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Health Briefs: news from the community for Lee and Collier counties.

Depression has been associated with dementia. For example, the Framingham study followed 949 men and women (average age was 79) for 17 years. There was a 50 percent increased risk of developing dementia in those reporting symptoms of depression during ...

Most cancer patients rely on a bevy of volunteers within their own circle of family, friends, neighbors and co-workers, but circumstances can leave patients stuck on their roads to recovery without a ride. That’s why the American Cancer Society offers ...

Self Help: Support groups in Lee and Collier counties for July 26.

Health Briefs: news from the community for Lee and Collier counties.

Health Briefs: news from the community for July 19

To lose all of your earthly possessions in a house fire would be undeniably devastating. But, to lose your house, everything you own and your beloved cat or dog would be especially heartbreaking. Now, pets in East Naples can breathe ...

The best way to avoid weight gain during the summer — or at any time of the year, for that matter — is a sensible diet consisting of as many whole foods as possible such as lean proteins, whole grains, ...

Sleep apnea is characterized by reductions or pauses (10 seconds or more) in breathing during sleep. Sleep apnea is more common in men than women before age 50 and the same after age 50. It is more common with obesity ...

Self Help: Support groups in Lee and Collier counties.

Health Briefs: news from the community for Lee and Collier counties.

We all know cigarettes are bad for us, but now there is new evidence showing a sedentary lifestyle can be as detrimental to our health as smoking. Several other studies also found prolonged sitting makes us more prone to heart ...

Self Help: Support groups in Lee and Collier counties for June 28, 2011.

Health Briefs: news from the community for Lee and Collier counties.

Caregiving takes an enormous emotional and physical toll even when it is a labor of love and/or obligation. In the case of caring for someone with progressive memory loss, a spouse or child often has to parent their partner or ...