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Carol Bradley Bursack

Carol Bradley Bursack, Health Guide

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Choosing a Care Facility? Listen To Your Gut

People often ask what to look for when choosing an assisted living facility or a nursing home for a loved one. There are grading sites such as the Medicare Nursing Home Guide, found on Medicare.gov, and I suggest you use them. However, there are many things that go into good care that can’t be measured on a chart. In order to see the heart... Read moreChevron
posted 05/11/2013, comments (0)|
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Christine Kennard

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Study Reports Dementia Reduction But Let's be Cautious

Dementia is not a disease but the term describes a set of symptoms. Alzheimer’s is one type. These symptoms can include memory loss, mood changes, problems with communication and reasoning and difficulties with day to day activities.   A Swedish study published in April in the journal Neurology shows that the risk of developing dementia... Read moreChevron
posted 05/10/2013, comment (1)|
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Carol Bradley Bursack

Carol Bradley Bursack, Health Guide

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Alzheimer’s Treatment Fails in Wider Study

Less than a year ago, I wrote about the promising results in an Alzheimer’s trial of an infusion called Gammagard. A story on CBSNews.com then reported that the experimental drug had been shown to halt the mental decline in some patients. Admittedly, this was a small study, but the results were exciting.     Unfortunately, an... Read moreChevron
posted 05/09/2013, comments (0)|
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Carol Bradley Bursack

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More Evidence That Mediterranean Diet Could Combat Alzheimer's

Scientists researching several diseases have been studying the effects of a Mediterranean diet on health. The most recent study results came from collecting the diet information from more than 17,000 men and women whose average age was 64.   Cognitive ability, which is our interest here, was one of several elements studied over a four-year... Read moreChevron
posted 05/08/2013, comments (0)|
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Dharma S Khalsa, MD

Dharma S Khalsa, MD, Health Guide

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The Most Life-Extending Antioxidant You Can Take

Oxidative stress and the damaging free radicals it produces is the byproduct of normal metabolic activities – breathing, digestion, fighting infection, and even strenuous exercise.  Factors like environmental pollutants, smoking and drinking are major contributors too.    Over time, oxidative stress accelerates the aging... Read moreChevron
posted 05/03/2013, comment (1)|
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