Posted on March 1st, 2010 by drchiplong
It is never too late to make changes that could have a positive impact on your health, and every little bit helps. For this reason, I am devoting this blog to a few of the smaller everyday changes that caregivers should consider that will hopefully provide dividends down the road. Here are a few resolutions that stem from lessons I have learned in working with those who spend their time engaged in caring for a loved one with dementia.
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Posted on January 12th, 2010 by drchiplong
This is a bit of a departure from my normal topic of aging, but an article came out last week that caught my attention and I think it is worth mentioning on the blog. The report was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association and it was a review of six previously published studies [...]
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Posted on November 24th, 2009 by hcoons
While most individuals cope very well with breast cancer at any age, the diagnosis, treatment and long-term effects are still difficult and sometimes overwhelming. Younger women with breast cancer may feel that their experience with the early and ongoing effects of breast cancer and its treatments is different from older women.
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