Category: The Healthy Geezer
KBH announces 2020 college scholarship recipients
WATERVILLE — Kennebec Behavioral Health recently announced its 2020 college scholarship recipients. This year, the following students will each receive a $1,000 scholarship upon successful…
UMA OnSpot Admissions Day is Jan. 8 at locations across Maine
AUGUSTA — The University of Maine at Augusta’s “On-the-Spot Admit Day” will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 8, at locations statewide….
THE HEALTHY GEEZER: How to protect yourself from fire
By Fred Cicetti Q. We had a fire in our retirement community recently and an older woman died. Now I’m worried about fires. What can…
THE HEALTHY GEEZER: Nightly bathroom trips may be symptom
By Fred Cicetti Q. I’m a 76-year-old woman, and I have to take a long nap every day because I’m up nights urinating. I know…
THE HEALTHY GEEZER by Fred Cicetti: Don’t ignore fainting symptoms
By Fred Cicetti Q. Do older people faint more than younger people? Yes. When you pass 70 years, you double the chances of fainting. And…
THE HEALTHY GEEZER by Fred Cicetti: Don’t ignore a fever
By Fred Cicetti Q. If I have a fever, at what temperature should I go to the doctor? An oral temperature above 100 degrees Fahrenheit…
THE HEALTHY GEEZER: There are health clues in your nails
By Fred Cicetti Q: I was at a party recently when a nurse told a friend of mine to see a doctor because his nails…
THE HEALTHY GEEZER by Fred Cicetti: The scoop on genetic testing
By Fred Cicetti My last column was on medical genealogy; this is a follow-up on genetic testing. Many of the causes of our illnesses are…
THE HEALTHY GEEZER: A medical family tree can be beneficial
By Fred Cicetti Q. My grandson asked me to participate in a family tree about our medical conditions. He wants to ask me questions about…
THE HEALTHY GEEZER: Hiccups are nothing to joke about
By Fred Cicetti Q. Are hiccups dangerous? Hiccups — sometimes called “hiccoughs” — is a sudden, involuntary spasm of the diaphragm, the muscle at the…