Healthy Meal Planning: Tips for Older Adults
Simple adjustments can go a long way toward building a healthier eating pattern. Follow these tips to get the most out of foods and...
What's in the air? It might surprise you how it affects your quality of life.
Even though you can’t see it, the air you breathe can affect your health. Polluted air can cause difficulty breathing, flare-ups of...
Ways for Older People to Manage Diabetes
Once you’ve been told you have diabetes, your doctor will choose the best treatment based on the type of diabetes you have, your everyday...
A healthy diet could lead to better... hearing?
Eating a healthy balanced diet can reduce many ailments as we age. But now experts are suggesting that the benefits extend to more than...
Could surgery help stroke victims?
Advances in brain imaging are helping doctors better treat patients who have a stroke. Ischemic strokes are the most common types of...
As the days get longer, remember to protect yourself against skin cancer
As the days get warmer, we tend to spend a lot of time outside with friends and family cooking out, swimming, or just enjoying the...
What are the signs of dehydration in seniors?
Summer is coming up quickly, and with it will come much warmer temperatures. The hotter weather will begin to affect one group of...
Just say ahh! SWOK cancer center offer free screenings in Lawton
On April 21, 2018 the Cancer Centers of Southwest Oklahoma will be offering free head and neck cancer screenings. These will take place...
What is occupational therapy for?
What does an an occupational therapist do? This might be a question you've asked before or always wondered about (we've talked to many...
The true cost of a senior fall
Falling is an unfortunate fact of life more many seniors over the age of 65. Currently in the United States, the rate of falling for...
