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		<title>Myomo: Personal Robotics for Mobility</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose Broyles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month we had an opportunity to attend the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. What a great way to discover new technology, especially products that will improve quality of life. Fortunately for us, our father suffered only from minor weakness after his stroke over a decade ago.  He felt very minimal effects from... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/other/myomo-personal-robotics-for-mobility/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why Erectile Dysfunction Affects Older Men</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:16:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Erectile dysfunction (ED) affects men of all ages. In younger men, it is probably an emotional or psychological issue at its root. For older men it is more likely to be a physiological condition. One study has identified a prevalence of ED in approximately 40% of 40-year-old men and approximately 70% of 70-year-old men. Associated... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/disease-info/general/why-erectile-dysfunction-affects-older-men/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>~HANDLING TROUBLING BEHAVIOR OF A LOVED ONE WITH DEMENTIA~</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josie Kopecky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[~HANDLING TROUBLING BEHAVIOR OF A LOVED ONE WITH DEMENTIA/ ALZHEIMER&#8217;S~ &#160; &#160; Some of the greatest challenges of caring for a loved one with dementia are the personality and behavior changes that often occur.  You can best meet these challenges by using creativity, flexibility, patience and compassion.  It also helps not to take things personally... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/caregiving/handling-troubling-behavior-of-a-loved-one-with-dementia/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Prostate Cancer Affects Both Patient and Caregiver</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 08:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Caring for a prostate cancer patient takes more than just making sure a loved one is as comfortable as possible during treatment. You must also stay as healthy as possible. Otherwise, your loved one is likely to feel your stress, which can lead to guilt and more stress on both of your parts. It&#8217;s likely... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/other/prostate-cancer-affects-both-patient-and-caregiver/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Health Tips: Osteoarthritis</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:56:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Newsdesk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Osteoarthritis or OA makes your joints hurt or free stiff after you rest and after activity. it usually affects the hands, low back, neck, hips and knees. OA can cause very bad pain, disability and ma lead to a need for surgery. Tips: If you are overweight , lose 5-10 lbs Be active for at... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/disease-info/health-tips-osteoarthritis/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Colombian cluster of early-onset Alzheimers may hold key to future cure</title>
		<link>http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/disease-info/2222/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 07:56:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Newsdesk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Antioquia, Colombia (CNN) &#8212; It&#8217;s a cruel disease that strips away a person&#8217;s identity until they can no longer remember their loved ones or feed themselves. But normally, Alzheimer&#8217;s does not attack until old age. For some, though, it strikes early &#8212; beginning its attack in their late 30&#8242;s. Now, one cluster of Early-onset Alzheimer... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/disease-info/2222/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>FDA may approve Alzheimer test for living patients</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 04:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Newsdesk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image via Wikipedia One of the many frustrations of Alzheimer’s disease is the difficulty in pinpointing just who has it. According to published research, as many as one in five people told they have Alzheimer’s are mislabeled. A definitive diagnosis can  be made only after death, by an autopsy that reveals a distinctive buildup –... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/other/fda-may-approve-alzheimer-test-for-living-patients/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Blood test to spot cancer gets big boost</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 08:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Newsdesk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image via Wikipedia BOSTON — A blood test so sensitive that it can spot a single cancer cell lurking among a billion healthy ones is moving one step closer to being available at your doctor&#8217;s office. Boston scientists who invented the test and health care giant Johnson &#38; Johnson will announce Monday that they are joining forces... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/disease-info/blood-test-to-spot-cancer-gets-big-boost/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>CSRA Parkinson Walk- November 13th</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 18:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Description: The CSRA Parkinson Support Group, a chapter of NPF, will host its eleventh annual Walk to support local and national Parkinson care and cure. The Walk is a festive event with families, friends, school students and business acqaintances walking,strolling, cheering,eating,and enjoying each others company. There will be drawings for prizes and tables with Parkinson... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/news-affecting-us/announcements/featured-event-csra-parkinson-walk/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Shriver Report™: A Woman’s Nation Takes on Alzheimer’s</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 21:21:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josie Kopecky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Groundbreaking Look Into the Epidemic’s Effect on Women as Caregivers, Advocates and People Living With Alzheimer’s -Marissa Moss LOS ANGELES – Maria Shriver and the Alzheimer’s Association – the leader in Alzheimer’s care, support and research – today released The Shriver Report: A Women’s Nation Takes on Alzheimer’s.  This groundbreaking report reveals the epidemic’s effect... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/caregiving/the-shriver-report%e2%84%a2-a-woman%e2%80%99s-nation-takes-on-alzheimer%e2%80%99s/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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