New guidelines for preventing strokes includes specific risks for women
Updated guidelines for healthcare professionals to use as prevention strategies for people with no history of strokes includes new discoveries […]
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Review your rights when you hear from a medical debt collector
A call from a debt collector about a bill from a healthcare provider can be stressful. The debt collection might
Bloggers are busy as summer fades away and fall emerges
It’s so much fun in the fall to go to Chelan, Washington, and visit with my high school classmates. Lake
New studies show evidence of the dangers to health of chemicals in food
It’s a clear memory. Plastic was becoming widely used in packaging for food. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration didn’t
Has summer gone away already?
Suddenly, last summer … I was all set to continue a busy week of gardening and enjoying summer weather. I
‘Personalized nutrition?’ Check it out before you sign up
Have you heard of “personalized nutrition?” It’s an approach to dietary advice that uses tests of a person’s genes, blood
Bloggers are loving summertime this year
For most summers, my daughter Lisa, who lives in Madrid, visits me with her kids, Rafa and Cecilia. Although the visits are shorter now that the kids are older and want to spend more time with their friends, we had a great time. Fun times included a barbecue, swimming, walking in an arboretum and parks, dining out, and a July Fourth celebration.
Don’t store dishwasher pods in attractive, unmarked containers
Recently, I stayed with my daughter and her family at an Airbnb in Seattle. After we were there a while, I saw a big safety hazard: dishwasher pods were stored in an attractive glass container and placed on the kitchen counter. Dishwasher pods are dangerous for children and seniors who may think that they’re candy or some treat to eat.
Be careful in extreme heat to avoid heat-related illnesses and even death
It seems today that writing about extreme heat is strange. This weekend, I was so cold when I did yard work here in the Seattle area that I wore my extra-sweater-and-leggings outfit I wear for winter gardening. And, although everyone is warning about not to avoid heat exhaustion and even death, I’m going to write about it, too.