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Dedicated to MSU – Everybody’s Not All Right, Made In America, Searching for Safety & Shine Bright 2560 1696 AEPC Health

Dedicated to MSU – Everybody’s Not All Right, Made In America, Searching for Safety & Shine Bright

This edition of the Download is dedicated to the Michigan State University (MSU) community and the many Spartans that have touched our lives. MSU, a member of AEPC since 1997, became the latest casualty of…

AHA News: This Is Your Brain on Love 1200 800 AEPC Health

AHA News: This Is Your Brain on Love

FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — You walk into the room and see their face. They smile at you and look into your eyes. And just like that, your heart drops to…

Play Action, Offsides, Unnecessary Roughness & Forward Pass 2560 1875 AEPC Health

Play Action, Offsides, Unnecessary Roughness & Forward Pass

Hearts take center stage in February! It is widely recognized as the month of love with the celebration of Valentine’s Day on February 14th. February is also designated as American National Heart Month to raise…

Big Changes Are Coming to U.S. Health Care as Pandemic Emergencies Expire 1200 800 AEPC Health

Big Changes Are Coming to U.S. Health Care as Pandemic Emergencies Expire

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Americans received unprecedented access to health care during the pandemic, including hassle-free public insurance and free tests, treatments and vaccines for COVID-19. Now, they need to prepare for…

Weekend Reading: News Watch, Mind the Gap, End of the Road, and Against the Odds 2560 1875 AEPC Health

Weekend Reading: News Watch, Mind the Gap, End of the Road, and Against the Odds

February is Black History Month, a recognition of the triumphs and adversities that are a part of the fabric our country’s history. Black history continues to grow as today becomes yesterday and enters the history…

Weekend Reading: News to Know, Cancer Check-up, Setting the Plan, and Forever Curious 2560 1696 AEPC Health

Weekend Reading: News to Know, Cancer Check-up, Setting the Plan, and Forever Curious

Since the late 1940s, Smokey the Bear has taught millions that they can prevent wildfires with his famous words “Remember … only YOU can prevent forest fires.” The same can be said for many types…

A Thump to His Chest During a Game Stopped His Heart. Textbook Response Saved Him. 1200 798 AEPC Health

A Thump to His Chest During a Game Stopped His Heart. Textbook Response Saved Him.

TUESDAY, Jan. 24, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — On April 16, 2021, Peter Laake was a starting freshman defender for his prep school’s varsity lacrosse team. He’d had a good year, and now his…

Weekend Reading: Some News, Someone To Talk To, Something To Talk About, Something Good 2402 1601 AEPC Health

Weekend Reading: Some News, Someone To Talk To, Something To Talk About, Something Good

Three years ago, on January 20, 2020, the first U.S. case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in in Snohomish County, WA. As the virus began its initial spread across that country, the preexisting conditions of the…

I Can Dream, News Beat, What’s Going On, and Just Asking 2560 1875 AEPC Health

I Can Dream, News Beat, What’s Going On, and Just Asking

Each year since 1983, the United States celebrates the life and legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the third Monday in January. As we honor his life and achievements, it’s…

Headline Hits, It’s a Resolution, Waste Not Want Not, Food Wise 2560 1706 AEPC Health

Headline Hits, It’s a Resolution, Waste Not Want Not, Food Wise

Let’s start with a question – did you or didn’t you? That is, did you start the new year with the tradition of making one or more resolutions? For many, the new year marks a…

Another Mediterranean Diet Bonus: Healthier Pregnancies 180 135 AEPC Health

Another Mediterranean Diet Bonus: Healthier Pregnancies

TUESDAY, Dec. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Mediterranean diet delivers plenty of health dividends, and new research now discovers it may lower complications during pregnancy. Specifically, women who stuck to the diet had a…

With a Little Luck, These Foods Will Get Your New Year Started Right 180 135 AEPC Health

With a Little Luck, These Foods Will Get Your New Year Started Right

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Need a healthy way to kick off the new year? You’re in luck. As the calendar turns, cultures across the world focus on good fortune and…

Weekend Reading: Hitting the Headlines, To Err is Human, Wondering, For a Wonder 2121 1414 AEPC Health

Weekend Reading: Hitting the Headlines, To Err is Human, Wondering, For a Wonder

With 2022 drawing to a close, it’s hard not to spend a minute or two or more just wondering about things. What would be on your “wonder” list? Wondering how you will ever finish all…

States That Restrict Abortions Have More Maternal, Infant Deaths 180 135 AEPC Health

States That Restrict Abortions Have More Maternal, Infant Deaths

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In U.S. states with more restrictive abortion policies, rates of pregnant women, new mothers and infants dying were higher, a new report finds. The analysis, conducted by the…

Weekend Reading: What’s Going On, Never ending, Say What, & Going Viral 2121 1414 AEPC Health

Weekend Reading: What’s Going On, Never ending, Say What, & Going Viral

With the new year just around the corner, the lists of what is “in” and what is “out” for 2023 are hitting the news. Thinking of painting a bathroom? According to interior designers, bright whites,…

Wind Power Is Bringing Americans Real Health Benefits 180 135 AEPC Health

Wind Power Is Bringing Americans Real Health Benefits

FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — With wind power picking up as a viable energy source, new research shows U.S. air quality is getting better, benefiting all Americans’ health. There was one caveat to…

Weekend Reading: News to Ponder, Wonder Why, It’s a Wonder, & Just Wondering 2121 1414 AEPC Health

Weekend Reading: News to Ponder, Wonder Why, It’s a Wonder, & Just Wondering

It’s that time of the year. Time to get ready for the holidays and wrap-up 2022. Unfortunately, it’s also time for the flu. The Centers for Disease Control reported today that 7.5% of outpatient medical…

Relax, a Little Stress Might Be Good for You 180 135 AEPC Health

Relax, a Little Stress Might Be Good for You

TUESDAY, Nov. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If holiday demands get you frazzled, you can take heart from a new study: When it comes to stress, a little is good. “The bad outcomes of stress…

Weekend Reading: Big News, Bugs & Drugs, Bugs on the Run, Be Thankful 2121 1414 AEPC Health

Weekend Reading: Big News, Bugs & Drugs, Bugs on the Run, Be Thankful

One of the greatest medical miracles was the discovery of the first antibiotic, penicillin, by Alexander Fleming in 1928. But penicillin was not called an antibiotic. The term antibiotic in medicine would not come until…

Weekend Reading: Hitting the Headlines, Highs & Lows, Changing Things Up, & Storied Pasts 2121 1414 AEPC Health

Weekend Reading: Hitting the Headlines, Highs & Lows, Changing Things Up, & Storied Pasts

November is National Diabetes Awareness Month – a disease that affects more than 37 million Americans, with 1 in 5 of those affected not knowing they have it. A staggering 1/3 of the US adult…

Half of Dentists Say Patients Are Coming to Appointments While High 640 356 AEPC Health

Half of Dentists Say Patients Are Coming to Appointments While High

TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — More and more nervous patients are showing up stoned for dental appointments, often forcing dentists to postpone treatment until the patient sobers up, new survey data shows. As…

Weekend Reading: Real News, Reality Check , Someone’s Reality, and Really? 2121 1414 AEPC Health

Weekend Reading: Real News, Reality Check , Someone’s Reality, and Really?

November begins with an ending – the end of daylight saving time. Daylight saving time officially ends for most people in the U.S. on Sunday, November 6, at 2 am, when clocks are set one…

Weekend Reading: No Illusion, Don’t Be Tricked, Pick Your Poison & Lift Your Spirits 2121 1414 AEPC Health

Weekend Reading: No Illusion, Don’t Be Tricked, Pick Your Poison & Lift Your Spirits

October is nearly behind us, but not before the widely popular celebration of Halloween on Monday. It’s a time for transforming an ordinary pumpkin into a Jack-o-Lantern and putting spooky decorations in yards and windows.…

Weekend Reading: Focal Point, Taking a Toll, Under the Radar, & Matters of Time 2121 1414 AEPC Health

Weekend Reading: Focal Point, Taking a Toll, Under the Radar, & Matters of Time

Ever feel stressed and overwhelmed at work? Well, you are not alone. According to the 2021 Work and Wellbeing Survey from the American Psychological Association, 3 in 5 employees reported negative impacts of work-related stress, including lack…

Money Talk, Paying the Tab, Bottom Line, & Priceless 2121 1414 AEPC Health

Money Talk, Paying the Tab, Bottom Line, & Priceless

Hear it, believe it, repeat it. That’s how information, whether true based on facts,  knowingly false or misleading is shared. There are myths, sometimes referred to as urban legends or old wives’ tales, which are…

News Watch, Seeing Pink, The Color of Money, & True Colors 2121 1414 AEPC Health

News Watch, Seeing Pink, The Color of Money, & True Colors

Colorful language has been around for centuries. No, not colorful language as in swearing or profanity. Rather using colors to describe not only the visual hue of something but also human emotions. It’s common today…

Making Waves, SOS, Turn the Corner & Scuttlebutt 2121 1414 AEPC Health

Making Waves, SOS, Turn the Corner & Scuttlebutt

September is nearly in the books!  Labor Day, back to school, the 1st day of fall are all now just memories. Likewise other events, whether in our everyday lives or at home and abroad have been stored with other memories…

Something New, Money Changes Everything, Brainstorming, and Come Spy With Me 2121 1414 AEPC Health

Something New, Money Changes Everything, Brainstorming, and Come Spy With Me

It’s official – summer is over. Although Labor Day may seem like the end of summer with vacations in the rear-view mirror, it is not. Summer officially ended on Thursday with the autumn, or fall, equinox. Unlike other events that…

An Ounce of Prevention, Living Longer, Behaving Royally and A Touch of Royalty 2121 1414 AEPC Health

An Ounce of Prevention, Living Longer, Behaving Royally and A Touch of Royalty

Children are sometimes asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”, although psychologists like Adam Grant have numerous reasons as to why this should not be posed. Many of us were asked this question and…

This Just In, Saving Lives, Bad Actors & Oddly Enough 2121 1414 AEPC Health

This Just In, Saving Lives, Bad Actors & Oddly Enough

People always seem to have something to talk about – whether communicated verbally, electronically, using sign language or pen and paper. The communication can be callous or empathetic. Judgmental or understanding. Clear or convoluted.  Boring…

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