(ARA) – Although Millennials and Gen Xers have led society into a new world of personal disclosure and information sharing online, only one in four women between ages 18-34 with a regular health care provider (HCP) has initiated a conversation about their sexual health with the provider — and four in ten weren’t too comfortable [...]

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(ARA) – Registered nursing is one of the fastest-growing careers in the U.S. By 2018, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates, 580,000 more nursing positions will be needed, a growth rate of 22 percent since 2008. Nursing is also thought to be highly recession-proof, actually adding positions during economic downturns. In July 2009, when [...]

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(ARA) – Retirees and baby boomers throughout the nation are wondering with great trepidation, what would happen to them if their health care coverage were simply taken away? Many fear that the current economic crisis in America will speed up that process. It has already occurred with retirees of some of America’s largest corporations, and [...]

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(ARA) – As many of us can attest, recognizing the need for a change in lifestyle and actually making the needed changes are two different things. We might have good intentions, but it’s easy to forget about these goals after time has passed and old habits and flimsy excuses creep back into our lives. Beyond [...]

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