Finding Joy in the Face of Alzheimer’s: Richard Lui Talks Family & Long-Distance Caregiving
The Alzheimer’s Association sat down to talk with Richard Lui, news anchor for NBC and MSNBC and long-distance caregiver for his father, who is living with Alzheimer’s. Every week, Richard travels coast-to-coast to be with his family. Tell us about your father Steven’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis and how it came about. It began with a diagnosis […]
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According to the Mayo Clinic, Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a potentially disabling disease of the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system). In MS, the immune system attacks the protective sheath (myelin) that covers nerve fibers and causes communication problems between the brain and the rest of our body. Eventually, the disease can cause the […]
Read More »Drug prevents heart attacks in high-risk patients
A new heart drug cuts cholesterol levels to once-unthinkable lows, a treatment that doctors hope may prevent future heart attacks or stroke in high-risk patients, according to results from a highly anticipated study released Friday. However, the drug comes at a high price: approximately $14,000 a year. The injectable drug, Repatha, appears to cut LDL […]
Read More »Arizona Doctor Details the negative impact sugar has on people
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (KSAZ) – It’s a truth that some would say is self-evident: many people like sugar, but the problem is, there can be too much of a good thing. The rate of obesity in America has nearly tripled over the past five decades, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Diabetes […]
Read More »Do you know what an Ileus is?
Your intestines are about 25 feet long. This means the foods you eat have a long way to travel before they’re fully digested or excreted. Your intestines complete this task by moving in a wave-like motion. Known as peristalsis, these muscle contractions move forward your digested food. However, if something slows down or blocks this […]
Read More »Health trends not worth keeping in 2017
Health trends come and go — some helpful, some not so helpful, and some downright dangerous. CBS News asked medical experts about some of the popular trends they recommend ditching in 2017. Trend: Cooking with coconut oil “People seem to be eating it and drinking it with everything — adding it to coffee, cooking their […]
Read More »Dementia Holiday Activities That Lower Stress and Raise the Joy
Holiday stress can soar for caregivers whose loved ones have Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. And for good reasons: Your own already-bursting to-do load stretches longer than the lines at the post office. Safety worries intensify and the person who has dementia may want to drive to the mall to shop, wander away in […]
Read More »The truth about the vitamins you actually need
“How can I make sure I’m getting my vitamins?” . . . is actually a very loaded question. The answer? It depends on whom you ask. If you’re talking to someone “hawking” supplements, they’re going to tell you about the latest nutritional “miracle,” and may not even answer your question. A conventional MD might simply […]
Read More »What a real “Fault in Our Stars” couple taught us about love and medicine
(CNN) They became known as “The Real ‘Fault in Our Stars Couple,” and soon became nearly as famous as the couple in the novel and movie. Katie Donovan and Dalton Prager — like Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters, the teenagers in the 2014 film — fell in love even though they knew the other […]
Read More »September is Pain Awareness Month
Pain types and chronic pain classification Many pain specialists recommend that the term “chronic pain” be referred to as “persistent pain – which can be continuous or recurrent and of sufficient duration and intensity to adversely affect a person’s wellbeing, level of function, and quality of life.” Given its universal acceptance, the following information uses […]
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