Combination of healthy lifestyle traits may substantially reduce Alzheimer’s disease risk Alzheimer’s DiseaseBehavioral & Social ResearchDementiasNutritionPhysical Activity Joe Balintfy, 301-496-1752, nianews3@mail.nih.gov Data from two NIH studies show 60% lower risk among those with highest number of healthy behaviors Combining more healthy lifestyle behaviors was associated with substantially lower risk for Alzheimer’s disease in a study […]
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Dog Day Saturday 2021-10-02 Dog Health and Your Responsibilities
Owning and interacting with pets, according to studies, is a form of therapy for many. We have dedicated Saturday to dogs and Wednesday to cats, when we will post an article on each of those days. We will also post articles on occasion about other animals people may have as pets. – Editorial Team […]
Alzheimer’s Drug Targets People With Mild Cognitive Impairment. What Does That Mean?
2021-10-01 Alzheimer’s Drug Targets People With Mild Cognitive Impairment. What Does That Mean? Judith Graham The approval of a controversial new drug for Alzheimer’s disease, Aduhelm, is shining a spotlight on mild cognitive impairment — problems with memory, attention, language or other cognitive tasks that exceed changes expected with normal aging. After initially indicating […]
Mental Health Friday 2021-10-01 Body dysmorphic disorder
Today’s Topic: Body dysmorphic disorder On Mental Health Friday, we post, in alphabetical order, one per week, information on mental health disorders. Mental Health Friday is for informational purposes only, and is in no way meant to diagnose, treat or cure any disease. Please do not self diagnose and seek professional help for what ails […]
How Schools Brought Community Together, Even While Apart
How Schools Brought Community Together, Even While Apart (NewsUSA) – Had you tried to devise a situation that would bring our public schools to the brink, you couldn’t have done better than imagining what happened in the spring of 2020. It happened so fast. Suddenly schools had to figure out how to teach students from […]
Reduce Your Risk of Falling by Taking These Simple Steps
Reduce Your Risk of Falling by Taking These Simple Steps (StatePoint) A fall can result in unwanted outcomes, including injury, loss of independence, and a decreased ability to do the things that are most important to you or a loved one. Each year, 3 million older adults are treated in emergency departments for […]
The Part of the ‘Free Britney’ Saga That Could Happen to Anyone
2021-09-30 The Part of the ‘Free Britney’ Saga That Could Happen to Anyone Christopher Magoon When Britney Spears last went before a judge, in June, she bristled as she told of being forced into psychiatric care that cost her $60,000 a month. Though the pop star’s circumstances in a financial conservatorship are unusual, every […]
Nurses Professional Duty to Report Concerns from the Workplace Which Put the Safety of People in Your Care or the Public at Risk
Nurses Professional Duty to Report Concerns from the Workplace Which Put the Safety of People in Your Care or the Public at Risk `Nurses, have a professional duty to report any concerns from the workplace which put the safety of people in your care or the public at risk’, (Nursing and Midwifery Council, 2010). […]
An Ad’s Charge That Price Haggling Would ‘Swipe $500 Billion From Medicare’ Is Incorrect
2021-09-29 An Ad’s Charge That Price Haggling Would ‘Swipe $500 Billion From Medicare’ Is Incorrect Victoria Knight “These guys [insurance companies and Washington bureaucrats] are working together to swipe $500 billion from Medicare to pay for Pelosi and Schumer’s out-of-control spending spree.” Video advertisement from the 60 Plus American Association of Senior Citizens The advertisement […]
10 years after the nuclear meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi, I’m still worried
10 years after the nuclear meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi, I’m still worried OPINION: The cleanup of the past decade at the Japanese power plant could be set back if authorities don’t properly handle a massive stockpile of contaminated water By Ken Buesseler 3.11.2021 Produced by Knowable Magazine , this piece was first published by Newsweek . […]