Achieving personal goals can help people in the early stages of dementia manage their condition, according to Alzheimer’s Society research published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. Researchers at Bangor University, Wales found that people who received cognitive rehabilitation felt their performance of daily activities improved. Caregivers also noted...
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HHS Seeking Public Input for a National Health Care Quality Strategy
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking public input in thedevelopment of a National Health Care Quality Strategy and Plan. The National QualityStrategy will be a comprehensive strategic plan and the identification of priorities to improvethe delivery of health care services, patient health outcomes, and population health....
Denial is not Just a River in Egypt – Fat is Fat so Face Up To It
I just read a study that said that 30% of Americans classified as overweight say they are a normal weight. And 70% of the obese say they are simply overweight. People are in DENIAL! In a Harris Interactive/HealthDay survey, respondents were asked to provide their height and weight, from which...
Flu Vaccination Could Reduce Risk of First Heart Attack by 19 Percent
Receiving a vaccination in the late summer or fall could help reduce the risk of a first heart attack by an average of 19%, according to a new study by British researchers. They examined 78,706 patients in England and Wales for their study. A total of 8,472 of them had...
Quality of Life at End of Life Can Be Aided by Palliative Care
Some terminally ill patients who receive palliative care live longer and with a better quality of life than those who receive standard medical care, a new report suggests. Researchers at Harvard Medical School evaluated the life expectancy and quality of life of roughly 150 patients with terminal lung cancers. They...
Heart Attack & Stroke Risks Higher for Combative Types
People who tend to be confrontational, especially those who are competitive and aggressive, run a higher risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a study by researchers at the National Institute on Aging (NIA). Researchers examined 5,614 residents of four villages in Sardinia, an Italian Mediterranean island. People who...
Heart Attack & Stroke Risks Higher for Combative Types
People who tend to be confrontational, especially those who are competitive and aggressive, run a higher risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a study by researchers at the National Institute on Aging (NIA). Researchers examined 5,614 residents of four villages in Sardinia, an Italian Mediterranean island. People who...
Weight Lifting – It’s Not the Amount of Weight but the Amount of Reps
Some weight lifters may already know this. A new study by researchers at McMaster University has shown that lighter weights can provide the same muscle growth as heavier weights and that the key to building muscle mass is achieving muscle fatigue, not necessarily lifting the heaviest weight. Given that Sundays,...
Spinal Tap test and Alzheimer
Researchers have discovered what may prove to be a 100% accurate method for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease. In their study, researchers at Ghent University, Belgium, analyzed data from more than 400 seniors. A total of 114 were cognitively normal, 200 had mild cognitive impairment and 102 had Alzheimer’s disease....
High School Sweethearts Reunite After 62 Years
Jack and Betty’s inspirational story was caught on tapeäóîand will surely capture your heart.