Senior Care for Total Health and Well-Being I have been involved with senior care for many years, first as a pastor in a mainline church, then as one who has helped a friend care for her aging mother, now as a teacher of senior yoga and relaxation. It’s seems easy to offer help on our own terms, but it’s more rewarding (for us as well as for them) and ultimately easier for us to meet our older friends where they are. Meeting an older person where he or she is means first of all being aware of his or her history.

New York (WiredPRNews.com) – A compound found in curry dishes may aid in killing cancer cells. As reported by Reuters, researchers found that the ingredient curcumin kills esophageal cancer cells, and could one day be developed as a treatment for eradicating some types of cancer.As noted in the report, Cork Cancer Research Center in Ireland scientists conducted a study in which they treated esophageal cancer cells with the compound and found it began destroying the harmful cells within 24 hours.

Catch 25 is dedicated to providing support to families and individuals across the country who have been challenged with ALS, Alzheimers, cancer, and fertility issues.  With a compassionate approach towards raising awareness and helping to find treatments and cures, Catch 25 provides assistance in a variety of ways to those struggling with disease and fertility.  Through the use of scholarships, financial aid, and charitable donations, Catch 25 is devoted to serving children and adults that may

Joe Mirabella has given us permission to re-post this story.  I think anyone working in the trenches for human rights will appreciate it. I think of my own late mom often these days - a registered nurse who started the first AIDS testing and support network in her region early in the epidemic, a time when people were refusing medical care and kinship to HIV+ people.  She would have been 75 last month.  Reading this, I know she and Whidbey’s mom were kindred spirits.

We live at a time when medicine has improved to a point where most Americans can expect to live to 80 years or more. That’s a 30 year increase from the beginning of the last century. The flip… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Link between migraine and stroke – The Independent 28th October 2009 “Young women who suffer from migraines with visual disturbances and who smoke and take the contraceptive pill are at a higher risk of stroke, research suggests. Migraine doubles the chances of a stroke if accompanied by aura (temporary visual or sensory disturbances) according to the research, published online in the British Medical Journal.” tags : Stroke , Migraine , Womens Health , Health , News , IHN , The

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The Senate Republican Conference and the Republican Policy Committee held a hearing on Thursday, May 21, to discuss wellness and prevention through healthy behavior as a key to health care reform. Helping people lead healthier lives is central to controlling the cost of health care for everyone—not just the unhealthy.