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Category Archives: BlogRobots Help With RecoveryRobots have been in movies and comic books for years. But they have also played a crucial role recently in the world of healthcare. One such robotic project, the Supervised Care and Rehabilitation Involving Personal Tele-robotics, has taken a giant step forward in the treatment of stroke patients. This project focuses on repetitive movement for [...]
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Early Warning Signs of Dementia, StrokeEarly Warning Signs of Dementia, Stroke There are a few warning signs that indicated your risk of stroke or dementia later on in life, according to new research. Amongst middle aged people, it was found that walking speed and grip strength had a correlation with someone’s risk of stroke and dementia. The study looked at [...]
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Tagged alzheimer's disease, dementia, dementia prediction, dementia prevention, stroke, stroke prediction, stroke prevention
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GPS Units Increase SafetyGPS Units Increase Safety When you have a relative with Alzheimer’s, your number one issue is their safety and wellbeing. A tendency to go wandering, however, can put their safety at an extreme risk. If they go wandering in the middle of the night, there is very little that you can do to stop them [...]
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Tagged aetrex, aetrex ambulator, Alzheimer's, gps, gps shoe, preventing wandering
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Age and Carbon EmissionsAge and Carbon Emissions An interesting study concluded that individual carbon emissions grow until we reach the age of 65, at which point the amount of carbon emissions that an individual is responsible for begins to decline. A direct effect of this means that since the United States population is growing older and the amount [...] New Scoring System Helps Stroke VictimsNew Scoring System Helps Stroke Victims A new system of scoring can help doctors to determine just who the ca best candidates are for the stroke treatment drug called alteplase. The drug helps to treat the blood clots in major arteries feeding blood to the brain. The new scoring system is called the DRAGON score, [...] Alzheimer’s ResearchAlzheimer’s Research A new drug called J147 is meeting a lot of fanfare because of the progress that it has shown in research when treating mice with Alzheimer’s disease. So far, the drug has shown that it can improve memory function in mice, both with and without Alzheimer’s disease. The drug also improves synapse connections [...]
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The Baby Boomer GenerationThe Baby Boomer Generation The need for some sort of long term care amongst the elderly population is set to rapidly expand. It’s estimated that over 3 million jobs will be added to the elder care sector over the next six years. This is a huge jump for any industry, especially a specialized one like [...]
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Tagged avoiding injury, baby boomer generation, baby boomers, finding in home care, in home care
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The Baby Boomers and the Need for CareThe Baby Boomers and the Need for Care A recent study concluded that up to 5 percent of the over 70 population loses a portion of their memory each year. The amount rises to about 7 percent in the over 80 populations. These numbers are much larger than original estimates, and they reinforce the need [...]
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Tagged assisted living, baby boomers, baby boomers needing care, growing healthcare, in home care, memory loss
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In Home Care’s Big ProblemIn-Home Care’s Big Problem I have been a big supporter of the growth of the health care industry, especially the quick movement of one of its fastest growing components: in home care. The health insurance policies around the country, however, have not caught up with this trend yet. Medicaid is one of the bigger problems. [...] A Study on Nursing Home CareA Study on Nursing Home Care It’s been suggested that nonprofit nursing homes provide better care than privately owned nursing homes. While this might seem like an obvious fact at first, the findings are flawed. The specific study I am referring to said that nonprofit homes provided “a more supportive practice environment.” However, this is [...]
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