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When Alzheimer’s Disease Strikes in Middle-Age

Mar 15, 2017 — Two years ago, actress Julianne Moore received the Best Actress Oscar at the Academy Awards for her portrayal of a Columbia University professor who is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in the movie Still Alice. The poignant film brought some much-needed publicity to the fact that younger people can develop Alzheimer’s, which is usually assumed to... Read More

March Is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Mar 1, 2017 — The American Institute for Cancer Research shares six steps to prevent half of all colorectal cancers. Colorectal cancer includes cancers that begin in the colon and the rectum. The National Cancer Institutes (www.cancer.gov) says there were 134,490 cases of colorectal cancer in 2016, and almost 50,000 deaths due to the disease. It’s important to be... Read More