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We don’t want to lose their information and suggestions, yet need to make room for the current NEWSWORTHIES on the right sidebar. Newsworthies listed A-Z

……….always in process

ALZHEIMER’S/DEMENTIA–or not?
–5/30/15 QUICK, SIMPLE, TESTING FOR DEMENTIA. NY Times, Personal Health, 5/19/15. Click:Tests Can Answer Fears
–11/24/15 ALZHEIMER’S STAGES: HOW the DISEASE PROGRESSES. Stages. Mayo Clinic.  Click: Stages
–11/17/15 ALZHEIMER’S: TIPS TO MAKE THE HOLIDAYS MORE ENJOYABLE. Mayo Clinic, Healthy Lifestyle-Caregivers. Click: Holidays
–8/25/15 MAKING IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER’S TO EAT. Stanford U. Longevity Center blog. Click: 8-piece dining set offers mealtime independence for dementia sufferers
–10/9/14 DEMENTIA: GLEN CAMPBELL’S BATTLE WITH ALZHEIMER’S
NBC’s Cynthia McFadden visits Glen Campbell in Nashville Care Center
–10/29/13 DEMENTIA–Mayo Clinic. Click: Undeserved Guilt Often Trips Up Dementia Caregivers
–10/16/14–written 5/17/11: “FEAR IS A CONSTANT COMPANION OF PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA.  Mayo Clinic Alzheimer’s Caregiving Newsletter. Click: Shadowing can leave caregivers feeling smothered. Read comments also; some very recent.
–10/5/14 SHARING ALZHEIMER’S DIAGNOSIS WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. Mayo Clinic article, written 8/30/14. Click: Tips for Sharing Diagnosis
–-8/13/14 ELDERS’ MENTAL DECLINE OR LACK OF MOTIVATION? A Study by Thomas Hess, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, U of N. Carolina State. Click: Lack of Motivation May Masquerade as Cognitive Decline
–-1/19/15 Complexities of Choosing an End Game for Dementia, NY Times  Click: One Man’s Advance Directives
–-9/19/15 DEMENTIA FRIENDLY AMERICA’S INITIATIVE. Mayo Clinic Blog. Learn about this new focus, first announced at the White House Conference on Aging In July. Click: Creating Dementia-friendly Communities

CARE/CAREGIVERS/CAREGIVING
—1/2016 HOW TO SUPPORT A CAREGIVER. Kiplinger-Personal Finance. Click:Caregivers
–6/15/15 STOP MULTI-TASKING AND LEARN HOW TO FOCUS. March 21, 2015 Mayo Clinic. Click: Focusing (3rd bullet–helpful to caregivers–was for me.)
–12/20/14 AARP  Click:10 Tips for Caregivers During the Holidays
–12/19/14 YouTube video with advice from several reputable organizations: Click: Caregivers’ Stress During the Holidays
–8/28/14–Mayo Clinic. NEED LONG–OR SHORT–TERM CARE? a service or a person? Click: Questions to ask of potential caregivers
–5/17/14 CAREGIVERS, (HELP FOR)–Harvard Med School HEALTHbeat. Click: Attention Caregivers: Making Use of Helpful Services
–3/12/14 CAREGIVING SOLO–Harvard Medical School Health Publications. Click: When Caring For a Loved One, Many Caregivers Go It Alone

DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP

DRUG NEWS
—11/5/14 PRADAXA Bleeding Risk Higher Than First Reported.Harvard Health Blog
Click: by Howard LeWine, Chief Medical Editor Internet Publishing, Harvard Health Publications

DRIVING–ELDERS
–12/24/15 OLDER DRIVERS:HOW AGING AFFECTS DRIVING Nat’l Inst. of Health -NIH SeniorHealth Click: Older Drivers

EMOTIONAL HELP
–LIFTING SPIRITS IN WINTER: WebMD
Click: Beating Winter’s Woes

END-OF-LIFE PREPARATION
—1/25/16 THE EMPOWERING POTENTIAL OF END-OF-LIFE CARE. Harvard Health Blog. Click: Care
–4/14/15 HOW DO YOU WANT TO DIE? (70% of American say they want to die at home and 70% die in hospitals and institutions. PBS and NextAvenue. Script or scroll down to 4/3/15 TV segment at end of script. Click: A mission to make death part of the conversation
— 9/18/2014  PANEL URGES OVERHAULING HEALTH CARE AT END OF LIFE, NY Times.
Click: “Dying in America” Report 

HEALTH AND NUTRITION
–9/13/15 Latest word from research: MILK CHOCOLATE BETTER FOR HEART THAN RED WINE? Tufts U Health & Nutrition Newsletter. Click: Chocolate
–-1/2015 THE RELATIONSHIP OF FOOD AND THE HUMAN BODY. UCLA HEALTH, Winter 2015  Click: Through Thick and Thin
–11/14/14  BEST OIL TO USE WHEN COOKING WITH HIGH HEAT. Mayo Clinic, written 3/13/13. Click: Nutrition and Healthy Eating

PROSTATE CANCER–Incontinence

UNCATEGORIZED
–12/24/14  Do you and your elders know clicking “Unsubscribe” can enable email tracking? NY Times, Personal Tech column–lots of info. Click: Ways to Avoid Email Tracking
–-11/4/15 MEDICINE 2.0 (3D PRINTING–TARGETING PROSTATE TUMOR AND MORE. UCLA Health Magazine, Fall 2015. Click: Medicine 2.0
–10/2/15 BLOCKING UNWANTED CALLS–BEYOND THE “DO NOT CALL REGISTRY.” AARP. Click: Block Calls
8/27/15 8 GREAT APPS FOR ELDERS and CAREGIVERS. Next Avenue newsletter. Click: Tech Solutions to Maintain Independence and Give Caregiver Peace of Mind

VISION
6/3/2015 AFFORDABLE TECHNOLOGY FOR READING ENHANCES CONTRAST AND PROVIDES LIGHTING. Macular Degeneration News, May 19, 2015. Click: New Type of Magnifying Readers
3/22/16 MACULAR DEGENERATION: Research–achieving limited vision for those with Advanced Dry AMD using The Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System, courtesy WebRN Click: Eyes

WOMAN’S INCONTINENCE ISSUES
–9/12/14 URINARY INCONTINENCE: a Problem for Mom?–Harvard Health Blog
Click: American College of Physicians’ New Guidelines: life- style and pill-free treatments first

FACT SHEETS
–2/23/15 updated POST-STROKE REHABILITATION FACT SHEET from the NIH-National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke   Click: Very Complete Fact Sheet