Tips For Coping When You’ve Hit a Rough Patch

Maybe your headaches have been worse than usual, or you are dealing with a personal problem that may seem overwhelming. Everyone faces rough times in their lives, and an article in the Huffington Post offers up some fresh ideas on how to take care of yourself, even...

“Personalized” Medicine

Genetic testing is a result of a $30 billion undertaking to sequence the human genome. Using genetic information, “personalized medicine” can predict a person’s chances of contracting diseases. It can also help in tailoring some cures. The tests have...

Comparing Prices on Prescription Drugs

The website www.goodrx.com let’s you compare drug prices at pharmacies in your area. By entering the prescription name, as well as the city or town you live in, the website will show you updated prices of the drug, at various pharmacies in your area. You can...

How Facebook Can Improve Memory of Older Adults

Apparently, from sunset March 1 to sunset March 2 was National Day of Unplugging. Reboot, a nonprofit organization urged everyone to take a pledge to avoid technology for 24 hours – allowing us to take a mental break from smartphones, laptops and other gadgets....

Experiencing Pain

Dr. Siri Leknes, Research Fellow at the Department of Psychology at the University of Oslo set out to understand the “it could have been worse phenomenon” regarding pain. She wondered if the experience of pain was affected by a feeling of relief when a...

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