You may have forgotten where you put your car keys, or can’t seem to remember the name of the colleague you saw in the grocery store the other day. You fear the worst; maybe these are signs of Alzheimer’s disease. You’re not alone. A recent study asking Americans aged 60 or older the condition they were […]
Read More »Denial, essentially, is normal. It is merely an exaggeration of the common process of selective attention. We have to be able to select information in order to routinely function. However, to, for example, continually focus on the potential dangers around us could result in disabling anxiety. Denial is a typical coping mechanism for a person […]
Read More »Within two weeks of Joyce Oyler’s discharge from the hospital, sores developed in her mouth and throat, and blood began seeping from her nose and bowels. Her daughter traced the source of these problems to the medications present in Oyler’s home in St. Joseph, MO. One drug that keeps heart patients such as Oyler from […]
Read More »On May 14, some of the Celestial Care staff enjoyed watching the documentary filmed and directed by Carolyn Jones called The American Nurse Documentary. Photographer Carolyn Jones, inspired by the woman who nursed her though chemotherapy for breast cancer, traveled the country in 2012 to interview 110 of the nation’s finest nurses. The film was […]
Read More »A recent survey finds that the vast majority of patients — 85% — say they have to wait anywhere from 10-30 minutes past their scheduled appointment time to see their doctor. And that waiting period is often the worst part of the doctor’s visit, according to patients. A total of 63% said that the most […]
Read More »Drinking too much alcohol increases people’s risk of injuries, violence, drowning, liver disease and some types of cancer. This April, during Alcohol Awareness Month, we encourage you to educate yourself and your loved ones about the dangers of drinking too much. According to MADD, here are the statistics in the recent year for Arizona: Drunk […]
Read More »An Italian surgeon is hoping to perform the world’s first human head transplant, claiming he could have recipients of the radical surgery thinking their own thoughts and speaking with their own voice. He also claims it could be done within two years’ time. Surgeon Sergio Canavero of the Turin Advanced Neuromodulation Group in Italy outlined […]
Read More »Around the world, the most common cause of death is heart attack. They claim more than 1.5 million people each year in the U.S. alone! And they strike people primarily at the most productive time of their life, between the age of 35 and 65. The possibility can be reduced by paying close attention to […]
Read More »2015 Best of Home Care Award Winners Celestial Care has recently been recognized by Home Care Pulse as a Provider of Choice and Employer of Choice agency for 2015. We are honored to be identified as one of the quality leaders in the industry and continue striving to deliver our services with professionalism and compassion. […]
Read More »According to a recent segment on MSN, Medical Daily, being single really could be worse for our health — especially by the time we reach our golden years. A recent population study of Swedish residents published this January in BMJ Open has found being unmarried may up the risk for developing dementia, a broad and often misunderstood term […]
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