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How Volunteering Improves Your Health

A study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine by a team of Harvard psychologists shows that adults 50 years and older who volunteer two hours per week have considerably lower risk of losing independence and of dying.

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A study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine by a team of Harvard psychologists shows that adults 50 years and older who volunteer two hours per week have considerably lower risk of losing independence and of dying. This volunteer time also inspires feelings of well-being and improves their quality of life. The study was conducted with 13,000 participants in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and showed that volunteering protected participants from feelings of loneliness, depression and despair. Sounds like just what the doctor ordered! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-06/e-dgd060820.php

 

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Why You Should Tell Your Doctor About Your Migraines

Women are more likely to get migraines, with three women impacted for every man. Between 12% and 18% of the population get migraines, which are a very specific type of headache that comes on suddenly. These headaches usually cause pulsing pain on one side of the head and last four to 72 hours on [...]

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Prof. Claire Mounier-Vehier Included in LinkedIn Top Voices 2020

LinkedIn unveiled its Top Voices list in November 2020. It featured the 25 most prominent contributors in 2020 in France on the largest professional network in the world and included Valérie Pécresse, Anne Hidalgo, Bruno Le Maire, Julia De Funès, Nicolas Dufourcq (CEO of BPI France), and Olivier [...]

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Franco-British Chamber Hosts International Women’s Day Event

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On International Women’s Day, the Franco-British Chamber of Commerce invited its members to a special presentation given by Prof. Claire Mounier-Vehier, MD, cardiologist and head of the vascular medicine and hypertension department at University Hospital of Lille and cofounder of the Women’s [...]

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