Congress Releases Entire Health Bill to Public

Image by James & Vilija via Flickr Congress just released the almost 2000 page  health bill to the public. Of course, many people won’t read it, but hopefully the readers of Caring For Mom and Dad will!! I will attempt to read this long piece of legislation but it’s only for the betterment of all…. [Continue Reading]

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Vitamin B12 Deficiency Damaging to the Elderly

by Benny Arce What is Vitamin B12 Vitamin B12 is a water-soluble vitamin found naturally in some foods such as meat, liver, fish, shellfish, poultry, eggs, milk, and cheese. They can also be artificially added to soy products and some breakfast cereals. And of course they can also come as vitamin supplements. Vitamin B12 plays… [Continue Reading]

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Who Needs Bone Density Scan

by Benny Arce The Basics of Bones Bones are often referred to as the framework of the human body. Without them, we could neither sit upright nor stand. Bones are made up of a hard outer layer, called the cortical or compact bone, which is filled with a porous network of rod- and plate-like elements… [Continue Reading]

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