According to CDC “Dementia is not a specific disease but is rather a general term for the impaired ability to remember, think, or make decisions that interferes with doing everyday activities.”One of the leading reasons for death and disability is Dementia. Currently, about 48 million people in the world suffer from dementia and this number…
read moreAlzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia among older people. There are more than 5 million Americans suffering with this disease. (Estimated 13 million by 2050). Frequency of AD reaches 20-40 percent of the population over the age of 85. Currently only 60% of probable AD cases are diagnosed. Average annual nursing home…
read moreWe have all heard doctors talk about cholesterol levels more than once or twice. But what does that mean? How does that relate to you and your diet? Do you wonder if you have high cholesterol levels? To start, kudos to you for wanting to understand and making health your priority…Understanding Cholesterol – Why is…
read moreOver 50? Not able to meet your fitness goals? Are simple activities like walking and running becoming overwhelming? We might not think of bone health as critical until it becomes a problem. It may not be on the top of our “to-check” list but having a fragile bone is more vulnerable to cracks. Keeping our…
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What is Sleep Study/ Polysomnography? Between thirty to forty-eight percent of Americans suffer from sleeping disorders such as insomnia, sleep apnea, and restless leg syndrome (RSL). A sleep study, also known as polysomnography, is conducted to diagnose these sleeping disorders. “Insomnia is linked to high blood pressure and heart disease. Over time, poor sleep can also…
read moreHere’s what we know The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the emergency use of a second COVID-19 vaccine by Moderna on Dec18 – to expand the effort to vaccinate the American people across the country. While our frontline healthcare workers and a few of the nursing home staff and residents have been vaccinated with…
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Is your health insurance doing what it is supposed to do? We pay our premiums regularly hoping to cover our lab testing, imaging and other medical expenses only to receive more bills from the doctor’s office. Where did that come from?This spiraling healthcare costs are causing most families either to postpone or completely avoid getting…
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