Archive for category Aging in America

The Unsung Role of the Medical Student

A former medical student’s point of view ~ When patients go in for help with their medical problems, they expect to see a doctor and they can get pretty snarky when they spend a lot more time with nurses, certified nursing assistants, and medical students. In fact, many patients don’t think much of medical students, […]

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Essential Vitamins and Minerals for Men Over 50

The availability and quantity of food today is better now than at any point in history.  Walk the aisles of any grocery store and you’ll find, not only a great quantity of food, but a great variety as well.  Thanks to advances in science and technology over the past century, we can produce more and […]

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5 Great Balance Exercises for Senior Citizens

Falls represent the leading cause of injury and accidental death among the elderly population. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reveals that in 2008 alone, almost 20 thousand seniors died because of fall-related injuries while approximately 1.5 million were treated in emergency rooms for hip fractures and other injuries. Why do seniors fall […]

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Diet and Exercise May Help Prevent Prostate Cancer

Editor’s Note: Guest contributor Derrick Cruise works to actively raise awareness for both breast and prostate cancer. In his free time, he enjoys having fun with his family and writing for his own site http://eatbreatheblog.com/. Prostate cancer represents the most common form of cancer in American men. While it develops slowly, not detecting it early can lead to serious […]

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4 Reasons Why Dental Implants Cost More

Editor’s Note: Please help me welcome guest contributor, Mark Jubbs specializes in writing articles for one of the UK’s leading dental implant providers - Dental Care Plus. Jubbs fills our need to include more stories involving oral health here on Medtopicwriter.  When an individual requires the replacement of broken, diseased, or decaying teeth, you have several […]

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