As reported in Health.com, a drug widely used to treat mild Alzheimer’s disease appears to provide no benefit to this group of early stage patients, according to a new analysis of previously conducted research.æ Memantine, also known by its brand name, Namenda, is approved by the Food and Drug Administration...
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VideoCaregiving an Exclusive All-Video Caregiving Site
A website from Terra Nova Films, Video Caregiving, is dedicated to “streaming” visual educational material to family caregivers. It has launched a Spanish edition too. Both sites are unique is the almost exclusive use of video in focusing on the challenges faced by the caregiver.æ The videos are designed to...
Seniors Who Engage in Shopping Every Day Stay Healthier Longer
My father-in-law will not be happy with this report. In a study recently published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, it was found that seniors who engage in shopping every day, or almost every day, stay healthier longer than those who don’t get out of their homes as...
Caregiver Webinar Tomorrow
CareGiving.com has scheduled a family caregiver webinar for tomorrow called Planting Seeds for Your Future. It is at noon eastern.æ Here is the description: The intensity of caregiving can mean days that never end. When the days of caregiving seem endless, how can you plan for your future? A future...
Multi-Tasking and Aging
According to the National Academy of Sciences older adults have more trouble with multitasking than younger people. CNN, citing Health Day News, reports that researchers, through functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), compared brain activity in 20 healthy adults, with an average age of 69, to 22 healthy younger people aged...
Older Adults Not Getting Preventive Screenings
A new report from agencies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services say that critical gaps exist between older Americans who receive preventive services and those who do not. Clinical prevention services examined in the report include: vaccinations that protect against influenza and pneumococcal disease screenings for the...
Alzheimer Caregiver Toll
A USA Today article recently looked at the toll on Alzheimer’s caregivers citing recent reports from the Alzheimer’s Association. Among the highlights: 15 million unpaid caregivers help someone with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia in the USA äóî 37% more than last year. an estimated 5.4 million people are...
Senior Fitness, Obesity and Medicaid – Weighty Issues!
Obesity carries with it inherent health problems. Combine obesity and old age and you exacerbate age-related decline.æ A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows those over 65 should continue with diet and exercise, dispelling the belief that weight loss can cause the elderly to lose...
Life Expectancy > But Hold the Parade
According to the National Vital Statistics Report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the average life expectancy of a baby born in the U.S. climbed to 78.2 years. At the same time, the death rate fell to an all-time low. The age-adjusted death rate fell from 758.7 deaths...
Life Expectancy > But Hold the Parade
According to the National Vital Statistics Report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the average life expectancy of a baby born in the U.S. climbed to 78.2 years. At the same time, the death rate fell to an all-time low. The age-adjusted death rate fell from 758.7 deaths...