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Caution: Senior Caregivers Put The Aged at Risk
Agencies place unqualified, possibly criminal caregivers in homes of vulnerable seniors Northwestern University If you’re like many risk-averse people, you’d never hire a random stranger off Craigslist to care for an aging parent. You’d hire a senior care worker through an agency – where they screen out criminals, check references and provide training, right? Is […]
Can Fish Oil Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease and Heart Attacks?
There is no solid evidence to show that taking fish oil supplements can prevent Alzheimer’s Disease. But every year people spend billions of dollars on fish-oil because somewhere along the line they read omega-3 fatty acids prevent heart attacks and omega-3 fatty acids prevent dementia. Lets face it, we’d all like to believe that we […]
How to Transition from the ICU to In-Home Care
The ICU, or the Intensive Care Unit, is a specialized department in the hospital which provides intensive-care medicine to patients who have undergone recent procedures or surgeries for a variety of reasons. These designated intensive care areas are for various medicine specialties and include a range of units such as the neonatal intensive care unit, […]
Five Lifestyle Changes that May Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease
It is estimated that more than five million people in the United States have Alzheimer’s disease, which, according the National Institute on Aging, could very well triple by the year 2025. However, the amount of people that the disease affects far exceeds this millions of family members’ lives are consumed by what is often referred […]
How Seniors Can Boost Their Immune System
The human immune system is a complex organism; one that is still being studied by doctors the world over. Although much remains to be discovered, studies have concluded that it is possible to improve the immune response through lifestyle choices. Making the right choices is particularly important as we age. Our immune response weakens as […]