Is Danger Lurking Behind the “Benefits” of eCigarettes? by Karyn Brodsky You can’t escape the vape. Those slender, flute-like tubes are everywhere—not only being used to inhale vapors by adults, but also by teens and yes, tweens, who are attracted to the various candy and fruit-flavored “juices” mixed with nicotine….
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month We take it for granted, don’t we? The privilege of taking a deep breath – breathing in the cool mountain air, taking a cleansing breath during a workout, or inhaling the sweet aroma of freshly-baked chocolate chip cookies. November is lung cancer and COPD…
Holidays are expensive enough, so when it comes to family travel at Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year’s, my motto is don’t pay a penny more than you have to. These tips can help keep trip costs in check, and my top tip is really simple: Hurry! by Rick Seaney |…
Oh, yeah! The holidays are here! The kids are home, family is gathering from near and far, and the kitchen is filled with the delicious scents of the season. It’s a picture perfect holiday… except that the kids have only been home a day and they are already bored silly. What…
by Alicia Wanek There is no cure. It’s what makes a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease so scary. That coupled with the knowledge that you or a loved one will show a progressive decline in mental faculties to the point of not being able to remember your own past, to…
By Alicia Wanek Common belief is that Alzheimer’s can only truly be diagnosed in an autopsy, but with Envision Imaging/CereScan’s neuro-imaging capabilities combined with advanced processing software, you can get a clear assessment of what’s going on in a person’s brain well before that point. Dr. Lon White, in a…
Communities Work Together to Combat Domestic Violence by Alicia Wanek Years ago, I was in attendance at a community meeting when the speaker passed out a lipstick tube to everyone in the audience. Thinking it was a free sample, I was surprised to see that when I turned the…
Ex-football player uses his words to prevent others from using their hands by Karyn Brodsky If the true test of a person’s strength is how they cope with adversity, then football player Chris Johnson is a very powerful individual. He turned a major tragedy in his life into a great deal…