Sunday, May 19, 2013

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Dorian Martin

Dorian Martin, Health Guide

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Protect Your Eye Health When Exercising Outdoors

Spring is springing around the nation (although where I live, we’re already seeing hints of summer’s high temperatures). The morning chirps of the birds, the greening of grass, and the emergence of leaves on the trees – all of that makes me want to head outdoors to exercise.   However, I had a not-so-fun surprise when I... Read moreChevron
posted 05/17/2013, comments (0)|
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An Interview With Mischelle Jackson, R.N., RA Patient & Advocate

  In honor of Arthritis Awareness Month, I would like to introduce you to Mischelle Jackson. Mischelle is living with RA, Diabetes, Ankylosising Spondylarthropathy, Psoriatic Arthritis and Sjogren's Syndrome. Mischelle is an RN. She has taught me a lot of things over the course of our friendship. Some of those things came from her medical... Read moreChevron
posted 05/16/2013, comments (0)|
Carol Bradley Bursack

Carol Bradley Bursack, Health Guide

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Author, blogger and eldercare columnist

Leukemia Drug May Stop Dementia Related Plaque Buildup

An existing drug already used to treat leukemia has shown promise as a treatment for neurological diseases such as Lewy body dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. Researchers from Georgetown University successfully used small doses of the drug nilotinibin in experiments using mice.  This drug, which is used to... Read moreChevron
posted 05/15/2013, comments (0)|
Lene  Andersen

Lene Andersen, Health Guide

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Writer, Advocate, Photographer

Juvenile Arthritis, Blindness and Living with Joy: An Interview with Joy Ross

-Joy Ross with Isabella and Georgianna   "I am happier without sight than when I could see."   Joy Ross is 36, lives just outside Portland, Oregon. She has been happily married for 12 years to her husband George and the mother of two beautiful daughters, Isabella (10) and Georgianna (7). Joy has had juvenile arthritis (JA) since she... Read moreChevron
posted 05/15/2013, comments (0)|
Christine Kennard

Christine Kennard, Health Pro

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Caregivers should be screened for depression

Caregivers are at risk of depression. The problem with being a caregiver to someone with Alzheimer’s is that it is unremitting. Day in, day out, and often for years, you are needed to provide support, give varying levels of help with activities of daily living, and make the life of the person you care for as fulfilling as possible. There are... Read moreChevron