Dementia is a condition that strikes close to home, my maternal grandmother was afflicted by severe memory loss. As her dementia became more severe, her memory dwindled to the point of forgetting my name. However, my family quickly recognized how music could be used to trigger, and perhaps even improve,…
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The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports uterine cancer as the fourth most common cancer among women in the United States. While other types of uterine cancer exist, cancer in the cells which line the uterus - also called endometrial cancer - is the most prevalent form, with…
Though it may be common to hear about torn ACL injuries that happen to male athletes on T.V., did you know that women actually experience more knee injuries than men? In fact, according to WebMD, we're two to eight times more likely than men to have certain kinds of knee…
Your immune system is your body’s most critical defense mechanism. It is the essential network of tissues, organs and cells which shields your body from intruders, protecting you from disease and infection. But, what happens when there’s a kink in your armor? According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine,…
