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Recent Penn Medicine Study Reveals That Sleep Loss May Lead To Lost Neurons

Issue 4.17

A lack of sleep could result in irreversible physical damage, including the loss of brain cells. That’s the conclusion of a recent Penn Medicine study published in the Journal of Neuroscience.

Simply stated, the findings of this study go against the common notion that missed sleep can be made up just by sleeping […]

Daily At-Home Tips for Pain Management and Prevention

Issue 4.17

We live in an incredible age in human existence. Never have we had more. Our cars are high-tech marvels, we can cross the country in hours (not months) in airplanes, and our food supply has never been more plentiful. The relative ease in the modern world we live in has caused our lifespan […]

Do You Have Strabismus?

Issue 4.17

Do You Have Strabismus? Sometimes referred to as a lazy eye…

Signs and symptoms include:

* An eye that wanders in or out, up or down * Eyes that may not appear to work together * Poor depth perception (3D vision) * Early eye examination is key to detection and diagnosis

There are […]

Take Some “Baby Steps” This New Year

Issue 4.17

Instead of creating a daunting list of New Year’s Resolutions that you quickly abandon, try making this your “baby-step” year. Here are a few examples:

Instead of “losing weight,” commit to eating extra fresh fruits and vegetables and cutting back your portions a little bit without giving up your favorite foods. You’d be […]

Geek Speak… Protection You Don’t Want

Issue 4.17

There is a new protection program out there that is getting a lot of attention – much of it not good. The program and company in question is ScanGuard. It promises a lot and uses a number of dubious website tricks to sell you on installing it. For this reason, it has encouraged […]

Genealogy Corner… 6 Things….. Part 2

Issue 4.17

Part 2:

New and improved Mobile Apps

FamilySearch’s two mobile apps—FamilySearch Family Tree and FamilySearch Memories—will see cool new updates. Users will be able to search Ancestry.com from the convenience of the FamilySearch mobile app. Imagine being able to search the two largest online sources of family history records from your mobile device! […]

Macular Degeneration Patients See Wisdom of Seeing Two Types of Doctors

Issue 4.17

According to Shaun Larsen, OD, member of The International Academy of Low Vision Specialists, a medical team for a macular degeneration patient ideally includes both a retinologist, (an ophthalmologist with advanced training in retinal diseases) to provide expert medical treatment and monitoring of AMD, as well as a low vision specialist, a licensed […]

“Failing To Plan” = “Planning To Fail”

Issue 4.17

More than 70 percent of adults avoid preparing for end of life realities. They don’t have wills, trusts, advanced medical directives or preneed funeral planning in place before there’s a death in the family.

Most people never “plan to fail, they simply fail to plan” There are many reasons to plan ahead. One […]

Understanding Your Social Security… Social Security Is Always Evolving

Issue 3.17

Social Security is always evolving to meet the needs of the American public. We’re optimistic about the future and the limitless possibilities for progress. Much of the progress we’ve made together, as a nation, is through the shared responsibility of paying Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax. This federal payroll tax funds Social […]

Principles of Freedom – The Oath of Office

Issue 3.17

January 20th is the date that Donald Trump will be sworn in as the new President of the United States. As part of that ceremony, he is required by the US Constitution to repeat and commit to the following oath of office. The congress (House and Senate members were sworn in on January […]