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Medical Conditions Commonly Faced by SeniorsPotentially Deadly Infection Doubles Among Hospital Patients Over Last 5 Years, Agency for Healthcare Research and Qualify, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, April 23, 2008. The Number of hospital patients diagnosed with C-Dif infection has increased 200% . . . → Read More: C-Dif is on the Rise in Hospital Patients General Information about Clostridium difficile (“C-Dif”) Infections, by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. General information about this serious health-care associated bacterium (known to be contracted and spread at a fast increasing . . . → Read More: C-Dif: General Information Discussed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC C-Difficile Colitis Support Group, by Clostridium Difficile Foundation. General information about Clostridium Difficile. »View Info Clostridium Difficile Colitis, , by cdiffsupport.com. Good, clear basic information about: What is Clostridium Difficile, how is it spread, diagnosed, and normally treated, and what are the alternative treatments used. »View Info Clostridium difficile: A Fact Sheet , by Allegheny County Health Department. A very basic introduction to C-Dif, with simple, short answers to the questions: what is it, what are the symptoms, how is it spread, who is at risk, . . . → Read More: C-Dif Fact Sheet Clostridium Difficile Infections, Overview with links to medical information by MedlinePlus, a Service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, a component of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. »View Info Information on Arthritis, by MedicineNet.com, including multiple types of arthritis and arthritis topics. »View Info A caregiver checklist of medical, legal and financial concerns for someone diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Read more from the Area Agency on Aging>>> Antibiotic-associated diarrhea, , MayoClinic.com. A discussion of symptoms, and how antibiotics cause recurrences of C-Dif like diarrhea, risk factors, when to seek medical advice, tests and diagnosis, potential complications, and treatments. »View Info Infection Control Guidelines Guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Includes both guidelines for patient protection and for protection of health care workers. Isolation, protective covering, and hand hygiene are . . . → Read More: Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Gives C-Dif Infection Control Guidelines Making Sense of … C-Diff; Clostridium Difficile by Azodium.com. Good basic introduction to C-Dif, what it is, and how it is transmitted, diagnosed, and treated, with a particularly good discussion of measures that can be taken to prevent this . . . → Read More: Introduction to C-Dif Infection control measures to limit the spread of Clostridium difficile, Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hospital Epidemiology, Medical School Hannover, Hannover, Germany. This abstract of a scientific article provides a good summary of how the C-Dif infection is so . . . → Read More: Scientific Article Discusses Spread of C-Dif What health benefits do probiotics offer? MayoClinic.com. There is encouraging evidence that probiotics may help treat or prevent diarrhea, especially following treatment with certain antibiotics. »View Info Good discussion of C-Dif, its symptoms, diagnosis, causes, and treatment with antibiotics, metronidazole or vancomycin, probiotics, and other treatments, as well as the role of tapering and pulsing in preventing recurrences. »View Info Forum on C-Dif. Questions from caregivers caring for loved ones with C-Dif, with responses from doctors and other caregivers. »View Info Contains questions and answers from caregivers on issues associated with caring for their elderly loved ones suffering from recurring C-Dif. »View Info Questions from caregivers caring for loved ones with C-Dif, with responses from doctors and other caregivers. »View Info Clostridium Difficile is discussed my multiple sources. »View Info Clostridium Difficile Infection Care Guide, from Drugs.com »View Info Controlling Incontinence, a video introduction by Dr. Dean Edell on HealthCentral.com, covering types of incontenance, their occurrence and . . . → Read More: Watch Video on Controlling Incontinence A discussion of the types, considerations, and causes of urinary incontinence. »View Info Bowel/ Fecal Incontinence, by Cleveland Clinic, Florida. My.ClevelandClinic.org. Includes discussion of diagnostic procedures used to diagnose problems associated with fecal incontinence. »View Info Fecal Incontinence – Tests and Diagnosis, by Mayo Clinic, MayoClinic.com: »View Info Fecal Incontinence – Prevention, by Mayo Clinic, MayoClinic.com: »View Info Kegel exercises: How to strengthen pelvic floor muscles, by Mayo Clinic, MayoClinic.com. »View Info Includes discussion of diagnostic procedures used to diagnose problems associated with fecal incontinence. »View Info Fecal Incontinence – Lifestyle and Home Remedies, , by Mayo Clinic, MayoClinic.com: »View Info Urinary Incontinence, by Aging in The Know, website of the American Geriatrics Society’s Foundation for Health in Aging. Good background information on the types, assessment and causes of urinary incontinence, with particular focus on the different treatments available. »View . . . → Read More: What is Urinary Incontinence and How to Treat It From IncontinenceNetwork.com, part of HealthCentral.com. Includes news on prevention and treatments for incontinence, and related matters. »View Info Incontinence Drug Information, from IncontinenceNetwork.com »View Info Bladder control problems: Medications for treating urinary incontinence, by Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic.com. »View Info Urinary incontinence surgery: When other treatments aren’t enough, by Mayo Clinic, MayoClinic.com. »View Info Fecal Incontinence – Treatments and Drugs, by Mayo Clinic, MayoClinic.com. »View Info The American Academy of Family Physicians, FamilyDoctor.org. discusses treatments and bladder training and management. »View Info Incontinence, by American Geriatrics Society’s Foundation for Health in Aging; discussion for caregivers caring for elders with urinary incontinence, a problem for at least 30% of people over age 60. »View Info Caring for a Loved One with Incontinence, by National Family Caregiver Association. Discusses effective solutions to managing incontinence that can result in increased dignity and improved quality of life for elderly loved ones with these common problems, and less . . . → Read More: Caregiving and Incontinence: Solutions with Dignity Urinary incontinence: Incontinence products to help keep you dry, by Mayo Clinic, MayoClinic.com. Discussion of various products that can be of great assistance in caring for an elderly person with incontinence. »View Info Preventing Falls Checklist from AARP Read Maria Shriver’s article at Huffington Post: ” Today is World Alzheimer’s Day, an important day all across the globe, as this epidemic continues to steal minds, take lives, and gain momentum. And it is also an important day . . . → Read More: Maria Shriver: Why World Alzheimer’s Day Matters  Comments are closed  Alzheimer's/ Dementia - News, Latest Caregiving News, News & Events - Latest Caregiver News Arthritis affects more than 43 million Americans, is the leading cause of disability, and is expected to increase dramatically as the baby boomers age. It is expected to affect 60 million Americans, or 20% of the population, by 2020. . . . → Read More: Arthritis: The Nation’s Leading Cause of Disability Arthritis Overview by Cleveland Clinic »View Info Arthritis Basics; Arthritis Types – Overview, by CDC, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion »View Info Arthritis, Information from Medline Plus, U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health. »View Info Some of the most common forms of Arthritis and Related Conditions, patient Information by the American College of Rheumatology, including an overview of the nature, causes, statistics, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment, of: »Osteoarthritis »Rheumatoid Arthritis »Polymyalgia Rheumatica »Reactive Arthritis . . . → Read More: Arthritis Discussed By American College of Rheumatology Harvard Health Publications, Harvard Medical School. Book covering in detail medical information on the different types of arthritis, and their diagnosis, treatments, and remedies. »View Info Osteoporosis, by MayoClinic.com. Discussion of definition, causes, risk factors, when to seek medical advice, tests and diagnosis, complications, treatments, prevention, and lifestyle. View Info… Heredity and Arthritis, by American College of Rheumatology. The roles of heredity and environment in causing rheumatic diseases. Read More…. Data and Statistics on the Prevalence of Arthritis, State by State, from the CDC, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion »View Info Sept. 9, 2010 — A University of Oxford study recently found that taking vitamin B tablets every day may reduce the rate of brain atrophy in older people with mild cognitive impairment by as much as half. This is very significant, . . . → Read More: Vitamin B May Help Prevent Mental Decline in Elderly Comments are closed Alzheimer's - Prevention, Alzheimer's/ Dementia - News, News & Events - Latest Caregiver News Study: Exercise slows Alzheimer’s brain atrophy, A study released at the 2008 International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease in Chicago found that patients with early Alzheimer’s disease who exercised regularly had less deterioration in the brain areas that control memory. . . . → Read More: Study: Exercise Slows Alzheimer’s Brain Atrophy Study Links Middle-Age Belly Fat to Dementia By Rob Stein Washington Post Staff Writer »View Info WEDNESDAY, Aug. 25 Newsweek — New research suggests that having insulin resistance or type 2 diabetes raises your risk of developing the brain plaques associated with Alzheimers disease. A study in Japan found that those with the highest levels . . . → Read More: Link Between Diabetes, Alzheimers Disease Strengthened Top Ten Dementia Eldercare Recommendations , by Jacqueline Marcell, OurAlzheimers.com. Ten excellent suggestions from someone who has been through caring for her parents with dementia.»Read more New research challenges long-held ideas on calcium, fat. American have commonly accepted as ”fundamental “truths:” (1) that calcium builds strong bones and (2) that saturated fat clogs coronary arteries. As a result, millions of women have been told to swallow a . . . → Read More: Research Challenges Long-Held Ideas on Calcium & Fat A significant study recently published in the August issue of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, presents new evidence that a diet rish in fish may ward off dementia. This was one of the largest efforts to document a connection — and the first . . . → Read More: Eating Fish May Ward Off Dementia Alzheimer’s: Prevent it now! By Lambert Klein Read Article: Alzheimer’s – Prevent it now! Researchers find that a spinal-fluid test can be 100% accurate in predicting early on-set of Alzheimer’s. Read more in NYTimes.com.. Spinal-Fluid Test Is Found to Predict Alzheimer’s – NYTimes.com. Many government and private orgainzations offer help for caregivers to patients with Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Read the story reported in the Los Angeles Times: Help for Alzheimer’s caregivers – . . . → Read More: Help for Alzheimer’s Caregivers Drug Trials Test Bold Plan to Slow Alzheimer’s. For the first time, a drug to attack Alzheimer’s is being tested in patients who seem to be in a very early stage of Alzheimer’s. The idea is to attack the . . . → Read More: Drug Trials Test Bold Plan to Slow Alzheimer’s – NYTimes.com Your Guide to Healthy Sleep, a 72 page booklet, is published by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, which is under the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Recognizing the . . . → Read More: Your Guide to Healthy Sleep |
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