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October is the month were one should make an effort for breast cancer awareness. It is important for one to raise awareness so others can get informed on the symptoms, treatments and prevention of breast cancer. For those that do not know, breast cancer is cancer that...

A Medscape article reports that elderly women are more likely to die from respiratory deaths if they have rheumatoid arthritis.  “The association between rheumatoid arthritis and increased mortality and …cardiovascular mortality is known, but increased mortality due...

Stress happens to all of us, it is how we approach and deal with the stress that is the most important.  According to the American Heart Association, there are four ways to deal with stress – Positive self-talk, emergency stress stoppers, finding pleasure, and daily...

Have you recently been involved in a car accident?  Are you active in sports at your high school or college?  Did you suffer wounds from a gunshot or physical altercation with someone?  If any of these scenarios describe your situation, you may be suffering from...

A small but growing awareness of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), a form of Dysautonomia, is giving hope to many sufferers with this crippling albeit little known disease.  For one in 100 teenagers and a million Americans overall, a medical diagnosis...

By definition, dysphagia is a medical term for the inability to swallow.  It’s a major symptom associated with health conditions such as Alzheimer’s and dementia, Lou Gehrig’s Disease, and Multiple Sclerosis.  Dysphagia can strike anyone at any age but it’s more...

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a form of dementia that impairs cognitive, social, and occupational functioning.  It has seven stages ranging from normal outward behavior to very severe decline.  In the United States, Alzheimer’s is the leading cause of death, and...

If you or a loved one suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and are without help in the home, it’s time you stopped fighting the destructive disease alone– and accepted the helping hands and golden heart of A-1 Home Care right here in Los Angeles instead....