Health Screenings Newsletter Archive

December 18, 2009 Issue 110: What to Do When You Feel Overwhelmed
December 11, 2009 Issue 109: The Cause of Migraine headaches
December 4, 2009 Issue 108: High Blood Pressure Remedies
November 27, 2009 Issue 107: Health Risk Assessment: Evaluating Your Risk for Hypertension
November 20, 2009 Issue 106: It Could be Heartburn or it Could be Something More Serious
November 13, 2009 Issue 105: Lab Tests for West Nile Virus
November 6, 2009 Issue 104: Persistent Tiredness May Indicate a Medical Condition
October 30, 2009 Issue 103: Health Risk Assessment: Evaluating Your Risk for West Nile Virus
October 23, 2009 Issue 102: Health Risk Assessment: Evaluating Your Risk for Avian Flu
October 16, 2009 Issue 101: Stress and Your Mental Health
June 20, 2008 Issue 100: To Know For Sure, Get a Pregnancy Blood Test
June 13, 2008 Issue 99: Controlling Cortisol in the Body is Important for Overall Health
June 6, 2008 Issue 98: Anti-Aging is a New Medical Subspecialty
May 30, 2008 Issue 97: Stool Test: Unpleasant But Necessary Laboratory Test
May 23, 2008 Issue 96: Urinalysis Highly Common and Useful Laboratory Test
May 16, 2008 Issue 95: Home-Use Tests Can Provide Convenient, Private Health Information
May 9, 2008 Issue 94: All Labs Are Not Equal: Quality Laboratory Services Vital to Your Care
May 2, 2008 Issue 93: Tips For Helping Your Child Cope With Laboratory Tests
April 25, 2008 Issue 92: Options Are Available to Make Difficult Blood Draws Easier
April 18, 2008 Issue 91: Prepare Adequately for Accurate Laboratory Tests
April 11, 2008 Issue 90: Tips for Easing the Anxiety of Blood Draws
April 4, 2008 Issue 89: How a Blood Sample Undergoes Laboratory Tests
March 28, 2008 Issue 88: All Humans are One of Four Blood Types: A, B, AB and O
March 21, 2008 Issue 87: Life With Your Allergic Child
March 14, 2008 Issue 86: Food Allergies Are Becoming More Widespread
March 7, 2008 Issue 85: If You Are a Woman Over 40, Get a Mammogram
February 29, 2008 Issue 84: Colonoscopy Recommended For People Over 50
February 22, 2008 Issue 83: Women Over 50 Should be Tested For Osteoporosis
February 15, 2008 Issue 82: Lyme Disease Testing
February 8, 2008 Issue 81: Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing Important to Overall Health
February 1, 2008 Issue 80: Mental Health Screenings Promote Overall Good Health
January 25, 2008 Issue 79: Mind, Body, Relationships and Spirit Key to Finding Wellness
January 18, 2008 Issue 78: Health and Wellness: Manage Your Stress
January 11, 2008 Issue 77: Cardiovascular Tests: Common Tests Insufficient for Diagnosing Female Heart Blockages
January 4, 2008 Issue 76: Cardiovascular Test: Carotid Scan Can Predict Heart Events in Low Risk People
December 28, 2007 Issue 75: Cardiovascular Test: Coronary Calcification Score
December 21, 2007 Issue 74: Anti-Again Doctors Say Caffeine Can Be Useful
December 14, 2007 Issue 73: Anti-Aging Medicine Has More to Offer Than Just Hormone Therapy
December 7, 2007 Issue 72: Beta-Carotene No Longer Viewed as 'Miracle Antioxidant'
November 30, 2007 Issue 71: Progesterone is a Versatile Hormone Used by Many Bodily Systems
November 23, 2007 Issue 70: DHEA: Miracle Hormone or Not?
November 16, 2007 Issue 69: Estrogen Therapy Used Primarily to Reduce Menopausal Symptoms
November 9, 2007 Issue 68: Breakdown of American Healthcare Spending
November 2, 2007 Issue 67: Consumer-Directed Healthcare May Result in Healthcare Savings
October 26, 2007 Issue 66: White House Working to Reform Healthcare
October 19, 2007 Issue 65: Medicaid Assistance Available For Qualified Individuals
October 12, 2007 Issue 64: Preventive Care Underused in America
October 5, 2007 Issue 63: Family Members Can Learn to Provide Amateur Home Care
September 28, 2007 Issue 62: Choosing a Home Healthcare Provider
September 21, 2007 Issue 61: Basic Life Support Course Helps Healthcare Providers Stay Current
September 14, 2007 Issue 60: Most Insurers Provide Some Coverage For Home Healthcare
September 7, 2007 Issue 59: Health Risk Assessment: Evaluating Your Risk For Alzheimer's disease
August 31, 2007 Issue 58: Health Risk Assessment: Evaluating Your Risk For Colon Cancer
August 24, 2007 Issue 57: Health Risk Assessment: Evaluating Your Risk For Lung Cancer
August 17, 2007 Issue 56: Health Risk Assessment: Evaluating Your Risk for Bladder Cancer
August 10, 2007 Issue 55: Health Risk Assessment: Evaluating Your Risk for Prostate Cancer
August 3, 2007 Issue 54: Health Risk Assessment: Evaluating Your Risk for Cervical Cancer
July 27, 2007 Issue 53: Health Risk Assessment: Skin Cancer
July 13, 2007 Issue 52: Health Risk Assessment: Evaluating Your Risk for Heart Disease
July 6, 2007 Issue 51: Health Risk Assessment: Evaluating Your Risk for Diabetes
June 29, 2007 Issue 50: Education is Vital Food Allergy Treatment
June 22, 2007 Issue 49: Epi Pen Jr.® Important for Children With Life Threatening Allergies
June 15, 2007 Issue 48: Sesame Seeds, Corn and Food Dyes Also Common Food Allergens
June 8, 2007 Issue 47: Food Allergy Treatment Options
June 1, 2007 Issue 46: Genetically Engineered Foods: Miracles or Hidden Dangers?
May 25, 2007 Issue 45: Tests For Food Allergies Available and Accurate
May 18, 2007 Issue 44: Tests For Detecting Heart Disease Numerous and Sophisticated
May 11, 2007 Issue 43: Free Health Screenings Often Available Locally
May 4, 2007 Issue 42: Depression a Very Treatable Mental Illness
April 27, 2007 Issue 41: Mental Illness Can Be Treated and Overcome
April 20, 2007 Issue 40: Therapeutic Massage Helps Maintain Your Health and Wellness
April 13, 2007 Issue 39: Preventive Tests Key to Good Health For Men
April 6, 2007 Issue 38: Preventive Tests Key to Good Health For Women
March 30, 2007 Issue 37: Cardiovascular Tests: Carotid Scan
March 23, 2007 Issue 36: Cardiovascular Test: Holter Monitor
March 16, 2007 Issue 35: Cardiovascular Test: Stress Test
March 9, 2007 Issue 34: Cardiovascular Test: Diagnosing Coronary Artery Disease
March 2, 2007 Issue 33: C-reactive Protein Mysterious Factor in Heart Disease
February 23, 2007 Issue 32: Genetic Blood Tests Useful in Many Phases of Life
February 16, 2007 Issue 31: CA-125 Blood Test Not Reliable Test For Ovarian Cancer
February 9, 2007 Issue 30: Adrenal Stress Can Cause Lasting Health Problems
February 2, 2007 Issue 29: Amino Acids and Their Role in Food Allergies
January 26, 2007 Issue 28: Hormones and Supplements Can Be Useful in Anti-Aging
January 19, 2007 Issue 27: Arthritis Blood Tests: Common Tests
January 12, 2007 Issue 26: Screeners Aimed at Diagnosing Autism Early
January 5, 2007 Issue 25: Blood Tests For Anemia
December 29, 2006 Issue 24: Blood Tests and Their Uses
December 22, 2006 Issue 23: Routine Pregnancy Blood Tests Ensure Health of Mom and Baby
December 15, 2006 Issue 22: Cancer Markers Useful, But Not Foolproof For Detecting Tumors
December 8, 2006 Issue 21: Corporate Wellness Programs Beneficial to Both Employee and Employer
December 1, 2006 Issue 20: Maximize Your Healthcare Savings
November 24, 2006 Issue 19: You Can Achieve Healthcare Savings With Free Health Screenings
November 17, 2006 Issue 18: Hemoglobin A1c Test Measures Average Blood Sugar
October 27, 2006 Issue 17: Laboratory Tests: Surviving the Embarrassment of Unconventional Tests
October 20, 2006 Issue 16: NMR LipoProfile Raises Standard for Lipid Testing
October 13, 2006 Issue 15: PSA Test Plays Important Role in Detecting Prostate Cancer
October 6, 2006 Issue 14: Men Experience Mid-Life Hormonal Changes Similar to Women
September 29, 2006 Issue 13: Elimination Diet: What Can You Eat?
September 22, 2006 Issue 12: Thyroid Blood Tests Complex and Accurate
September 15, 2006 Issue 11: Toxic Metals Can Be Life Threatening
September 8, 2006 Issue 10: VAP Cholesterol Test Gives Doctors More Information
September 1, 2006 Issue 9: Blood Glucose Tests: Controlling Blood Sugar
August 25, 2006 Issue 8: Common Food Allergy Symptoms
August 18, 2006 Issue 7: Bioidentical Hormones Important in Anti-Aging Health Plan
August 4, 2006 Issue 6: Interpreting Your Blood Test Results
July 21, 2006 Issue 5: A Lipid Profile Determines if Your Cholesterol Level is Healthy
July 14, 2006 Issue 4: Cardiovascular Test: Cardiac Catheterization
July 7, 2006 Issue 3: Early Detection of Cancer Saves Many Lives
June 30, 2006 Issue 2: Companies Focusing More Effort on Employee Wellness
June 23, 2006 Issue 1: Health Risk Assessment: Evaluating Your Risk for Breast Cancer
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