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What You Don't Know About Your Dialysis Clinic Might Hurt You: ProPublica Investigates Dialysis Clinics 16 Jan 2011 | 02:14 pm
Are you or a family member receiving dialysis? ProPublica has done a series of articles in the past month spotlighting the lack of proper oversight of dialysis clinics (Led by California, Inspection B...
True Grit: 61-Year Old Patricia Maisch Stops Tucson Killer From Reloading, Saving Lives 14 Jan 2011 | 10:29 am
To see true grit, you don't have to go to the movies. Just take a look at 61-year-old Patricia Maisch, one of the heroes from Saturday's shooting in Tucson, Arizona. The Tucson gunman had al...
Don't Assume That Narcotic Pain Killers Such As Oxycodone and Vicodin Are Safer Than Other Pain Medications: Study Finds That These Drugs Put Elderly... 20 Dec 2010 | 12:49 pm
If a senior in your family is taking narcotic pain medications such as OxyContin, Roxicodone, Oxycodone, Narco, or Vicodin, chances are your doctor thought it was the safest alternative compared to ei...
Clay Greene Elder Abuse Lawsuit Settled By Sonoma County on Eve of Trial 1 Aug 2010 | 12:43 pm
Clay Greene, the gay elder who was forcibly separated from Harold Scull, his partner of 20 years, has obtained a settlement of his elder abuse lawsuit against defendant County of Sonoma, for six hundr...
New Brain Scans for Alzheimer's Disease Are Forcing A Change in What It Takes to Be Diagnosed With Alzheimer's 16 Jul 2010 | 12:15 pm
Based on new biomarker tests that allow the diagnosis of Alzheimers disease some ten years before symptoms begin to appear, the National Institute of Health (NIH) is proposing to change the diagnosti...
Nursing Home Abuse, Caught On Tape, Shows Vulnerability of Elderly To Neglect 19 Jun 2010 | 09:14 am
Wonder what it is like to be an elderly resident of a nursing home and totally dependent on your care givers for help? A security videotape taken at a nursing home in Queens, New York, which forms the...
Ask President Obama Your Questions At June 8 Tele-Town Hall On The New Health Care Law's Effect on Medicare 6 Jun 2010 | 07:23 am
The National Assocaition of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA.org) has announced "Next Tuesday, June 8, at 11:15 a.m. EDT, President Obama and Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, will...
Sonoma County Destroys Life of Elderly Gay Couple in Kafkaesque Scenario 9 May 2010 | 11:29 am
If there was a contest for "Worst Place For (Gay)Elderly to Live," Sonoma County, California would have to be on the short list, based on what they did to two elderly gay gentlemen, Clay Greene and Ha...
What Is Aspiration Pneumonia And What Causes It In Elderly Persons? 1 May 2010 | 07:24 am
If you have an elderly parent or grandparent you should take time now to familiarize yourself with the causes of aspiration and its signs and symptoms. When a patient aspirates, food, drink or even sa...
AARP Article Describes Veterans Benefits for Senior Vets 24 Apr 2010 | 06:08 am
Do you have a veteran in your family? The Veterans Administration has many programs that might help your family, including the seniors in your family. You should read an article the AARP has posted, c...
