By EmilyM While many city dwellers find it hard to imagine living anywhere else, research has found that urban residents are aging their brains. For many, the hustle and bustle of the busy city life may be part of the appeal of choosing this type of lifestyle. According to a study conducted at the University of … Continue reading Study Reveals Living in the City May Age Your Brain →

By EmilyM Facebook and other social media channels have blossomed in popularity over the past decade and enthusiasts young and old are hooked.  The latest Facebook story to hit the news, however, may contradict the popular belief that social media use only positively impacts overall health. If you did not see last week’s news story, an … Continue reading Facebook Responsible for Asthma Attack – Social Media Impacts Health, Some Say →

By EmilyM The gay community has faced one obstacle after another in the struggle to gain complete equality in today’s society. A final ruling in the health care field last week, however, has marked a new victory. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has ruled that any hospital which receives Medicare or Medicade funding … Continue reading The Final Ruling in Same-Sex Relationship Hospital Visitation Rights →

By EmilyM It may sound more like a dream or an abstract painting, but for 2% of the population, numbers are a much more sensory experience. Not sure what that means? Well imagine if you looked at a number and ever since you can remember, it has had a color, gender or maybe even a … Continue reading Synesthesia: Wiring in the brain causes some to see colors and gender in numbers →

By EmilyM Perhaps this is a topic that hits close to home today. With today, Monday, clearly the most ill regarded day of the week, minds seem to have a tendency to wander to nearly anywhere…except work. We seem to welcome distractions, interruptions or daydreams rather than face the reality that the new work week … Continue reading When minds go on vacation, so does happiness →

By EmilyM For those who found themselves on the verge of retirement before the economy took a downward spiral, those days of relaxation may seem a bit further off. With many reaching into their savings accounts when layoffs and job cuts hovered dangerously close to the 10% mark, now find themselves unable to retire anytime … Continue reading Retirement Age Extends: May Mean Dementia at Work on the Rise →

By EmilyM Sometimes innovation in the medical world seems to sprout from the most unlikely of places. A new study has found that the popular game Tetris may be used to help people who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. Those who are effected by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a type of anxiety often induced by … Continue reading Tetris may help those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder →

By EmilyM     A little more effective than the empty words of warning from the Surgeon General right? Some might call these new warning labels genius, others may seem them as offensive, but these are the realities of smoking. The F.D.A hopes images like these can inspire smokers to quit when they are forced … Continue reading FDA Proposes Graphic New Warning Labels on Cigarette Packs →

Blog Post Highlights * Health care reform has impacted medical flex spending accounts but not HSAs or HRAs *Definitions of different health savings options *Health Savings Accounts offer tax breaks * Health Reimbursement Accounts offer a second option By EmilyM With all that rocked the health care world in 2010, many heads are still spinning … Continue reading Planning for 2011:The Often Overlooked Payment Option for Health Care →

By EmilyM There are many things in the English language that seem contradictory (driving on a parkway or parking in a driveway) but perhaps the biggest blunder of all comes with the name “laptop.” According to new research, men are putting their sperm quality at risk when they place their computer on their lap for … Continue reading Listen Up Men: Despite the Name, Keep the Laptop off Your Lap →