In a clinical trial that could lead to treatments that prevent Alzheimer’s, people who are genetically guaranteed to develop the disease — but who do not yet have any symptoms — [...]
By Jenny Gold KHN Staff Writer APR 27, 2012 This story was produced in collaboration with COLUMBUS, OHIO – Even before the hospital bills started coming, Lori Duff and her family [...]
June 13-19: Help Bring Awareness During Men’s Health Week Goal of Men’s Health Week June 13-19 The purpose of Men’s Health Week is to heighten the awareness of preventable health [...]
Celebrating National Cancer Survivors Day Cancer survivors share a common thread of victory over a significant health threat. Most of these people have learned to take it one step at [...]
May is High Blood Pressure Awareness Month for Seniors High blood pressure (or hypertension) is a chronic medical condition where there is an increase in the amount of pressure blood [...]
May is Older American’s Month: Give Your Aging Loved One the Gift of Home Care Services The Administration on Aging focuses on a theme each year that promotes May as [...]
Veteran’s Aid & Attendance Benefit: An Interview with Expert Rita Files Did you know there is a benefit for low/no-income veterans and their surviving spouses that can help supplement costly [...]
National Nurses Week Source: www.nursingworld.org National Nurses Week May 6-12 2011 Nurses Trusted to Care Often described as an art and a science, nursing is a profession that embraces dedicated [...]
Generation Alzheimer’s Michelle Seitzer, seniorsforliving.com A new microsite has been developed by the Alzheimer’s Association, with the apt albeit unsettling title – “Generation Alzheimer’s: The Defining Disease of the Baby [...]
We wanted to share this interesting article about the aging American population. It discusses some of the statistics about how we are aging and what we need to do to [...]