What is primary progressive aphasia?
Sunday, July 23, 2017
Health fair
Sunday, July 16, 2017
Having a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and being an alcoholic means a person has a "co-occurring" disorder. It is very important that you talk with your doctor about your alcoholism, even if you have completed a 12-step program or rehabilitatio…
Sunday, July 16, 2017
Health fair
Monday, July 10, 2017
What the high school students knew about anatomy impressed the professor.
Sunday, July 09, 2017
What are some tips and strategies in communicating with someone with Alzheimer's disease?
Sunday, July 09, 2017
Support group
Sunday, July 02, 2017
Only weeks after setting a world record in the 100-yard dash, Julia Hawkins is preparing for her next big race.
Older adults oftentimes show symptoms of a condition called geriatric rhinitis, which is an inflammation or irritation of the mucous membrane inside the nose. This inflammation caused by viruses, bacteria, irritants or allergens produces large amo…
Sunday, July 02, 2017
Alzheimer's session
GONZALES — A local health clinic born eight years ago in a partnership between St. Elizabeth Hospital in Gonzales and the Ascension Parish government has doubled its space to better serve residents who don't have health insurance.
Thursday, June 29, 2017
Baton Rouge has received additional money to help treat people with mental health issues, authorities announced Thursday.
Monday, June 26, 2017
For most Americans, 9/11 ushered in a new era, upending our long-held view that being on American soil was synonymous with safety.
Alzheimer's disease was a mystery to Bernard Baudin when his younger sister was diagnosed with the form of dementia while in her 50s.
Sunday, June 25, 2017
The definitions of MCI, Alzheimer’s and dementia can get quite confusing.
Sunday, June 25, 2017
Alzheimer's session
Sunday, June 18, 2017
When a heart stops beating, doctors turn to the latest technology to start it again.
Blake Devine didn't want any obstacles to get in his way.
Thursday, June 15, 2017
We've gotten a tremendous amount of rain over the past couple of weeks. Rainwater, as mentioned in an earlier article, is a great resource for our gardens. It's free and contains minerals and nutrients needed by plants.
Hospice help
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Some people are turning to electronic cigarettes to stop smoking tobacco. While e-cigarettes cut out the tar and carbon monoxide that come with traditional smoking, some medical professional aren't convinced they're a safe substitute.
Sunday, June 11, 2017
Why is dad's head so itchy?
Support group
Monday, June 05, 2017
Lots of dogs have a knack for comforting people.
Sunday, June 04, 2017
Summer means basking in the sun, swimming at the lake and cooking out during long evenings.
Sunday, May 28, 2017
For decades, doctors worldwide have used the body mass index to estimate a person's body fat, and for most adults, it provides an accurate result.
Aids society
Sunday, May 21, 2017
Taking care of someone with Alzheimer's or dementia is highly stressful and mentally and physically draining on the caregiver.
Even in today's digitally focused world, kids still love to play outside.
Medicare session
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Healthy Baton Rouge’s fourth annual Family Fit Day runs from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at BREC’s City-Brooks Park, 1515 Dalrymple Drive.
Sunday, May 14, 2017
How fit are you? BREC wants to know.
There is often no logic to the behavior of an affected individual who tears up and destroys things, which is not uncommon in those with Alzheimer's.
Sunday, May 07, 2017
You might not feel comfortable discussing your diet with your doctor.
Meditation workshop
What is procedural memory in someone with Alzheimer's disease?
Sunday, April 30, 2017
Jakyra Brown's new hand is red and gray — her favorite colors — and decorated with glittery gold stars.
Is it a good idea to have houseplants and flowers around someone with Alzheimer's?
Saturday, April 29, 2017
Petrouchka Moïse is picking up where her daughter, Kaiya Smith, left off.
Sunday, April 23, 2017
Dyslexia meeting
A healthy school lunch from a vending machine?
This a common question from a person first diagnosed, especially since there is no prevention, maintenance or cure for Alzheimer's disease.
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Wearing a kilt and throwing heavy things has led Baton Rouge's Matt Vincent to a fair amount of fame and some fortune.
Sunday, April 16, 2017
It's spring, so it's time to get in shape, and, in these parts, you can run or walk and help out a good cause, too.
Support group
Alzheimer's Q & A: My dad has Alzheimer's and is constantly forgetting things, plus he's becoming very distrusting of me. How can I manage these issues?
Over six years, Diana Arvie has lost more than 150 pounds — and she's kept it off.
Sunday, April 09, 2017
Teaching children about sun safety and skin cancer is a tough job.