The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) unveiled an interactive “community of care” Web site that will help family caregivers meet other caregivers, learn about the brain disorder and connect “live” with experts. Called Care Crossroads, the site addresses the feelings of isolation and stigma among Alzheimer’s patients and caregivers. It...
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Fresh Air Fund Needs Loving Host Families
While this is a little out of our usual realm of publication, I thought it was a good cause and the time frame for the need is closing quick. In 2010, The Fresh Air Fund’s Volunteer Host Family program, called Friendly Town, gave close to 5,000 New York City boys...
Physical and Emotional Health of Older Married Couples Tied Cloesly Together
A study of older married couples in the American Psychological Association’s journal Health Psychology, finds strong associations between their physical and emotional health. Spouses have a much greater impact on their partner’s health than previously known. Researchers from the University of British Columbia and Pennsylvania State University tracked the emotional...
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14% of Strokes Hapen When You’re Asleep
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati as reported in Health Day News have found that 14% of strokes happen when individuals are asleep resulting in about 58,000 emergency room visits annually. According to the researchers, some of these patients would have been eligible for the clot-busting drug tPA if physicians...