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Ticked Off: How to Recognize, Relieve and Resist Lyme Disease

Ticked Off: How to Recognize, Relieve and Resist Lyme Disease

Summertime is prime time for ticks, which are becoming more prevalent each year. A combination of changing land use and warmer winters has greatly expanded the ticks’ habitat and they’re now found in more than half of U.S. counties. As a result, tick-borne Lyme...

Joint Assets: An Osteoarthritis Update

Joint Assets: An Osteoarthritis Update

The aching, swollen, stiff joints associated with osteoarthritis (OA) have long been considered a “wear and tear” condition, associated with aging. It was thought that cartilage, the smooth connective tissue on the end of bones that cushion the joints, simply breaks...

Bone Up: What Is Osteoporosis?

Bone Up: What Is Osteoporosis?

Except for dedicated thespians, saying “break a leg” is most definitely not a harbinger of good luck. More than 10 million Americans are living with osteoporosis, a condition of low bone mass that results in increased risk of bone fracture, sometimes even from a minor...

Dr. Couture Featured in the HamletHub

Dr. Couture Featured in the HamletHub

Why Small Businesses Matter Originally posted on HamletHub Wilton and HamletHub Ridgefield as part of the Why Small Businesses Matter series. Why did you start your business? The primary motivation for starting my concierge practice was my desire to provide high...

Studying the Secrets of Super Agers

Studying the Secrets of Super Agers

The growing group of people able to enjoy 100 years of life may well be one of the most remarkable achievements of the 21st century. A generation ago, the number of centenarians worldwide was just 110,000; today they are 600,000 strong. Notably, a sizable segment of...