 2020

Have Medicare and looking for ways to save in 2020? Consider adding a prescription plan known as “Medicare Part D.”

December 4, 2019

Have a Heart: Check Your Blood Pressure

By MARY ANN REUTER The only way to know if you have high blood pressure, also called hypertension, is to have your blood pressure tested.

June 3, 2019

Nampa Clinic: Family Medicine Residency of Idaho Opens

Three years in the making, a new Nampa medical clinic is open for business, serving the community with quality, affordable care.

February 1, 2019

Lessons from Inside Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s manifests itself differently in every person. The disease gives us important opportunities to rise to be our best selves.

February 1, 2019

More than A Flu Shot: Senior Immunizations

the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends as many as 11 vaccines for adults, depending on their age and health condition.

February 1, 2019

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Study Links Repeated Negative Thinking to Dementia

Holistic Health and Well-Being, Right for You?

SENIORS IN PAIN: FALLOUT FROM THE OPIOID CRISIS PART 3

Ten Ways to Protect Yourself from COVID-19

Seniors in Pain: Fallout from the Opioid Crisis Part 2

Four Ways Medicare Part D is Changing in 2020

Have a Heart: Check Your Blood Pressure

Nampa Clinic: Family Medicine Residency of Idaho Opens

Lessons from Inside Alzheimer’s

More than A Flu Shot: Senior Immunizations

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