Initiatives to Fight Cancer
According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), cancer is the second-highest cause of death in the United States. In addition, nearly 2...
Public Health: Reducing Air Pollution
The air around us fills our lungs with oxygen and allows us to live. Clean air is essential for almost every living thing on the...
Chronic Kidney Disease
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) affects 26 million Americans, according to the National Kidney Foundation—and millions of others are at...
Live Well, Work Well - October 2019
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Breast cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths for women in the United...
The Dangers of Smokeless Tobacco
Smokeless tobacco is often thought to be safer than smoking, and can even help you quit smoking. The truth is that there is no “safe”...
Oral Cancer
Oral cancer affects more than 40,000 Americans every year, claiming more than 7,000 lives. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is the best...
Sleep & Electronic Devices
The personal electronic devices that help make your daily life easier may be doing the opposite in regard to your nightly sleep habits....
Back Pain: Risk Factors & Causes
Back pain can range from a dull, constant ache to a sudden, sharp pain that causes incapacitation. It can come on suddenly—from an...
Office Germs
The typical employee’s desk has more bacteria per square inch than an office toilet seat. If that's not disturbing enough, desks, phones...
GERD: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Frequent heartburn, evidence of esophageal irritation or inflammation, blood or weight loss may be associated with a more severe problem...