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Providing Help to Spouses of PTSD Sufferers0
- Home & Family
- June 16, 2011
The spouses of those coming home from war with post traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) often suffer through tremendous amounts of stress of their own. A program was started at Walter Reed Hospital to help these wives take better care of themselves. According to the report, the government lists some 78,000 soldiers with PTSD, but there
READ MOREProve those antibacterial soaps are better and safe, FDA tells makers0
- Consumer Alerts
- December 23, 2013
Does your antibacterial soap or body wash actually do more harm than good? The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is calling on all soap makers to ensure that all added ingredients, such as triclosan, are safe and effective at killing germs. "The proposed rule covers only those consumer antibacterial soaps and body washes that are
READ MOREProtein May Hold the Key to Who Gets Alzheimer’s0
- Health & Healing
- May 1, 2014
Take the case of two different people whose brains both have a buildup of a myloid plaques and tau tangles, which are associated with Alzheimer’s disease. One develops Alzheimer’s; the other does not. What accounts for that?
READ MOREProtecting Your Privacy on the New Facebook0
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- February 8, 2013
Facebook’s new search tool can allow strangers to discover who you are, what you like and where you go. Sarah Downey, a lawyer with the Boston company Abine, which markets tools to help users control their visibility online, advises, “It is more important than ever to lock down your Facebook privacy settings now that everything you
READ MOREProtecting our electric grid1
- Causes
- April 12, 2016
“But with scientists and engineers now advising that the cost and complexity to bring this problem under control is modest, our course is clear: We cannot, and must not leave our nation vulnerable. We must secure our electric infrastructure now.”
READ MOREProstate Test Finding Leaves a Swirl of Confusion0
- Health & Healing
- October 11, 2011
The controversy over the PSA test has left men in a quandary– Do you have the test? Just how reliable is it? When is watchful waiting warranted? How accurate are biopsies? This week, the United States Preventive Services Task Force is expected to announce its recommendation against routine testing for blood levels of prostate-specific antigen, the
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