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How to determine what medical screening is necessary
There has been a lot of news about medical tests lately. Physicians are coming out against unnecessary testing and screenings to save patients time, money and health risks. As a senior, how do you know which tests or screenings you should have done, and...
Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Medical Procedures and Tests, Oncology, Breast Cancer, Drugs and Medicines
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LETTER: Nursing Home Prison Poses Risk To Rocky Hill
I am compelled to voice my disgust over the recent court ruling striking down Rocky Hill's lawsuit against the opening of the nursing home¯ for inmates [April 25, Page 1, "Rocky Hill Prisoner Suit Dismissed"]. This facility is 50 feet from a park, homes...Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Executive Branch, Prisons, Rocky Hill, Medical Specialization
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Memory Cafe Lunch will be May 23 at Always Rons
Memory Cafe Lunch will be held at noon Thursday, May 23, at Always Rons, 29 N. Burhans Blvd., Hagerstown. Memory Cafe is a safe and relaxed place where people with dementia, their families and friends, and health and social care professionals come...Tags: Alzheimer's Disease
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Ralph A. Graham, 82
Ralph A. Graham, age 82, died April 24, 2013. Beloved husband of Jeanne for 50 years; dear father of William A. and Thomas R.; grandfather of West, Cassie and Andrea; brother of Phil and Dale Graham. The family will receive friends 3-8 p.m. Friday,...
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Lester J. Smith I, 82
Lester Junior Smith I, 82, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away peacefully on Friday, April 12, 2013, at Fahrney Keedy Home & Village Boonsboro, Md., surrounded by his wife and children. Born July 3, 1930, in Hagerstown to the late Lester Leroy and Mary...
Tags: U.S. Army, Human Interest, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Mack Trucks, Inc.
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Obituary: Lee Harness
Lee Harness 1937-2013 STANFORD — Lee Harness, 75, of Stanford, died Tuesday. Born Oct. 8, 1937, in Stanford, he was a son of the late James H. and Maude Rogers Harness. He was retired from the Postal Service and Walmart. Survivors include...Tags: Mount Vernon
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Study: Dementia tops cancer, heart disease in cost
Cancer and heart disease are bigger killers, but Alzheimer's is the most expensive malady in the U.S., costing families and society $157 billion to $215 billion a year, according to a new study that looked at this in unprecedented detail. The biggest...
Tags: Medical Research, Symptoms, Alzheimer's Disease, Diabetes, Heart Problems
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Study: Dementia tops cancer, heart disease in cost
A new study finds that Alzheimer's is the most expensive malady in the U.S., costing families and society $157 billion to $215 billion a year. The study -- by the nonprofit RAND Corp., estimates that around 4.1 million Americans suffer from dementia....
Tags: Medical Research, Alzheimer's Disease, Heart Disease, Drugs and Medicines, Diseases and Illnesses
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Phyllis L. Dowler, 88
Phyllis L. Dowler, 88, of Hagerstown, and formerly of Charleston, W.Va., died Monday, April 1, 2013, at Emeritus Senior Living Center. Born Dec. 28, 1924, in Sulphur Springs, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Bertha (Campbell) Bittikofer....
Tags: Brunswick (Frederick, Maryland), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Westminster (Carroll, Maryland)
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Betty Rosella Foust, 84, of Somerset
Betty Rosella Foust, 84, of Somerset, took the Lords hand and went to her eternal rest, March 28, 2013. Born Aug. 18, 1928, in Bard Hollow, she is the daughter of the late Benjamin and Helen (Emerick) Maust. Also preceded in death by her children's'...Tags: Pittsburgh, Friedens
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Anne Arundel County volunteer briefs
American Cancer Society Organization needs volunteers in the Gambrills office to help with general administrative tasks, including but not limited to phone calls, mailings, etc. Information: 410-721-4304 or email pam.sherbia@cancer.org. Animal control...Tags: Animals, Alzheimer's Disease, American Cancer Society, Annapolis, Wildlife
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Help for families affected by Alzheimer's
Here are a couple of upcoming events for families/caregivers of those with Alzheimer's diagnosis. Orientation to Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias for Family Caregivers April 16, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Sentara Careplex, Hampton. Orientations are...
Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Washington, DC, Sentara, Diseases and Illnesses
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