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In the News: Published by the Athens Banner-Herald: The Isolation Trap: How to Help Seniors Stay Socially Connected “In the normal course of life, most of us go through occasional periods of isolation and loneliness. For the elderly, these “lonely patches” tend to be more frequent and more pronounced and can lead to emotional strain and …
In the News: Published by the Athens Banner-Herald: Elder Law: Protecting Seniors from Financial Fraud “Lately there has been a major effort among U.S. legislators to enact what has come to be known as ‘Elder Law.’ This specialized genre of directives has been put into place to guard against potentially catastrophic paperwork mistakes, fraud and even …
In the News: Published by the Athens Banner-Herald: Genetic Testing: Using Your Family Genes as a Guide to Your Medical History “Fortunately, medical care has progressed to the point where doctors know much more about genetics. Today, we can test for close to 900 inherited diseases, and the number keeps growing. “ The full article is …
In the News: Published by the Athens Banner-Herald: “Brain Health”: Fighting Alzheimer’s through Exercise and Diet “Who among us doesn’t worry that our minds will give out before our bodies do? Personally, it’s one of my biggest fears. And clinical evidence suggests this concern isn’t merely paranoia. For most of us, our bodies will outpace our …
In the News: Published by the Athens Banner-Herald: Organ Donors and Recipients: Giving the Gift of Life “A sobering fact of life is that many of us at some point may need an organ transplant. If you are among the pool of people needing such a procedure, you are not alone. In the U.S., 85,000 men, …
In the News: Published by the Athens Banner-Herald: Balance is Key: Traditional vs. Alternative Medicine “One of the most important choices a person can make in his or her lifetime is deciding on which path of healthcare treatment to pursue: traditional, alternative or a combination of both.”
In the News: Published by the Athens Banner-Herald: ‘Tis the Season to be a Caregiver “Although the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays are a time of great joy and fellowship, many folks (even the most chaos-tolerant among us) will admit to facing at least some stress, whether the source is gift selection, kitchen duty or trying to …
In the News: Published by the Athens Banner-Herald: Second Opinions: Not Just for the Comedian in Your Family “So why is this practice of obtaining a second opinion so widely accepted? First and foremost, most physicians genuinely care about your health and well-being. Simply stated, they want you to be cured of what ails you. Secondly, …
In the News: Published by the Athens Banner-Herald: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Honoring Veterans and Their Wartime Experiences “’Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder,’ defined as “a serious disorder that results from exposure to a traumatic event [and] involves severe fear, helplessness and horror,” was first diagnosed during the Vietnam War, but there’s not much argument the condition existed long …
In the News: Published by the Athens Banner-Herald: “Hearing Impaired Seniors: Tips on How to Communicate Effectively” “In addition to our capacity to love and care for one another, perhaps a human being’s greatest gift is the ability to communicate. Thanks to breakthroughs in technology, we now can carry on conversations in dozens of ways, …
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