Senior Care Newsletter (12/19/2009)
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Welcome to the Senior Care Newsletter (12/19/2009). In this edition we have included news, articles and videos. You can find more resources on our website: 101ElderCare.com.
Senior Care News
Feeling old and blue? Green tea may help (Reuters)
Reuters - Elderly men and women who sip on several cups of green tea a day may be less likely to have the blues, hint findings of a study from Japan. (More)
Generic Aricept Approved for Alzheimer’s Dementia (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) –Generic versions of the drug Aricept (donepezil hydrochloride) that will dissolve instantly on the tongue have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat dementia resulting from Alzheimer’s disease, the agency said Tuesday. (More)
Fat Hormone May Protect Against Alzheimer’s (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) — High blood levels of leptin, a hormone that regulates appetite, may guard against Alzheimer’s disease, new research suggests. (More)
Appetite hormone leptin plays role in Alzheimer’s (Reuters)
Reuters - People who have higher levels of an appetite-suppressing hormone produced by fat cells may be less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease or dementia than others, U.S. researchers said Tuesday. (More)
Senior Care Articles
Caring For Elders - Knowing When It’s Time to Turn the Car Keys in
Driving is something that most take for granted. It’s something most have done since they got their license when they were 16 years old. Just like when the 16 year old finally gets their license, (boy, it seemed like it took forever to turn 16, didn’t it?) your elderly parents view their license as their ticket to independence. Unfortunately, your parents may be facing situations such as failing vision, slower reflexes and other physical issues that may mean the time has come to stop driving. (More)
Caring For Elders - Top 10 Tips For Communicating With the Hearing Impaired
If you have an elder that is one of the 23 percent of folks with some degree of hearing loss, you may want to try these top ten tips when trying to communicate with them. There are many things that can frustrate an elder, but not being able to understand what someone is saying to them due to hearing loss is right at the top of the list. (More)
Caring For Elders - 8 Tips to Help Remember
Did you know that by the time you are in your 70’s that you will have lost as many as 10% of your brain cells? It’s true! This helps explain why verbal, spatial and math skills decline while vocabularies shrink. You may run into a situation where it takes longer to remember or think about things. (More)
Selecting a Home Health Care Company
As I approach the second anniversary of owning and operating a home health care agency serving the Main Line and surrounding counties I am often asked what an individual should look out for when selec… (More)
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