New Year’s Eve. December 31. Time to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new. Someone once asked why we should celebrate since your car is now a year older and any clothes you purchased in the former year are now last year’s fashions. New Year’s resolutions...
The 11th month, the 11th day and the 11th hour is known as Veterans Day, the day in 1918 when the German and Allied powers met in France to sign the document signifying the end of World War I, the “war to end all wars.” Veterans Day pays tribute to all American...
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It is a time for us to recognize those we know who are or have been victims and those who are survivors. And sadly, others whose lives were taken by their abuser. Violence is not limited to hitting or bruising an...
Generally, women earn less than men; this we’ve known for many years. At first the discrimination arose because people assumed the man would be the primary financial family source and women would work part-time or at less important jobs than men, so the gap became...
Hepatitis C currently is identified as the most common chronic viral infections found in a person’s blood and the affliction attacks people by producing inflammation of the liver. The condition may exist but remain unknown or undetected in people because it will...
It’s not new, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), but the addition of the health issue to the American Psychiatric Association (APA) occurred in 1952 as “gross stress reaction” allowing formal research into causes, assistance and hopefully cures. PTSD has been...
Statistics predict a 40-percent increase in “elderly” Americans in the next 15 years, meaning this escalation presumes a massive increase in age-related neurological diseases including the dementias. Alzheimer’s is a very specific form of dementia which involves...
For anyone who thinks sleeping with the boss will be fun and will not affect your employment or work environment, think again. First, no matter what the boss says, you’re not in this relationship because you have any value – you are just a bit of excitement on a...
When a small group of parishioners at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, began a discussion on sexual harassment led by parishioner and artist Elin Whitney-Smith, the number of incidents revealed by the assembled males and females per person...
March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month, and if colonoscopies had been as common in 1977 as they are today, my mother might still be alive; if they hadn’t become such an innovative procedure, I might not have survived.Medical statistics tell us that colorectal cancer...
Many people enjoy chocolate hearts both to give and receive on Valentine’s Day. What else delights on this special day of admiration? Beyond the love-red cards and fancy tasty treats, consider this: A lifesaving present today also includes people who give parts of...
“The early evidence is very promising,” explains Dr. Ashish Chawla, the Medical Director of Radiation Oncology at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital (Virginia). “It appears that 3-D mammogram reduces the need for additional call backs after initial screening and may reduce...
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