by Pamela Wilson | Nov 24, 2015 | Health and Chronic Disease
By Pamela D. Wilson, CSA, MS, BS/BA, CG Caregiving is more often than not an unexpected event. Many caregivers have a daily routine caring for a loved one. Some caregivers continue working; some stay at home to caregive. Most important is the caregiver’s ability for...
by Pamela Wilson | Feb 25, 2015 | Denial and Refusal of Care, Health and Chronic Disease
Self-neglect among persons experiencing memory loss is a significant challenge for family caregivers and may occur as the result of an underlying cause like memory loss or chronic disease. Many individuals experiencing memory loss have not been formally diagnosed...
by Pamela Wilson | Feb 18, 2015 | Health and Chronic Disease, Impact of Aging Populations
Years ago physicians made house-calls. Today physicians are again making house-calls to visit older and frail elderly living in assisted living communities who find it difficult to physically transport themselves to a physician’s office. In theory this sounds...
by Pamela Wilson | Jul 16, 2010 | Health and Chronic Disease
A report from Emory University, called America’s Health Rankings, reports that obesity will cost the United Stated $344 billion in medical related expenses by 2018. These calculations are based on a prediction that in 10 years, 43% of American adults may be 30...
by Pamela Wilson | Jun 4, 2010 | Health and Chronic Disease
A report by the President’s Cancer Panel was recently released. Common things that we use and do every day have the potential of causing cancers. Pesticides sprayed on golf courses to keep them green, dry cleaning solvents even re-using plastic bottles can be...
by Pamela Wilson | May 14, 2010 | Health and Chronic Disease
Doctors and hospitals have self interest. The American Medical association has self interest. The interest isn’t always the best interest of their patients. It’s more money in their pockets. According to a study called Courage, stent procedures did not...
