Category: Care Givers

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – As our loved ones age, they may face frailty, memory loss or chronic diseases and lose their independence over time. Everyday tasks such as cooking, running errands or bathing can…

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – When I was 17 years old, the matriarch of my family, my grandmother, suffered her fifth stroke. Afterward, her mind was still sharp, but physically she was never the same.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – In the next two decades, there will be more than 70 million people over the age of 65, according to the United States Census.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A new study indicates that vaccinating 12-year-old boys against the humanpapilloma virus (HPV) may be a cost-effective strategy for preventing oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Having a family history of prostate cancer among first-degree relatives may increase a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Start a daily journal this Monday. It’s a good way to keep track of your activities even while you’re busing caregiving. For example, check in each week to see how your food and fitness choices impacted your weight, stamina and mental well-being. Then consider what you can do to stay successful.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Keep your resolve to minimize stress despite your caregiving demands by using the Monday strategy.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Headaches, indigestion, loss of appetite, muscle tension, sleep issues and allergic reactions could actually be signs of caregiving stress.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – NEW YORK, March 29, 2014  — The Black Women’s Agenda, Inc. partnered with AARP today to host “Because We Care” – the first of a series of forums designed to provide African-American families with information and resources that will enable them to take better care of their loved ones and themselves.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Good health should always top your priority list! Thankfully a few minutes here and there are all it takes to bring balance to your busy life.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – You do everything you can to be the best possible caregiver. You schedule doctor appointments. You manage finances. You play nurse. You cook. You clean. You do it all, except one thing – take care of yourself.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Where do you hope to age? For the majority of people age 65 and over, the answer is home. However, with advancing age often comes difficulty completing daily activities and…

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – As a caregiver you likely know all the particulars about the physical and emotional health of the loved one for whom you are caring. You know exactly what medications must be taken and when, and you are highly sensitive to the slightest change in his or her mood and temperament. But, are you just as aware of what is going on with your own health?

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Most people with dementia who live at home have multiple unmet health and welfare needs, any number of which could jeopardize their ability to remain home for as long as they desire, new Johns Hopkins research suggests.