54Freedom.com Health Posts
BEAUREGARD: Developmentally disabled still need help
On November 4, tens of thousands of people with developmental disabilities and their parents, caregivers and advocates stood figuratively on Colorado’s streets with signs that read, “Will Save Lives for 2 Cents.” We put ourselves out there, needing help to provide life-saving services to people with developmental disabilities.
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Parents of disabled adults fear for children who may outlive them
As Georgia caregivers grow older, they become less able to provide support
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Better awareness equals better health for people with disabilities
University experts have helped develop a new awareness and teaching campaign that encourages health professionals to gain a better understanding of the needs and challenges of people with a developmental disability.
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Walking Helps Seniors Take Aging in Stride
A news study by researchers at the University of Georgia
shows that older folks who kept up with a walking program for four months
had “significant” health improvements over a group that didn’t
walk.
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Number of disabled vets on the rise
WASHINGTON - Increasing numbers of U.S. troops have left the military with damaged bodies and minds, an ever-larger pool of disabled veterans that will cost the nation billions for decades to come — even as the total population of America’s vets shrinks.
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How much should you tell?
I’m coming out now, and it’s been a tough decision. My family knows, and now I’m finally talking with others about it.
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Keeping Pace With Genetic Progress
Enactment of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008 is a boon to individual patients and for genetic research, write Kathy Hudson, M.K. Holohan, and Francis Collins in the June 19 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. But the bill is not a panacea, they note: Employers, health insurers, patients, and doctors now must be educated about its provisions, gaps remain in genetic testing oversight, and there still may be opportunities to misuse genetic information.
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Education Needed for Long-term Care Insurance
No one likes to think about relying on long-term care. But the reality is that any person could fall victim to a disability or need chronic care because of aging. New research from Mintel suggests that many Americans are not prepared for these possibilities.
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