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Caring Today's Caregiver Library

Check out these books, videos and CDs aimed at helping caregivers. New items are constantly being added, so check back often to find ways to increase your confidence and knowledge of specific diseases and self-care.
Caregiver Advice: TELL DOCTORS EVERYTHING

Informing the medical team of everything your loved one is taking—whether it's prescribed, an alternative therapy or a standard over-the-counter treatment—can prevent dangerous interactions and side effects. Try following these tips
ALZHEIMER'S: When Finding Aid is a SNAP

The Alzheimer's Association and SNAPforSeniors have made life easier for Alzheimer's caregivers. That's because of their November 2007 launch of the first national dementia-specific senior-housing database—the Senior Housing Finder on www.alz.org. It's aim is...Click here to read more.
PREVENTING IN-HOSPITAL INFECTIONS

In the age of MRSA, a CDC report has Medicare and hospitals taking action to protect you and your loved one
PATIENT CARE: Is Your Doctor On Board with Being Online?

Check if your doctor is up to date with online technology
Know Someone with Chemo Brain?

Is the person in your care undergoing chemotherapy? Is he or she suffering short-term memory loss? See if the problem is "Chemo Brain"
DIABETES: The Ultimate Organizer

Make caregiving easy by knowing where to find the diabetes-management information you need. Try keeping it all in My Diabetes Organizer.
Cancer: Can Propecia Affect Test Results?

Studies indicate the effect the hair-loss medicine can have on tests for prostate cancer
Caregiver Tech: Is HLPR on the Way?

An in-development chair could well help those with mobility issues
FDA WARNING: Counterfeit Xenical

Drug ordered over the Internet could lack active ingredient
THE GENTLE POWER OF TAI CHI

An ancient martial art is still an up-to-date way to reduce falls and avoid injury.

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Alzheimer's: MAINTAIN MEMORY

Alzheimer’s Hope
APRIL: This Month's Resource List

Find resources and contacts for health issues of special note this month
Birth Defects and Genetic Disorders: Finding Help

Resources to assist you in getting aid and answers
Blood Pressure Issues: AVOIDING WAKE-UP WOOZINESS

How a little H20 can keep you A-OK
Cancer: NEW BREAST CANCER DRUG

New Weapon Against Breast Cancer
Caregiver Advice: AVOIDING IN-HOSPITAL INFECTIONS

Beware the Catheter
Caregiver Advice: FLU REVIEW

Ways to prevent catching the possibly deadly disease, even if you didn't get a flu shot
Caregiver Advice: READ THAT LABEL

Advice on the Importance of Drug Compliance
Caregiver Advice: USING OTC DRUGS SAFELY

Don't Forget to Do a Safety C-H-E-C
Caregiver Tech: ASSISTANCE FOR TODAY...AND TOMORROW

Futuristic technology aims to help with caregiving
Caregiver Tech: AT-HOME KIDNEY CARE

News on new personal dialysis machines
Caregiver Tech: DNA OK?

Is at-home DNA testing a good idea?
Caregiver Tech: FREEDOM TO TRAVEL

The Freedom Tent helps the handicapped enjoy the great outdoors
Diabetes: GET PUMPED

Insulin Pump Makes Life with Diabetes Easier
FEBRUARY: This Month's Resource List

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GASTROPARESIS: Benefits of the SmartPill

A new, non-surgical way to diagnose a serious gastrointestinal problem
Hearing Issues: LISTEN UP!

The Importance of Being Safe with Sound
Heart/Stroke: IMPROVE HEART HEALTH

Turning Back the Ticker’s Clock?
Heart/Stroke: REMOTE POSSIBILITIES

Innovative, portable pager-size devices allow heart patients to be remotely monitored from around the world.
Insomnia: RESTING DEVELOPMENTS

Tips for Getting Necessary Sleep
JUNE: This Month's Resource List

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MARCH: This Month's Resource List

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MAY: This Month's Resource List

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Multiple Sclerosis: HELP ON THE WAY?

A recent study into a new treatment for multiple sclerosis could provide one of the most exciting discoveries in the ongoing battle against the disease.
OCTOBER: This Month's Resource List

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Parkinson's: GOOD THOUGHTS FIGHT PD

The Power of "Guided Imagery"
SEPTEMBER: This Month's Resource List

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SOMETHING EXTRA FOR CAREGIVERS

Getting online help from the pharmacist around the corner

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