Gentle stretch program aids elderly heart patients in Traverse City
In Traverse City, seniors attend a 15 minute stretching workshop led by Ann Smith at Munson Community Health Center. Smith, 74, promotes soft, rhythmic movements to boost health and energy rather than push extreme workouts. She encourages daily 30 minute movement like walking, climbing stairs, and choosing active habits. Dr Dino Recchia notes such mild activity fits cardiac rehabilitation.
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Traverse City
Mich
Ann Smith
Smith
Munson Community Health Center
Alexandria
Onekama
Lake Michigan
Washington, D.C
Reykjavik
Iceland
Los Angeles Rams
Dino Recchia
Munson Medical Center
Body friendly garden tools cut aches for gardeners
In New Market Virginia a flood of ergonomic lawn and garden tools targets aging gardeners. Brands like Fiskars and Earth Bud-Eze tout lighter materials and leverage enhancing designs to reduce wrist strain and time spent weeding.
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Dean Fosdick
New Market
Bruce Butterfield
National Gardening Association
Butterfield
Jim Wolf
Fiskar Brands Inc
Madison
Wis
Wolf
Minnesota
Greene
Earth Bud-Eze
Ovary removal may lower breast cancer risk in BRCA carriers
Two studies presented in Orlando suggest removing ovaries can substantially cut breast cancer risk for women with BRCA gene defects, though it does not eliminate the risk. Experts note prophylactic mastectomy remains the gold standard and decisions are highly individual.
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Orlando, Fla
Kenneth Offit
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York City
BRCA
Rebbeck
University of Pennsylvania
New England Journal of Medicine
Prostate cancer PSA tests may be spaced out study says
A large study of 27,863 men 55 to 74 finds many with low initial PSA readings can skip annual testing for two to five years. Those with readings under two often qualify for less frequent screening, potentially halving yearly PSA tests and saving hundreds of millions annually.
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Orlando, Fla
E. David Crawford
University of Colorado
Orlando
American Society of Clinical Oncology
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