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Blood Thinners: Information and Precautions for Elderly Patients

Blood thinners are used to prevent or slow down the formation of blood clots.  They are prescribed to reduce the risk of deep vein thrombosis, heart attack or stroke in patients at risk for these problems.  In addition, people with atrial fibrillation are often...

Alzheimer’s Awareness: Why Bother ?

Today, I’m delited to present as a guest blogger, Dennis Fortier, editor of the Brain Today Blog and President of Medical Care Corporation. “As we enter into National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, you may wonder whywe should bother promoting awareness. ...

The Senior List – a good resource for care givers

If you are involved in the care of an aging parent or loved one, then you know how often you find yourself searching for yet another doctor, lawyer, home health agency, assisted living facility, day center, durable medical equipment provider or other resource that...

Is it time to take away the keys?

My father wasn’t living with me when I received the call to come pick him up because he had just totalled his car on the freeway by merging into a semi.  Luckily no one was hurt …and he TOLD me that the semi had merged into him.  It wasn’t until...