By Kbilly | Published: January 21, 2011
Kudos to the Annals of Internal Medicine for getting a little bit outside the box. This week’s lead article deals with the difficult problem of hypertension among African-Americans, who are more likely to get high blood pressure than Caucasians, and to have organ damage as a result. There are many reasons for this, but at [...]
By Kbilly | Published: January 21, 2011
ChangingAging.org Top Stories Jan. 17 to 21 Videos of the Week RealCareNowTV: Healing Conversations Now In the latest episode of the PickerReport’s RealCareNowTV, Dr. Bill Thomas explores the importance of deep and meaningful conversations at the end of life with Tony Silbert, author of the upcoming book, Healing Conversations Now, Enhancing Relationships with Elders and Dying [...]
By Kbilly | Published: January 20, 2011
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By Kbilly | Published: January 20, 2011
Ageism is more than tacky greeting cards and geezer jokes. It’s a cultural stigma that threatens the health and well being of one of the largest, and most vulnerable, parts of our population. Jack Halpern recently wrote a powerful blog post at My Elder Advocate outlining the effects of ageism: Not only are negative stereotypes [...]
By Kbilly | Published: January 19, 2011
Guest Post by Tony Silbert and Joan Chadbourne, authors of Healing Conversations Now: Enhance Relationships with Elders and Dying Loved Ones Bill, I really enjoyed our conversation on RealCareNowTV and sharing highlights from my upcoming book Healing Conversations. Every person will experience the loss of a loved one and will personally face death – which [...]
By Kbilly | Published: January 19, 2011
Sargent Shriver, a true visionary and champion of social justice who led the “war on poverty” for President Johnson, has died. He was 95. A lifelong public servant, Shriver founded the Peace Corps under President Kennedy. He also created such innovative programs as VISTA, a domestic version of Peace Corps, Head Start, the Job Corps, and [...]
By Kbilly | Published: January 18, 2011
What are Signs of Nursing Home Abuse? via Democracy PLC Keeping the elderly upright and mobile via USA Today Federal ratings much more public via Lompoc Record Caregivers Ponder the Future via Inside Aging Parent Care by Carol Moving a Reluctant Parent – Part 4 via Elder Care ABC by Joy Caring for Aging Parents via GeriatricsSlowly.org
By Kbilly | Published: January 18, 2011
The Virginia Pilot reports that NASCAR fans are “aging out”. I assumed the headline meant that as fans matured, they grew less interested in watching cars spin endlessly around a track. Wrong. The article refers to a sharp decline in NASCAR viewership among the coveted 18-39 male demographic. It’s not that NASCAR fans “aged out” [...]
By Kbilly | Published: January 17, 2011
If you’re in the Baltimore NPR listening area, tune into 88.1 WYPR at about 920 a.m. today to catch an interview with Dr. Bill Thomas discussing the building of Maryland’s first Green House Project residences. GEDCO, a coalition of community and faith-based organizations, broke ground Jan. 7 on their Green House Project at Stadium Place [...]
By Kbilly | Published: January 14, 2011
ChangingAging.org Top Stories Jan. 7 to 14 RealCareNow RealCareNowTV: How to Keep Your Balance and Avoid Falls Falls are a leading cause of injury and hospitalization for older adults and the CDC estimates one-third of people over age 65 will suffer a fall each year. In the latest episode of RealCareNowTV Geriatrician, Dr. Bill Thomas tells [...]