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    25 Signs and Symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease

    By Leslee On May 18, 2012 · Add Comment · In Alzheimer's Disease, Home Care, Home Care Engelwood FL, Home Care North Port FL, Home Care Port Charlotte Florida (FL), Home Care Punta Gorda FL, Home Care Sarasota FL, Home Care Venice FL

    Is it Alzheimer’s?

    Everyone struggles to come up with a name once in a while. But how can you tell if it’s more serious?

    “One symptom alone does not necessarily indicate that a person has Alzheimer’s or dementia,” says Raj C. Shah, MD, of the Rush Memory Clinic at Rush University Medical Center, in Chicago. [...]

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    Few Seniors Getting Medicare Wellness Visits

    By Leslee On May 17, 2012 · Add Comment · In Senior Health

    Few Seniors Getting Medicare Wellness Visits; Few Doctors Offering Them

    Survey says majority of doctors not prepared to meet demand for Medicare wellness visits; boomers stretching ability to serve Medicare needs

    One of the key strategies for Medicare implemented by the Obama health reform bill is a shift away from treating illness to a focus [...]

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    How to Slow the Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease

    By Leslee On May 10, 2012 · Add Comment · In Alzheimer's Disease, Home Care, Home Care Engelwood FL, Home Care North Port FL, Home Care Port Charlotte Florida (FL), Home Care Punta Gorda FL, Home Care Sarasota FL, Home Care Venice FL, Senior Health

    5 things that can help someone with dementia maintain independence longer

    The memory loss and other cognitive changes characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease and most other forms of dementia can’t be reversed. But there are some proven ways to delay further decline, at least over the short term.

    Mental Activity

    A growing body of research indicates [...]

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    Can Your Mental Health Affect Your Longevity?

    By Leslee On May 4, 2012 · Add Comment · In Aging, Senior Health

    Can Your Mental Health Affect Your Longevity?
    Taking steps to improve your well-being may pay off in the long run

    There’s truth to the adage that you’re only as old as you feel. “Physical well-being and subjective well-being are two sides of the same coin,” says Howard Friedman, author of The Longevity Project, a [...]

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    The Guide to Beating a Heart Attack

    By Leslee On May 1, 2012 · Add Comment · In Aging, Senior Health

    The Guide to Beating a Heart Attack
    First Line of Defense Is Lowering Risk, Even When Genetics Isn’t on Your Side

    Here’s the good news: Heart disease and its consequences are largely preventable. The bad news is that nearly one million Americans will suffer a heart attack this year.

    Ron Winslow on Lunch Break [...]

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