The United States continues to experience a rise in dementia cases annually, with around 5.8 million people currently afflicted with this disease. Therefore, if someone you know starts to show signs of dementia, it is easy to assume they are afflicted. However, numerous other ailments share the same symptoms as dementia, such as a vitamin...
Medical professionals are often some of the most trustworthy individuals. So much in fact, people entrust their lives, health, and well-being to medical professionals. Sadly, not all medical professionals are trustworthy. One woman found this out after having an unnecessary breast exam. Understandably, she wanted to share her experience with others, seemingly to prevent them...
Kenneth A. Capron, a man from Portland, Maine, has been floating around quite a novel idea: converting cruise ships into floating homeless shelters. Capron, the founding director of the non-profit MemoryWorks, recently applied for a $250,000 grant through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in order to start researching the feasibility of this idea. To start,...
When Paige and Daniel Zezulka from Athens, Georgia decided they wanted to become foster parents, they were placed with then-5-month-old Kai (3). While they expected the journey to be a difficult one, they did not expect what would come next. “We got a call about a little boy who needed a home,” Paige Zezulka told...
Admit it, you’ve jumped and screamed when a spider has crawled along the floor next to your foot. Whether you’re a spider-lover or not, we’ve all done it. Humans are biologically hardwired to fear these creepy crawlies, it’s how we’ve survived and thrived as a species. But, before you grab that rolled-up piece of newspaper,...
Owning a home in the United States is no easy venture. The statement ‘buying a house’ has taken on a whole new meaning over the years. It’s rarely seen when people buy a home all at once. Nearly everyone – except the wealthy few – has to make down payments and pay a mortgage for...
It’s not easy for one person to pack a few necessities, get into a car, and drive off to live in a farmyard house, grow their own food, generate their own power, collect their own water, cook with wood and charcoal stoves, and literally just live without any modern utilities. For a family of seven,...
Health officials discovered a woman who has posed as a nurse for 20 years. She was never certified to be one, yet she worked at a hospital in Jonquière, Quebec, Canada working in various departments during that time, including the operating room. The woman, whose name has not been disclosed, was able to get hired...
Why anyone would take out the time to light up dozens of beehives? The beekeepers of Alvin in Brazoria County, Texas don’t really know, however, the entire community is stopping at nothing to find the perpetrators [1]. Just when the bees were about to get into their most active breeding season of the year, when...
You can’t help everyone, but you can help someone. People are always moving at fast paces, with places to go and goals to accomplish. There’s barely any time to notice that there are people around us who can’t fend for themselves. They need help, and no one has the time or energy to lend a...
First produced in the 1930s, Teflon pans have grown in popularity over the years. This is due to their convenient non-stick surfaces that are easy to clean and require less oil or butter to cook. [1] However, these pans have also been linked to certain health issues, such as polymer fumer fever or ‘Teflon flu’....
Dementia, a condition affecting millions worldwide, is typically associated with old age and the later stages of life. However, recent research has revealed that signs of cognitive decline can manifest much earlier—up to 18 years before a formal diagnosis. Recognizing the early signs of dementia is crucial for timely intervention and management of the disease....
