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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 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 16, 2011
ScienceDaily (Jan. 10, 2011) — A large proportion of Medicare expenditures for nursing home residents with advanced dementia, a terminal illness, is spent on aggressive treatments that may be avoidable and of limited clinical benefit, according to a new study by the Institute for Aging Research, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, published in the [...]
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by Julie Ann Anderson on September 30, 2011
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in American women behind skin cancer. Seniors are at an increased risk to develop breast cancer, so take time during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October to learn more about this deadly disease. Here are a few facts regarding [...]
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by Julie Ann Anderson on September 28, 2011
Join the effort to detect Alzheimer’s early The Home Instead Senior Care® network has joined the Alzheimer’s Early Detection Alliance (AEDA) in a nationwide effort to educate people about the warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease and the importance of early detection. The AEDA is a group of corporations, nonprofits and government entities under the leadership [...]
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by Julie Ann Anderson on July 11, 2011
The Elder Care Radio Show—July 2011 KSRO 1350 AM Fridays—12:30-1:00 p.m.KFRC 1550 AM & KNEW 910 AM Saturdays—8:30-9:00 a.m I suspect I’m in the minority of people who are comfortable talking about death. This month guests and I will discuss the subject in a gentle, educational way. To dispel perceptions of “creepiness,” I invite [...]
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by Julie Ann Anderson on July 7, 2011
Be Inspired! Be Intentional! Be the change YOU want to see in the World! My mom was Dignosed in 1983 and with treatment including a radical mastectomy I can say today, She IS a 28 year SURVIVOR!!!! She is an example of amazing strength! She taught me so much just witnessing her battle with the treatment & [...]
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by Julie Ann Anderson on April 18, 2011
Are you drinking your favorite coffee drink right now? If you’re and female, you’re actually lowering your risk of stroke! Yes I said lowering your risk of having a stroke according to study of nearly 35,000 women published Thursday in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. This study followed women between the ages [...]
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by Julie Ann Anderson on January 19, 2010
In a medical news release issued Dec. 23, 2009 by Michael Purdy, a new study has affirmed that patients with cancer are less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease, and patients with Alzheimer’s disease are less likely to get cancer. “There were still people who had both Alzheimer’s and cancer, but it was significantly less common than [...]
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