My 88-year-old mother’s last days in the hospital were pure hell. There is no doubt that she thought the members of the hospital staff were trying to kill her. A recent study found that for people with Alzheimer’s disease, a stay in the hospital accelerated mental decline and increased the risk of going into a nursing home or dying.
Health
“Fix the butt, fix the body” is a common gym philosophy. That’s because fit hips bring a slew of health benefits.
Q I have heard that if you are overweight, you should exercise after you eat, and that if you are at the weight you want, you should exercise before you eat. Does it really matter?
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Just inside the automatic sliding doors of Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center, an oversized baby bottle beckons visitors from atop a folding table. One by one, 140 men and women approach the table in the hospital lobby.
WASHINGTON – America’s historic health care overhaul, certain now to touch virtually every citizen’s life, narrowly survived an election-year battle at the Supreme Court Thursday with the improbable help of conservative Chief Justice John Roberts.
One of the side effects of chemotherapy often is tooth decay, which prompted Summerlin dentist Olya Banchik to establish the nonprofit organization Smiles for Survivors, which helps provide dental care for those diagnosed with breast cancer.
In her 40 years as an oncology nurse, Sharon Fuller came to know well what it meant when a woman was diagnosed with stage-4 breast cancer. She wouldn’t be long for this world. But a clinical trial seems to have changed that equation.
The more you learn about Anna Wroble as a mother and as a registered nurse, the more it seems natural that she be the one to change how thousands of expectant and new parents gain information about childbirth and caring for newborns.
Balance is one of those use-it-or-lose-it skills. One of the benefits of balance training is to increase joint stabilization. As your muscles struggle to stabilize, your joints become stronger.
