Common Geriatric Health Conditions

Alzheimer’s Disease and Diabetes

Alzheimer’s Disease and Diabetes

December 15, 2011

Diabetes, a disease in which the body fails to produce or properly use insulin, and Alzheimer's disease, a neurodegenerative disease of the brain, are two of our most complex and widespread health problems. Interestingly, research is showing how diabetes and Alzheimer's disease may be related. Does Diabetes Increase Risk for Alzheimer's Disease? In a study at Uppsala [...]
A Proactive and Preventative Approach to H1N1 Virus

A Proactive and Preventative Approach to H1N1 Virus

December 01, 2011

As the leaves begin to change, the temperature drops and we begin to huddle inside; the rite of passage to sneezes and sniffles are once again upon us. [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="180" caption="H1N1 Influenza Virus"][/caption] H1N1 influenza A virus, H1N1 Novel Virus, New H1N1 or Swine Flu is in every publication from newspapers, to magazines, to tiny 3-page newsletters. [...]