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Hip pain is a common complaint. If you feel the pain within your joint, it’s probably related to the hip joint itself. But if you feel the pain on the outside of your hip, upper thigh or outer buttock, the pain is probably coming from the muscles, ligaments, tendons and other soft tissues that support…
Asthma is a chronic disease that can be serious and even life-threatening. According to the American Lung Association, more than 26 million Americans have asthma, including 6.1 million children. While there is no cure for asthma, you can learning more about asthma attack triggers, you can live a normal, healthy life. What is an Asthma…
Today, 1 of 3 adults in the United States is an informal caregiver. Coping as a caregiver means often facing conflicting emotions. Some days will be good and you’ll have a deep sense of fulfillment and connection. Other days will be harder and you may feel guilt, grief, and even anger. On the hard days,…
About half of people with diabetes have some kind of nerve damage. Peripheral nerves help you feel pain, heat, and cold. Damage to these nerves is called DPN. Two out of 10 people already have DPN when they’re diagnosed with diabetes. But usually people get DPN have had diabetes for a while. Someone who is…
Getting old isn’t an unavoidable, negative side-effect of living longer; there are plenty of benefits of aging. Older People are Happier According to Smithsonian magazine, as we get older, we get happier. Cornell sociologist Karl Pillemer and his co-workers interviewed about 1,200 older people. They found that many people said something along these lines: “I…
A recent British study showed that if stroke survivors walk quickly, they’ll probably return to work. According to the study, 3 feet per second may be the threshold that predicts whether survivors can meet the challenges at work. One of every four people who has a stroke is younger than 65 years old. As many…
If you have one, you know already that it’s painful. Now you want to know some other facts about bunions. A bunion is a bony bump that forms on the joint where your big toe meets your foot. Over time, the bunion gets bigger and sticks out. It can make your big toe turn in, sometimes…
According to the U.S. National Institutes of Health, vitamin D concentrations of 50 nmol/L (nanomoles per liter) or higher are high enough for overall health. A recent Austrian study showed a clear relationship between low blood vitamin D levels and the risk of early death. This was especially true for people who were younger than…
Are you concerned about your fall risk? You should be. According to The National Trauma Data Bank, falls cause 61 percent of deaths in adults aged 65 and older. What can you do to reduce your risk of falling? Here are four things that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends: Begin an…
Half of American seniors say they often feel lonely. That’s the first reason that seniors should play games. But there are many more because loneliness doesn’t just affect your moods; it affects every part of you. Loneliness can lead to cognitive decline. On top of that, according to a new study of social isolation published…