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Home Remedies Seniors Can Try For Viral Infections
When seniors get viral infections like sinus infections, the flu, or shingles there may not be medication that can help get rid of the infections. Antibiotics can eliminate bacterial infections, but viral ones need to run their course. The symptoms...
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Mental Challenges of Living with a Chronic Disease
Whether your aging loved one has a new chronic disease he has to live with or has battled one his whole life, you may know that a part of the battle is not just physical but mental. You can hire a home care provider to help with the tasks that your...
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Four Benefits of In-Home Care Following a Stroke
The Brain Injury Association of America established March as National Brain Injury Awareness Month. A stroke causes a brain injury. If your dad had a stroke, he must get the care he needs. Hiring in-home care providers could help him with his care...
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What Are the Hospice Care Criteria for Patients with COPD?
COPD is progressive, causing your elderly family member to lose more and more lung function over time. When your senior reaches end-stage COPD, it may be time to consider what hospice care services can do for her. It can help to learn as much as...
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Pancreatic Cancer and Its Symptoms
Pancreatic cancer often has a high mortality rate because it’s seldom detected at its early stages when it's most curable. Many of the symptoms it causes don’t become noticeable until after cancer has spread to other organs so if you have a...
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Foods to Eat That May Help Prevent Blood Clots
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is often thought to be caused by inactivity, such as when someone sits for long periods on an airline when traveling internationally. Fewer individuals are aware of the connection between food and risk. A deep vein...
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