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Diabetes On The Rise In The United States

| July 26, 2017

The Centers For Disease Control (CDC) announced yesterday that the number of Americans with diabetes rose by more than 1 million last year. As a result, the total number of Americans suffering from this disease is now 30.3 million. Moreover, these statistics will get worse as another 84 million Americans have prediabetes. This condition displays …

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How To Successfully Interact With Dementia Patients

| July 25, 2017

Diane Mockbee BS, AC-BC, provides excellent advice in her recent column on how to provide loving care and understanding to Dementia patients. Dementia Symptoms Dementia symptoms vary greatly. At least two of the following core mental functions must be significantly impaired to be considered dementia: Short and long-term memory loss Communication and language deficits Inability to …

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