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The term elder law is the idea that a person who cannot physically and mentally take care of themselves are appointed a legal guardian.  Elder law is broken down into three separate categories;  estate planning, medicaid, and guardianship.  This law was established to...

There is a increased popularity in the Mediterranean diet because there healthy and fresh. For one, the diet is very similar to the dietary recommendations from the American Heart Association.  Although this diet is still relatively high in calories , these calories...

This stat may be surprising to you – Viral hepatitis is the 8th leading killer in the world.  Vaccination has made it less common of a disease to have in America, but it is still widespread around the world that requires more awareness and action about it.  For those...

We have been falling all our lives ever since we were infants, but by the time we reach our elderly years, our bones are not as strong. If the individual is suffering from osteoporosis, then bone fracture risk is much higher as a result.  Therefore, doing balancing...

October is the month were one should make an effort for breast cancer awareness. It is important for one to raise awareness so others can get informed on the symptoms, treatments and prevention of breast cancer. For those that do not know, breast cancer is cancer that...

A Medscape article reports that elderly women are more likely to die from respiratory deaths if they have rheumatoid arthritis.  “The association between rheumatoid arthritis and increased mortality and …cardiovascular mortality is known, but increased mortality due...

Stress happens to all of us, it is how we approach and deal with the stress that is the most important.  According to the American Heart Association, there are four ways to deal with stress – Positive self-talk, emergency stress stoppers, finding pleasure, and daily...

Have you recently been involved in a car accident?  Are you active in sports at your high school or college?  Did you suffer wounds from a gunshot or physical altercation with someone?  If any of these scenarios describe your situation, you may be suffering from...

A small but growing awareness of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), a form of Dysautonomia, is giving hope to many sufferers with this crippling albeit little known disease.  For one in 100 teenagers and a million Americans overall, a medical diagnosis...