Today is Saturday
Jul 05, 2008
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Men’s Other Silent Killer
Monday, May 01, 2006
 Here are two questions for all men age 70 and older. When was the last time your doctor talked to you about osteoporosis—the condition in which bone density is lost? When was the last time your doctor suggested you get your bone density tested?
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The Underdiagnosis of Epilepsy
Saturday, April 01, 2006
“When people hear the diagnosis ‘epilepsy’ they cringe. I try to explain it’s actually very common; one in every three people knows someone with epilepsy,” says Brien Smith, M.D. Smith is chair of the Epilepsy Foundation of America (EFA) advocacy committee and director of Henry Ford Hospital’s Comprehensive Epilepsy Center in Detroit.
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Safeguarding Your Health Benefits
Saturday, April 01, 2006
Even if you currently have employer-sponsored retiree health benefits (and only about 12 million out of more than 40 million people age 65 and over do) experts agree it’s not wise to get complacent, given all the layoffs and cutbacks employees are finding from major corporations including Ford, IBM, and Sears. For information on the risks older Americans face to their health benefits and ways to protect themselves, The Erickson Tribune spoke to several experts.
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8 Steps to Stress Reduction
Saturday, April 01, 2006
Stress has come to have a negative connotation in our society, but it is not always bad. It is your body's way of dealing with changes in your environment and a normal part of life, just like breathing, eating, and sleeping. Even good things—like a visit from your family— can cause stress. Fortunately, there are ways to deal with stress so that it doesn’t become a negative.
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