What’s Shaking With Parkinson’s?
The most obvious symptom of Parkinson’s disease is tremors. It is often assumed to be a musculoskeletal disorder. But patients and caregivers should be alert to neurological changes.
Don’t Forget Alzheimer’s Patients
If doctors could predict Alzheimer’s Disease years before onset with better than 90 percent accuracy, would you want to know if you have markers? How would this change your life?
Could You Be a Good Caregiver?
Patients can become demanding with little motivation for self-sufficiency. Read how a prospective caregiver underestimates the task.
Functioning with very little sleep is not a virtuous work habit. Deep sleep improves productivity. Could this be the reason you’re so groggy, cranky, and obnoxious?
Where Do We Stand On Prosthetics?
In the race for more natural solutions, prostheses need not resemble the ill-fitted mannequin-like appendages of the 1940s. Here is a summary of top prosthetics and where to get them.
Recalling Past Conversations With Dead Persons
Triggered by seemingly insignificant events, memories of friends and relatives no longer with us enter my mind. Are such sympathetic reactions to death excised from physicians during med school?
Foods That Help Insomniacs Sleep
Sleep disorders are common. Learn how a nutritionist developed insomnia and discovered natural methods to combat it.
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