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Category Archives: Health
Dementia, Art, and Legacy
Friday, September 30, 2016 8:30 am – 5 pm “Dementia, Art, and Legacy is a one-day conference designed for family and care partners of people living with dementia, as well as social workers, healthcare professionals, artists, and educators. The conference … Continue reading
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Skyline Resident’s Association meeting about possible expansion
From Sue Phillips “Resident Reaction to Skyline II Process: Over 100 Skyline residents attending the July 14, 2016, quarterly meeting were divided into 5 groups and asked to respond to the question “What is your reaction to the proposal for … Continue reading
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From the Wall Street Journal: “For decades physicians and other experts in sports medicine have theorized that a cramp was the result of a muscle that was dehydrated, or starved of electrolytes, or suffering tears in its micro-fibers and cell membranes. … Continue reading
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Learning the Heimlich maneuver, CPR, and AED use
The WSJ has an article about two new devices which may help when the airway becomes obstructed. They are basically plunger-type devices to suction out the obstructing chunk of food. They are not widely tested in real life, though there … Continue reading
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Have your grand-kids had their vitamins and dirt today?
As published in the NYT today, there may be some positives in unhygienic parctices by children! Nail biting and thumb sucking may have some benefits afterall. “In a study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, researchers drew evidence from an … Continue reading
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