What Is A Geriatrician? A geriatrician is a medical doctor who is specially trained to meet the unique health care needs of an elderly person. So, why should you consider seeing one? In many cases, people over 65 – especially those over 80 – have special medical needs. Geriatricians have [...]
For Tens Of Thousands Of Americans, The First Option When They Can Not Sleep At Night Is To Reach For A Sleeping Pill. Research shows that this may not be a good idea, especially for seniors when they find that they simply can not sleep. According to a review of [...]
Is That Miserable Feeling Simply A Case Of Winter Gloom Or Could It Be Something More Serious? Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), seen throughout the senior health care industry, is an actual disorder that results in a seasonal depression due to a lack of daylight exposure that throws off one’s biological [...]
Effective Geriatric Medication Management Is Vital If Seniors Are To Receive Quality Health Care Studies show that an average senior takes about six prescriptions per day. Also taken daily is two to three non-prescription medications. Many take even more than that. This number of drugs routinely prescribed explains why so many [...]
Experts Are Cautiously Optimistic About Developing Treatments That Can Treat Or Significantly Delay The Progression of Alzheimer's, Helping All Involved In Aging Care. Is it possible that the race towards finding a treatment or cure for Alzheimer’s disease may be entering the home stretch? Maybe, as over $900 million in [...]