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When Family Caregivers Have to Make Tough Choices
Caregiving is more than a one-person job and caregivers shouldn't wait until they are experiencing extremely high stress levels or have a health issue of their own to seek help. Here are some tips on how to deal with the big issues.

One-Day Breast Cancer Treatment Saves Lives in Less Time
For many patients, a cancer diagnosis is no longer a fatal one. However, the comfort that a patient's condition is treatable is often accompanied by dread of the grueling treatment that will be needed to save his or her life. But a new therapy holds hope for treating some cancers in just a single day, rather than through months of harsh radiation therapy.

Trained Professionals and Online Tools Can Help Seniors Find a New Home
The death of a spouse, declining health or safety concerns can trigger the need to move. The first phase comes with the realization that what has been home is no longer suitable. Finding a professional who knows the ropes can make it easier for the more than 29 percent of home sellers age 65 and older who move into an active-adult community or senior-related housing each year.

For Good Health, Don't Ignore an Irregular Heartbeat
Does your heart ever beat irregularly? Perhaps you get an occasional flutter, or your heart races or beats slow for a short amount of time. For most people, these occasional, irregular heartbeats are common and harmless. However, when these irregular heartbeats (or heart rhythms) are combined with a diagnosis of heart failure, a condition in which the heart doesn't pump blood through the body as well as it should, consider these irregular heartbeats a warning sign.

This is Not Your Grandfather's Funeral
The next time you attend a funeral, don't be surprised if it more closely resembles the last wedding you went to than the somber farewell you bid your grandfather 20 years ago.

Common Vertigo has Quick Cure, Neurologists Say
Do you ever feel dizzy or lightheaded and have no idea why? The problem could be caused by a common condition called benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). For sufferers, there is now a simple solution.

More Topical than Ever: Alternatives to Oral Pain Relievers
Some 50 million Americans live with chronic pain linked to disease, while another 25 million experience periodic pain caused by injury or surgery. Yet recent headlines about harmful side effects of some popular prescription pain medications have many people thinking twice before swallowing a pill for their pain. Consumers are rediscovering the benefits of topical pain relief.