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Exercise May Help Breast Cancer Survivors Battle Bone Loss

11 November 2013

Aerobics and strength training known to counter bone loss in older women, researchers say

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Tablets and smartphones, too hard to learn, too hard to...

10 November 2013
An inquiry about an iPad opens the door – to a maze of twisty passages, all alike.  We like to bring our iPad when we visit my 90-year-old mother-in-law. We walk her out of her memory care unit to a quiet living room and my husband shows his mother beautiful images of kittens and cats. As we passed the 40-something concierge at the front desk, she asked us about whether she should get an iPad.  This woman does not own a smart phone and has no Internet service in her house -- and apparently ...

Using Tech to create Smart Walls and Tables for Dementia...

7 November 2013
Dementia care – it’s 4:00 and what’s happening?  In a nearby memory care unit in assisted living, the movie has ended. Next up – visitors hear loud yelling and observe a staff member needing to separate an able-bodied resident from the rest. Count the number of wheelchair-bound residents -- nearly half of the unit -- awaiting some physical care before dinner. these residents are increasingly frail because they are delaying move in until the need is urgent. Often staff is supplemented with ...

Six New Technologies for Aging in Place

3 November 2013
The fall is an event extravaganza – and oh, tech products to consider. Not counting the mHealth Summit yet to take place in December, AgeTech West in November, Health 2.0, ConnectedHealth Symposium – and coming soon, Digital Health and Silvers Summit at CES.So not to miss too many, here are a few from the near-term, again, trying to avoid the not-yet-launched, including those for caregivers as well as care recipients. And note – the descriptions of these come from the websites of the ...

Study Links Walking to Lower Breast Cancer Risk

2 November 2013
Source: American Cancer Society
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