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May is Osteoporosis Prevention Month

May is Osteoporosis Prevention Month

May is National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month.  Do you know someone over the age of 50 who has broken a bone? Perhaps your mother "tripped" in the garden and broke her wrist?  Or your neighbor broke his ankle walking on the golf course?  Two...

Mangoes May Help Lower Blood Sugar and Cancer Risk

Mangoes May Help Lower Blood Sugar and Cancer Risk

Published on UPI.com, Published: April 23, 2013 at 11:21 PM. To view the original article click here.  Mangoes may have a positive effect on blood sugar in obese individuals and help to limit inflammation, U.S. researchers suggest.  Edralin Lucas, an associate professor of nutritional sciences at Oklahoma State...

3 Eye Diseases of the Aging — Symptoms, Causes and Treatments

3 Eye Diseases of the Aging — Symptoms, Causes and Treatments

Eyes may not be a window to the soul, as poets have claimed, but eyesight is certainly a window on the world. As boomers age, however, millions of them will struggle with some kind of eye disease. Over age 40, an estimated 25 million people...

Woman Helped After Going Blind Due to Medication Side Effect

Woman Helped After Going Blind Due to Medication Side Effect

"By the time help had arrived, I had gone blind!” Evelyn told our emergency operator, recounting her medical emergency on June 26th. At around 12pm, Evelyn’s eyesight had become blurry. She attempted to walk to her front room but fell to the floor. Her head was...

Life After Hip Replacement – Caregiving Tips

Life After Hip Replacement – Caregiving Tips

Reposted from http://adesteinhomecare.com, to see the original article click here. Many seniors go through a hip replacement and choose to start One Call Alert service as a protection against what might happen if they fall or have other issues in recovery. One Call Alert is the most trusted...

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