Category: Health & Wellness

April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month. Commonly known for its movement or motor-related symptoms, such as tremors, abnormally slow movements, shaking or lack of facial expression, involuntary movements, or freezing, Parkinson’s disease also has non-motor symptoms like apathy, depression, sleep behavior disorders, loss of sense of smell and cognitive impairment.  Symptoms generally develop slowly over years…

In America, around 12 million adults over the age of 65 have diabetes

Breast Cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed in women, with skin cancer being the most common. Aging women are more susceptible to developing breast cancer with women aged 55 and over having a higher risk of being diagnosed. While this may be most cases, younger woman and 1% of men still do get diagnosed, so it’s important for everyone to be informed.