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Posted on March 27, 2019 - After a long, cold winter, spring is finally here! Who doesn’t enjoy getting outdoors and enjoying the beautiful flowering trees and shrubs that signal the season? However, those flowers aren’t really growing for our aesthetic pleasure. Their job is to attract bees and other creatures to their pollen — and though the lovely blooms please our eyes, pollen can have a not-so-lovely effect on our noses! And did you know that people who have always been immune to pollen allergies can develop a sensitivity later in life?

Posted on March 25, 2019 - When seniors have difficulty walking, their health suffers and they face a loss of independence. George Washington University School of Public Health experts say maintaining a healthy weight and getting the recommended amount of exercise can make a big difference! Said the study author, “It does not require a gym membership. It can be accomplished at home, in the yard, or anywhere. Just do it!”

Posted on March 20, 2019 - The Washington Post reports on a movement to help families who are living with Alzheimer’s disease and related conditions “approach dementia care differently, coming at it with a sense of openness, playfulness and even wonder.”

Posted on March 18, 2019 - During February, we celebrated National Heart Month, and this month we’re focusing on kidney health. It’s appropriate that these two recognition events are close together, because kidney health and heart health are closely related!

Posted on March 13, 2019 - Surrounded by patients who told horror stories of being stuck with hefty bills, President Trump recently waded into a widespread health care problem for which almost all people — even those with insurance — are at risk: surprise medical billing. Trump's declaration that taming unexpected bills would be a top priority for his administration echoed through the halls of Congress, where a handful of Republican and Democratic lawmakers had already been studying the problem.