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by Julie Ann Anderson on January 31, 2012
Blood pressure is something that people should strive to control throughout their lives, but it’s particularly important for seniors and senior health. High blood pressure is a common problem, affecting more than 50 percent of all Americans who are 60 years old or older. What is High Blood Pressure? When your heart beats and pumps [...]
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by Julie Ann Anderson on January 23, 2012
Omaha Business Hall of Fame By Cindy Gonzalez WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER A former mayor, a publisher, a marketing expert, two husband-wife teams and the founder of a discount-store chain are to be inducted into the Omaha Business Hall of Fame. The selections follow a nomination process that sought people whose accomplishments in business were historically [...]
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by Julie Ann Anderson on December 19, 2011
More and more patients are turning to social networks such Twitter and Facebook for health information, according to a survey by the National Research Corporation. In the survey of nearly 23,000 people in the United States, 41% said they use social media as a source of health care information. For nearly all of them – [...]
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by Julie Ann Anderson on December 16, 2011
Santa Cookies It’s that time of year for seasonal cookies. Try this great recipe that involves no baking. 2 (6 ounce) pkgs white chocolate baking squares, chopped 1 (1 lb) package Nutter Butter sandwich cookies red colored crystal sugar 32 vanilla chips or 32 white chocolate chips 64 miniature semisweet chocolate chips 32 red-hot [...]
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by Julie Ann Anderson on December 14, 2011
Start Up Stretching Regular stretching reduces pain, improves flexibility and quality of life Flexibility, or the lack thereof, is probably the single most important factor affecting our quality of life as we age. Don’t assume that with aging you will automatically lose your flexibility. You can counterbalance the effects of aging so that your physiology [...]
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by Julie Ann Anderson on December 7, 2011
Depression is not a normal part of aging, but when older adults do have depression, it may be overlooked, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Seniors may show different, less obvious symptoms and may be less inclined to experience or acknowledge feelings of sadness or grief. The winter months can be especially challenging [...]
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by Julie Ann Anderson on November 30, 2011
Fight the flu “A flu shot is your best protection against catching the flu,” says Randy Bergen, MD, pediatric infectious disease specialist at Kaiser Permanente. The flu virus changes often. The protection given by the flu vaccine only lasts for about a year, so you need to get a flu shot every year, preferably in [...]
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by Julie Ann Anderson on November 28, 2011
November is National Family Caregivers Month Every day, more than 65 million family caregivers in the United States fulfill a vital role on the care team. November is National Family Caregivers Month, a great time to honor the family caregivers who devote their lives to caring for senior loved ones. Family caregivers need [...]
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by Julie Ann Anderson on November 23, 2011
ScienceDaily (Dec. 26, 2007) — Elderly nursing home residents receive relatively few cancer care services, including screening, surgical treatment, or hospice care, according to a study published online December 25 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Few studies have examined cancer treatment and care among elderly patients residing in nursing homes. [...]
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by Julie Ann Anderson on November 22, 2011
The Perfect Turkey for your family Thangiving this year! Three Easy to follow reciepies you can create and enjoy! Ingredients 1 (14 to 16 pound) frozen young turkey For the brine: 1 cup kosher salt 1/2 cup light brown sugar 1 gallon vegetable stock 1 tablespoon black peppercorns 1 1/2 teaspoons allspice [...]
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