Archive for February 2024
Dealing with a Parent Who Abandons Accepted Standards of Personal Hygiene
It seems the time has come to face the awkward situation of bathing a parent or loved one. To make things worse, your loved one has lost a sense of need for personal hygiene. Illness or age – or both — has taken its toll and now you, as a caregiver, must perform the task…
Read MoreYes Chicken Soup Can Help Colds
Yes, Chicken Soup Can Help Colds Welcome to another cold season. If you’re like most adults, you’ll likely have two to four colds in 2023. Children, especially preschoolers, have it worse, getting as many as eight to 10 colds annually. The January issue of Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource offers insights on how you can avoid “catching” a…
Read MoreLarger Head Size May Protect Against Alzheimer’s Symptoms
Larger Head Size May Protect Against Alzheimer’s Symptoms New research shows that people with Alzheimer’s disease who have large heads have better memory and thinking skills than those with the disease who have smaller heads, even when they have the same amount of brain cell death due to the disease. As a result, researchers claim…
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