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Have You Had Mohs Surgery? Skin Cancer Question of the Week

Hello everyone!   I am your Community Leader for Health Central's Skin Cancer Community and I would like to try something new for this site with a community discussion forum.  We have written a lot about certain topics pertaining to skin cancer including Mohs Surgery.  This is a very popular and successful surgical treatment for... Read moreChevron
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Dementia Behind Bars

A combination of lengthy mandatory minimum prison sentences, increasing numbers of life sentences and reduced opportunities for parole means that prisons are having to care for much higher numbers of aging men and women. Human Rights Watch's report, published January 2012, highlights a number of issues caused by an aging prison population. In the... Read moreChevron
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Author, blogger and eldercare columnist
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New studies reveal knowledge about the path Alzheimer’s disease may follow

Recent news that the path Alzheimer’s disease travels in the brain may finally have been nailed down has created a lot of excitement. Researchers believe this discovery may lead to a new direction in developing a way to prevent or cure the disease. A New York Times article reports on two independent studies, both of which concluded... Read moreChevron
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Alzheimer's Caregiver
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Outside "Expert" Provides Important Ballast to Families Dealing with Dementia

I learned a valuable lesson in my professional life. Even though our organization had people with expertise on staff, sometimes employees wouldn’t pay attention. That’s when someone encouraged me to find a consultant. “Experts are people who live three rivers away from you who are able to come in and deliver the important... Read moreChevron
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Naming and Avoiding Weight Loss Pitfalls

Remember that song by Huey Lewis? "I want a new drug, one that does what it should. One that won't make me feel too bad, one that won't make me feel too good." One of my "drugs" of choice: eating while sitting in front of the television. It's oh-so-bad and oh-so-good all at the same time. It's one of my go-to bad behaviors when I'm stressed...when... Read moreChevron
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