One of the most effective ways to manage a chronic health condition like arthritis, asthma, diabetes, heart disease, or high blood pressure, is to become an effective self-manager. The folks at Arthritis Today magazine have put together a listing from A-Z of 26 things you can do to get started on self-managing your arthritis. You …
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Arthritis Foundation asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to assist in identifying "ways to reduce disability and improve the function and quality of life for people living with chronic illness". In a report released at the end of January 2012, the IOM did just that. …
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The National Councol on Aging has requested your assistance in advocacy regarding the following matter: Congress is close to a deal on extending the payroll tax cut, unemployment insurance, and Medicare physician payment fix. The problem is how to pay for it. Reports indicate that one proposal involves a $5 billion cut to the Prevention …
As with all chronic health conditions, it can be helpful to recognize the early signs and symptoms of a heart attack or stroke. It is also important to be aware of the impact of heart disease as a chronic condition. Taking active steps to reduce your risk for a chronic condition can make a difference …
Don't forget! Tomorrow, Friday, February 3, 2012 is Wear Red Day. Wearing red tomorrow can help raise awareness of heart disease, specifically women's heart disease. It also can inspire conversation with friends, family and coworkers about the importance of knowing the warning signs as well as what to do if they come across someone who …
If you have arthritis, or you know someone does, you may often think about how to explain what it means to have arthritis. In an article entitled "Arthritis: When the Knees and Hips Go", author Deepak Chopra helps put the chronic condition of arthritis into real terms. He also includes a discussion on several ways …
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a new video describing a proven way of relieving arthritis pain – physical activity. It is recommended that adults should get moderate physical activity 5 days a week for 30 minutes each day. You can even exercise in increments as few as 10 minutes at …
Do you or does someone you know have one of the more than 100 forms of arthritis? Consider self-enrollment into the Arthritis Internet Registry (AIR), a tool developed by the Arthritis Foundation in partnership with the National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases and Quest Diagnostics. This databank can assist researchers with understanding arthritic conditions as …
Here in the United States, rivalries are all around us. From brand rivalries (Coke vs Pepsi) to political rivalries (Democratic vs Republican) to advertised rivalries (Mac vs PC) to college and professional sports rivalries (Cardinals vs Cubs), even to some time ago when your high school student body would rally together to excel in all …
We've been hearing for years that eventually the "Baby Boomer" population will catch up and we will have a large percentage of our overall U.S. population 65 years of age or older. Some of these predictions are based on the large numbers of the population born around the same time – "Baby Boomers"; others are …