Health

All the Rage

See the employee at the next desk? Is she about to boil over and let you have it?

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Frank Rosci, JE Feature

Not only is rage a glaring red flag of self-control lost, but rage itself is out of control, evidencing itself in disturbing, dangerous and increasingly deadly ways -- from the "road rage" of drivers gone mad to "desk rage," in which employees lash out verbally and violently against fellow employees. News stories of disgruntled workers attacking, and sometimes killing, other...

Fighting Cancer

Dealing Day by Day

Breast Cancer Awareness Month is over, but as a film shows, it's a sobering, year-round concern

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Rita Charleston, JE Feature

October has traditionally been labeled Breast Cancer Awareness Month. But, taking a look at the two dozen or so women gathered in the Frobese Conference Center Auditorium at Abington Memorial Hospital recently, every month -- indeed, every day -- should be a cause for awareness and concern. And so, in order to face, understand and discuss risks, AMH hosted a...

Health

Oral and Overall Health: Are They Tied Together?

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Dr. Jeffrey M. Rosenberg, JE Feature

While the eyes may be the window to the soul, the mouth is a window to the body's health. The state of one's oral health can offer lots of clues about a person's overall physical state of being; indexed, oral health and overall health are more connected than you might realize. Sometimes, the first sign of a disease shows up...

Fighting Cancer

Is Cancer Inevitable?

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Rita Charleston, JE Feature

Because of advances in medicine and more emphasis on healthy living, people in the United States are living longer. In fact, according to recent statistics, by the year 2050, 79 million people will be older than 65. That's the good news. The bad news is that the single, greatest risk factor for developing cancer is aging. According to studies by...

Health

Happily Ever After. Sigh. Okay. Then What?

When riding off into the sunset only proves it's dark out there

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Rita Charleston, JE Feature

When it comes to the ever-changing saga of love and marriage, Edythe Denkin, Ph.D., believes in fairy tales. In fact, so strongly is that belief adhered to that the Connecticut-based therapist has written a book titled Relationship Magic: The Secret to Happily Ever After . Beginning on Page 1, Denkin writes, "Once upon a time in the faraway kingdom of...