(HealthNewsDigest.com)-While most people recognize her as the cheerful designer on ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition™, Paige Hemmis is also one of the estimated 33 to 35 million U.S. adults who have experienced depression at some point during their lifetimes.
Simple Self-regulation Game Predicts Kindergarten Achievement
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CORVALLIS, Ore. – Early childhood development researchers have discovered that a simple, five-minute self-regulation game not only can predict end-of-year achievement in math, literacy and vocabulary, but also was associated with the equivalent of several months of additional learning in kindergarten.
Simple Self-regulation Game Predicts Kindergarten Achievement
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CORVALLIS, Ore. – Early childhood development researchers have discovered that a simple, five-minute self-regulation game not only can predict end-of-year achievement in math, literacy and vocabulary, but also was associated with the equivalent of several months of additional learning in kindergarten.
Sustenance and Hope for Caregivers of Elderly Parents; Bread of Angels
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – At some point, nearly everyone faces the difficulties of providing care for a family member. More than 50 million Americans do so today, most often for an elderly parent. And with the 65-and-up age group growing faster than any other population segment, that number will continue to rise. But what about the caregivers, and the physical and emotional stress they inevitably endure?
Sustenance and Hope for Caregivers of Elderly Parents; Bread of Angels
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – At some point, nearly everyone faces the difficulties of providing care for a family member. More than 50 million Americans do so today, most often for an elderly parent. And with the 65-and-up age group growing faster than any other population segment, that number will continue to rise. But what about the caregivers, and the physical and emotional stress they inevitably endure?
Your Mother Always Said You’d Break Your Neck If You Did This
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – According to a recent study commissioned by the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, there are over 200,000 people living with spinal cord injuries caused by sporting and recreational accidents in the United States. This summer, don’t put yourself at risk for serious injury by forgetting simple safety tips.
Your Mother Always Said You’d Break Your Neck If You Did This
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – According to a recent study commissioned by the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, there are over 200,000 people living with spinal cord injuries caused by sporting and recreational accidents in the United States. This summer, don’t put yourself at risk for serious injury by forgetting simple safety tips.
Breast MRI Shows It’s not the Size of the Lymph Node that Signals Spread of Cancer
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Physicians treating breast cancer first look to lymph nodes in a patient’s armpit to see whether cancer is spreading elsewhere in the body — but they may not be evaluating the nodes in the most effective way.
Breast MRI Shows It’s not the Size of the Lymph Node that Signals Spread of Cancer
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Physicians treating breast cancer first look to lymph nodes in a patient’s armpit to see whether cancer is spreading elsewhere in the body — but they may not be evaluating the nodes in the most effective way.
Thirteen Reasons to Take up Nordic Walking
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Champaign, IL— Poles aren’t just for skiing anymore. Nordic walking offers fitness enthusiasts a unique workout that combines fun physical activity and maximum health benefits. According to Malin Svensson, author of Nordic Walking (Human Kinetics, May 2009), walking with poles offers a low-impact exercise that increases the heart rate as much as running does.
Thirteen Reasons to Take up Nordic Walking
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Champaign, IL— Poles aren’t just for skiing anymore. Nordic walking offers fitness enthusiasts a unique workout that combines fun physical activity and maximum health benefits. According to Malin Svensson, author of Nordic Walking (Human Kinetics, May 2009), walking with poles offers a low-impact exercise that increases the heart rate as much as running does.
Fire Up the Grill
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Dusting off the old grill? Keep these tips in mind to help you grill “fat-sensibly” this summer.
Fire Up the Grill
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Dusting off the old grill? Keep these tips in mind to help you grill “fat-sensibly” this summer.