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A Warning to Women: Thermography is Not a Substitute for Mammography
As a surgeon-in-training in Baltimore, Maryland in the 1980s, Michael G. Macon, MD, FACS, participated in a research study comparing two potential breast cancer screening methods: mammography and thermography. “The hope was that thermography would measure heat...
Top Fall Color Shrubs for Arizona Autumn
by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Mountain landscapes are famous for their autumn colors. This week's column is merely a list of the best-colored plants you will find in our area that can be planted in your backyard. Of course, there are more choices, especially if...
ANXIETY RELIEF IS AS CLOSE AS YOUR FINGERS
Can it be that simple? Yes! There are several different modalities that stress the importance of holding your fingers to relieve anxiety, depression, fear, anger, worry and more. Chi gong, and jin shin jyutsu are two of the most prominent methods. Most tell you to...
Your Medical Marijuana Q & A
Question: Are medical marijuana patient cards good for 2 years? Answer: Yes, if it is stated on the front of your patient identification card. Always go by the expiration date on the front of your patient card. Since 2011 the Arizona Department of Health Services has...
Why Does Breast Density Matter?
You’re dedicated to your monthly self-exams and you follow your healthcare provider’s recommendations for breast cancer screenings, given your age and family risk factors. But are you aware that it’s also important to know your breast density? It’s an important and...
Pumpkins are not just for Halloween
October means pumpkins in the minds of many Americans and rightly so. Pumpkins are cultivars (plants selected for specific characteristics and maintained by propagation) of Cucurbita pepo, and one of many winter squash varieties that are harvested around this time....
THE UNITED STATES OF AGING
Older Adults and Their Caregivers Don’t Always Agree Every day for the next 18 years, roughly 10,000 Americans will celebrate their 65th birthdays. When it comes to growing old in America, the perceptions of those baby boomers and the...
YRMC – Your Destination for Cardiac Care and Blood Management:
Watch Our Live Event from Home Top cardiac specialists from Yavapai Regional Medical Center’s (YRMC’s) James Family Heart Center and leaders from its Patient Blood Management Program will join YRMC – Your Destination for Cardiac Care and Blood Management, a...
CBD for Anxiety
Believe it or not, anxiety is a natural healthy feeling, and an important part of our evolutionary defense system. The hypothalamus is the part of the brain that produces emotional responses to sensory stimuli, and it receives this information before we are...