Today, Thomas Edison’s words ring true in the race to find a new Alzheimer’s disease theory that cures the dreaded disease: “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” Each day tends to bring hopeful news of still another clinical trial, followed shortly afterwards by the disappointing news that outcomes did not […]
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In one’s older years, it is common to be dealing with sleeping problems, fatigue or loss of appetite. And frequently, these issues are written off as just common annoyances. Yet for around 8 million older adults over age 65, these signs and symptoms are suggestive of something a lot more than normal aging – they’re signs
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. It’s the new term being passed around to describe baby boomers that do not have kids. This strong and self-reliant group faces a few unique challenges in growing old without children, chiefly who to designate as guardian and decision-maker in case they become no longer able to do so themselves. Inside her book, Essential Retirement
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As the expression goes, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. That could very well pertain to the latest influx of businesses offering alternative supplements, dietary programs, and herbal concoctions in an effort to treat, or at the very least reduce the effects of Alzheimer’s disease. The Alzheimer’s Association aims to
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For older adults, undergoing a medical procedure or surgery commonly involves some inherent risks, but there is a little-known effect impacting a significant number of seniors after surgery that we all must be informed about: POCD (postoperative cognitive dysfunction). POCD takes place in more than 25% of older adults during the days or possibly weeks
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As the extensive population of baby boomers continue to get older, and as our life expectancy continues being extended, our thinking pertaining to controlling chronic pain has changed accordingly. Presently, over fifty percent of those over age 65 complain of persistent pain – and for 75 percent of those fighting chronic pain, the pain exhibits
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With as many as 5.7 million seniors currently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease – a full 10% of the over-65 population – and that number likely to rise to as much as 14 million by the year 2050, the race is on as experts scramble to discover a cure or at least a successful treatment option. Besides
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If you’re providing care for a senior family member, it is likely that you stumbled into the responsibility with very little formal training: you saw the requirement, and thoughtfully stepped forward to meet it. Yet, at Independence-4-Seniors Home Care, extensive training is provided to each of our professional in-home caregivers before they’re fully equipped to safely and effectively
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intended for the elderly aren’t anything new, with an astounding $36 billion lost each year to financial abuse. And the most recent phone scams circulating that are targeting seniors are difficult for many seniors to recognize until it’s too late. Center for Elder Law and Justice attorney Nicole K. Parshall explains, “There is always a new
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While very young, we learn the storyline of George Washington’s misadventure with the cherry tree along with his bold admittance to his parents, “I cannot tell a lie; I chopped down the cherry tree!” Truthfulness is integrated in our character, and oftentimes telling a little white lie can wrack us with guilt. But could it
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