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Heart Attack/ Heart Disease is the number one cause of death in the U.S. Knowing the warning signs and symptoms of heart attack, and calling 911 immediately, can save your life or the life of your loved ones. Though . . . → Read More: Warning Signs of A Heart Attack  As part of National Women’s Health Week, May 8 – May 14, 2011, a new initiative of the HHS Office of Women’s Health called, “Safety, Health for Older Women (SHOW),” will focus attention on older women’s heart health. . . . → Read More: National Women’s Health Week May 8 – May 14 — Focus on Older Women’s Heart Health 100-year-old gynecologist Dr. Walter Watson, the oldest practicing physician in the country, serves a chairman of his department at University Hospital in Augusta, Georgia where he still sees a few patients every day. He has delivered somewhere between 15,000 . . . → Read More: 100-Year-Old Doctor Still Seeing Patients Sally Gordon, Nebraska Matriarch was featured on MSNBC’s TodayShow when she was just 101. She retires next week at 102! Watch » See More Stories of Inspiring Seniors on . . . → Read More: Nebraska Matriarch Retires Next Week At 102 Years Old! A new study conducted by a team of researchers from the Denver Health Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente Colorado Institute for Health Research, the University of Colorado Denver, and other institutions, has found that low health literacy among patients with . . . → Read More: Low Health Literacy Linked to Higher Death Rate Among Heart Patients Recent studies have found that both weight loss and walking exercise may improve or preserve memory. Weight Loss A new study led by John Gunstad, associate professor in Kent State University’s Department of Psychology, and a team of researchers . . . → Read More: Weight Loss and Walking Exercise Improve Memory, Studies Find  Comments are closed  Alzheimer's - Prevention, Alzheimer's/ Dementia - News, Latest Caregiving News, New & Featured On HelpingYouCare® - Dynamic Content Gallery, News & Events - Latest Caregiver News, Physical Wellness: Diet & Nutrition, Physical Wellness: Exercise, Physical Wellness: Weight Loss/ Maintaining a Healthy Weight New studies, conducted by medical researchers at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, found that post-menopausal women taking calcium supplements (with or without Vitamin D) may be at increased risk of heart attack. . . . → Read More: Studies Find Calcium Supplements May Increase Risk of Heart Attack Comments are closed AnswersForCare™ - Medical Conditions Commonly Faced by Seniors, Heart Disease/ Stroke - News, Heart Disease/ Stroke - Prevention, Heart Disease/ Stroke - What are they; Causes, High Blood Pressure - News, Latest Caregiving News, Medications: Management & Information, New & Featured On HelpingYouCare® - Dynamic Content Gallery, News & Events - Latest Caregiver News According to doctors, too much sodium increases the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, kidney stones, and osteoporosis. Watch Consumer Reports nutritionists find healthier . . . → Read More: Healthy Sounding Labels Are Not Always Low In Sodium! The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted a Consumer Update today, warning consumers not to rely upon any over-the-counter hand sanitizers or similar over-the-counter products making claims that they kill bacteria such as MRSA, E. coli, Salmonella, or . . . → Read More: Beware Hand Sanitizers Making False Claims – FDA Issues Consumer Alert & Warning Letters to Four Sanitizer Companies Resources to help you check up on your doctor which includes licensing, qualifications, and disciplinary action. See resource guide from Consumer Reports Health» For the first time in 27 years, the clinical criteria and guidelines for diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease have been revised. The new Guidelines recognize that the development of Alzheimer’s begins 10 or more years before clear symptoms of the . . . → Read More: New Guidelines for Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Comments are closed Alzheimer's - Symptoms & Diagnosis: Classic Sources, Alzheimer's - What it is; Causes: Classic Sources, Alzheimer's/ Dementia - News, AnswersForCare™ - Medical Conditions Commonly Faced by Seniors, Latest Caregiving News, Monthly Feature Article, New & Featured On HelpingYouCare® - Dynamic Content Gallery, News & Events - Latest Caregiver News A new study by Yale researchers published today in the Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA journals of the American Medical Association, found that Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders were associated with poor surgical outcomes and a higher risk of death . . . → Read More: Yale Study Links ‘Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders’ to Poor Surgical Outcomes & Higher Risk of Death Australian centenarian Dorothy de Low, at the 15th World Veterans Table Tennis Championships 2010 in China, wows the crowd. Watch from . . . → Read More: 100-Year-Old Table Tennis Star A new study has found that daily apple consumption promotes cardiovascular health, and was even associated with weight loss, in postmenopausal women. The study, entitled, “Daily apple consumption promotes cardiovascular health in postmenopausal women,” was conducted by researchers in . . . → Read More: Study Finds Eating Apples Every Day Promotes Heart Health & Weight Loss in Postmenopausal Women Comments are closed AnswersForCare™ - Wellness: Diet, Excercise, Fitness for Seniors & Caregivers, Heart Disease/ Stroke - News, Heart Disease/ Stroke - Prevention, High Blood Pressure - News, High Blood Pressure - Prevention, Latest Caregiving News, New & Featured On HelpingYouCare® - Dynamic Content Gallery, News & Events - Latest Caregiver News, Physical Wellness: Diet & Nutrition Meals high in fluid content avoid dehydration when cooking for the elderly. Watch Christine Marquette, a registered and licensed dietitian with the Austin Regional Clinic in Austin, . . . → Read More: Some Basic Tips On Cooking For The Elderly The “Partnership For Patients” program was officially launched today under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This $1 Billion program, announced by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), aims to improve patient outcomes by reducing . . . → Read More: New Patient Safety Program Launched under Affordable Care Act Attention caregivers for patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s Disease: A new study published in the Archives of Neurology found that memantine, a drug commonly prescribed (under the brand name Namenda) for Alzheimer’s patients, was not effective to treat . . . → Read More: Study Finds Common Alzheimer’s Drug Not Effective To Treat Early to Moderate Alzheimer’s One comment - (Comments are closed) Alzheimer's - Caregiving, Alzheimer's - Treatment; Managing the Disease, Alzheimer's - What it is; Causes, Alzheimer's/ Dementia - News, AnswersForCare™ - Medical Conditions Commonly Faced by Seniors, Latest Caregiving News, Medications: Management & Information, New & Featured On HelpingYouCare® - Dynamic Content Gallery, News & Events - Latest Caregiver News, The Family Caregiver as Care Manager - A Crucial Role Olive Stephens will not be seeking a 20th term as mayor of Shady Shores, Texas! After 48 years of public service, Ms Stephens is pleased to leave her town debt-free with money in the bank. She said this might . . . → Read More: 94 Year-Old Mayor Completes Almost 50 Years Of Public Service! The Mayo Clinic Book of Home Remedies: What to Do For The Most Common Health Problems provides do-it-yourself home remedies for common ailments. Many have recommended this practical book. These home remedies recommended by the Mayo Clinic for some . . . → Read More: The Mayo Clinic Book of Home Remedies The FDA has recently posted a new consumer advisory, warning that federal regulators have found dozens of products being touted as dietary supplements that actually contain hidden prescription drugs or compounds which have not been adequately studied in humans . . . → Read More: New FDA Advisory: Beware Fraudulent Weight-Loss ‘Dietary Supplements’ — They Can Kill You! Comments are closed AnswersForCare™ - Wellness: Diet, Excercise, Fitness for Seniors & Caregivers, Latest Caregiving News, Medical News - General, Medications: Management & Information - Classic Sources, New & Featured On HelpingYouCare® - Dynamic Content Gallery, News & Events - Latest Caregiver News, Physical Wellness: Diet & Nutrition Antimicrobial resistance, due to indiscriminate use of existing antibiotics, is an urgent global problem and is the theme for World Health Organization’s World Health Day. Watch Dr. James Hughes, IDSA President See also article on “Worst ever prescription drug . . . → Read More: Antiobiotic Resistance Comments are closed Advocacy - Proposals for Reform, Editorials - Commentary, Medications: Management & Information The Long Hello – The Other Side of Alzheimer’s, by Cathie Borrie, is a sensitive and poetic memoir by a loving daughter told in the setting of her passage with her Mother through the journey of her Mother’s Alzheimer’s. . . . → Read More: The Long Hello – The Other Side of Alzheimer’s Here’s a free online health application that assists families in managing their health. The Mayo Clinic has teamed up with Microsoft to give you tools to control your family’s health care with personalized reminders and guidance. . . . → Read More: A Free Online Application to Manage Health The National Parkinson Foundation has declared April as Parkinson’s Awareness Month. As part of this campaign to raise awareness for Parkinson’s disease, the Foundation lists on its website a full 30 actions you can take to make a difference. . . . → Read More: April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month “Alzheimer’s patients are often vulnerable and fragile, but in rare cases, they can become the aggressor. About 5% to 10% of Alzheimer’s patients exhibit violent behavior. It’s unclear why the outbursts occur in certain patients,” according to a recent . . . → Read More: 5 Tips On Dealing With Violent Alzheimer’s Behavior National Women’s Health Week, May 8-14, 2011 Theme: It’s Your Time National Women’s Health Week kicks off on Mother’s Day and is a week-long health observance that brings together women, groups, and communities to promote and support women being . . . → Read More: National Women’s Health Week, May 8-14, 2011 The 8th Annual Heroes in Medicine Awards Luncheon, hosted by the Palm Beach County Medical Society, will take place at the The Kravis Center, Cohen Pavilion in West Palm Beach, Florida on May 11, 2011, from 11:00 AM – . . . → Read More: 8th Annual Heroes in Medicine Awards Luncheon – May 11, 2011 A new study published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) has found that the prevalence of obesity among adults in the United States is significantly higher than among adults in Canada. In addition, over a . . . → Read More: New Study Finds U.S. Adults Significantly More Obese than Canadians Comments are closed Advocacy - Proposals for Reform, International - Health Care Comparisons, Latest Caregiving News, News & Events - Latest Caregiver News, News On Health Care Reform, Physical Wellness: Weight Loss/ Maintaining a Healthy Weight, VoicesForCare™ - National & International Health Care Comparisons Please take a minute to answer a few questions (anonymously) that will help us learn and let others know what most concerns family caregiver and what would most help family caregivers. Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey, the . . . → Read More: What Would Help You Most as a Caregiver? 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Alarming Trend: Medical Errors Have Increased in the U.S.
A new editorial in The Lancet medical journal cites staggering statistics that medical errors now occur in as many one-third of all U.S. hospitalizations. The editors present other attention-getting statistics from several scientific studies establishing that medical errors remain . . . → Read More: Alarming Trend: Medical Errors Have Increased in the U.S.