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Blog Posts

• Blog Post - A Big Butt May Keep Diabetes at Bay

  New research suggests that body fat found around the buttocks may help reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

• Blog Post - What Do You Give an Old Dad for Father's Day?

  What aging dads really need for Father's Day can't be wrapped.

• Blog Post - With Diabetes, Diet and Dumbbells Make a Difference

  Making lifestyle changes can help people at risk for type 2 diabetes prevent or delay the disease, includes diet and exercise tips.

• Blog Post - For Older Gals: Bring on the Meat. And the Fish, Tofu, and Eggs.

  Older women need to end plenty of protein to maintain muscle, which helps prevent falls.

• Blog Post - 5 Surprising Ways to Use Memories to Help People With Memory Loss

  Reminiscence therapy improves mood and communication in people with Alzheimer's and dementia by prodding deeply-held memories.

• Blog Post - Too Skinny? Too Fat? Both Raise Your Risk of Dementia

  Being too fat OR too thin puts you at risk for dementia, according to a review of past studies.

Questions & Answers

• Question - Does Medicaid pay for medical message therapy by a massage therapist?

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• Question - Why is my mother's ovarian cancer causing swelling in her legs and feet?

  Why does cancer cause swelling in the hands and feet? The swelling in the hands and feet of a cancer patient can be caused by pressure on a vein.

• Question - How do I get my dementia patient to eat?

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• Question - What's the best way to help my 250-pound father walk?

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• Question - Is there any way to help my mother, who's losing her hair, decrease the itching on her scalp?

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• Question - How can I get my mother, who has breast cancer, to be more active so she won't lose muscle strength?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert and a Community Member

• Question - Can I give my father a diuretic to help with the swelling in his feet caused by liver cancer?

  When swollen feet are caused by liver cancer, will a diuretic help relieve the swelling? Or is the cause of the swelling more complicated than that?

• Question - Can you offer any advice on bathing a modest parent?

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• News - Older Women Have Harder Time Preserving Muscle Than Men

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• News - Muscle Mass May Not Explain High Creatinine in Black Kidney Patients

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• News - Annual Trachoma Treatments May Be Unnecessary

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• News - Costs Can Vary By $100 or More for Same Drugs

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