The Impact of Complex Jobs & Social Ties on Alzheimer’s

Complex jobs and social ties appear to help ward off Alzheimer's, new research shows Work that involves complex thinking and interaction with other people seems to help protect against the onset of Alzheimer's Disease, according to research presented Sunday at the Alzheimer's Association's International Conference in Toronto. A story in the Washington Post states that [...]

What To do When Your Green Thumb Has Arthritis

These 11 professional tips, from Netxavenue.org writer Leslie Land, will help you enjoy gardening (relatively) pain-free The majority of women over 50 have this kind of arthritis. And the longer you live, the more likely it is that you’re in for it. (Men are somewhat less likely to be cripplingly afflicted, but plenty of them [...]

Ask the experts offer help with Alzheimer’s

Need some expert advice? The Sanders-Brown Center on Aging and the Alzheimer’s Association are here to help with their Ask the Expert event at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 16 at the Lower Level Conference Room, 2808 Palumbo Drive. Refreshments and snacked will be served. Experts will answer questions such as: What’s new with Alzheimer’s research? [...]

Chair Yoga Classes at Lexington Senior Center

Yes, you can exercise sitting in a chair! An eight-week chair yoga class is taking place from 1-2 p.m. Thursdays at the Lexington Senior Center. Modified yoga poses are performed while seated in a chair. You get all the benefits of yoga-improved muscle tone, better breathing habits, stress reduction and overall improved send of well-being. [...]

10 Good Things About Getting Older

  (Alexandra Rosas recently wrote this column about getting older that was shared on AARP’s Life Reimagined website.) At just about any age, we make up our minds just how happy we want to be. There are the days of childhood, where we whine that we just want to be all grown up, so we [...]

Fighting against high drug costs

Heather Block was managing aid projects for the State Department and the United Nations in Afghanistan when she found a lump in her breast. Following a mastectomy and chemotherapy, she was on the road to recovery. Then, a year after her oncologist pronounced her cured, the cancer returned, and this time to her liver. After [...]

Home health becoming extension of hospital care

(This is printed with permission from The Herald-Leader.) By Susan Carmical, director of operations, VNA Health at Home, a service of KentuckyOne Health There’s no place like home. And for patients leaving the hospital who are recuperating, chronically ill or disabled, the good news is there is still quality medical care available for them in [...]

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