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Today’s suggestion is about doing something about the many children throughout the world that receive no education or very limited education. This can be especially true of many girls in some countries and seems to be more so in some strict Islamic communities and regions.

It is difficult to know just what can be done in this field by the ‘average Joe,’ so to speak. Whereas individuals may not be able to do a lot personally, they may be able to contribute by being part of a larger organisation that is able to bring pressure to bear on governments around the world.

It is also possible to be part of a humanitarian organisation that seeks to assist people to receive education and/or by donating money to such a group.

For some ideas on this particular suggestion have a look at:

www.campaignforeducation.org & www.unicef.org

A response to reading ‘365 Ways to Change the World,’ by Michael Norton

Seniors who eat fruits and vegetables and who have good cognitive function are much less likely to die from heart disease than those who have poorer cognitive function and eat fewer fruits and vegetables, according to a new study.

Researchers at the Drexel University School of Public Health in Philadelphia analyzed diet and cognitive data on 4,879 people age 70 and older who took part in the U.S. Longitudinal Study on Aging. Participants were followed for an average of seven years.

According to a HealthDay report, the analysis found that:

• Those who ate three or more servings of vegetables daily had a 30 percent lower risk for dying from heart disease and a 15 percent lower risk for dying from any cause during the follow-up period than those who ate fewer servings of vegetables.

• There was a significant association between higher consumption of fruits and vegetables and decreased prevalence of cognitive impairment.

• People who scored high on cognitive function tests were less likely to die from heart disease or any other cause during the follow-up than were those with low scores.

Having a healthy heart is important when it comes to old age. That is why Home Instead Senior Care promotes this healthy heart through our caregivers. Our caregivers promote positive cognitive function, and they cook healthy meals which will often include fruits and vegetables. Mom and dad need all the help they can get; if you’re finding it difficult to take care of your loved ones and are looking for someone who will go that extra mile, then give Home Instead a call.

Home Instead Senior Care will provide outstanding caregivers to help your loved one with personal care, incidental travel, companionship, medication reminders, light housekeeping, and even meal preparation. To learn more, call 248-203-2273 or visit www.homeinstead.com. Home Instead Senior Care is the world’s trusted source of in-home non-commercial personal care and companionship for seniors. Each franchise is independently owned and operated. And remember, to us, it’s personal.

Seniors who eat fruits and vegetables and who have good cognitive function are much less likely to die from heart disease than those who have poorer cognitive function and eat fewer fruits and vegetables, according to a new study.

Researchers at the Drexel University School of Public Health in Philadelphia analyzed diet and cognitive data on 4,879 people age 70 and older who took part in the U.S. Longitudinal Study on Aging. Participants were followed for an average of seven years.

According to a HealthDay report, the analysis found that:

• Those who ate three or more servings of vegetables daily had a 30 percent lower risk for dying from heart disease and a 15 percent lower risk for dying from any cause during the follow-up period than those who ate fewer servings of vegetables.

• There was a significant association between higher consumption of fruits and vegetables and decreased prevalence of cognitive impairment.

• People who scored high on cognitive function tests were less likely to die from heart disease or any other cause during the follow-up than were those with low scores.

Having a healthy heart is important when it comes to old age. That is why Home Instead Senior Care promotes this healthy heart through our caregivers. Our caregivers promote positive cognitive function, and they cook healthy meals which will often include fruits and vegetables. Mom and dad need all the help they can get; if you’re finding it difficult to take care of your loved ones and are looking for someone who will go that extra mile, then give Home Instead a call.

Home Instead Senior Care will provide outstanding caregivers to help your loved one with personal care, incidental travel, companionship, medication reminders, light housekeeping, and even meal preparation. To learn more, call 248-203-2273 or visit www.homeinstead.com. Home Instead Senior Care is the world’s trusted source of in-home non-commercial personal care and companionship for seniors. Each franchise is independently owned and operated. And remember, to us, it’s personal.

Today’s suggestion is to get involved in the Open Directory on the World Wide Web by applying to be an editor for the directory. The idea is to assist in manually categorising web sites submitted to the directory

For more information on the Open Directory visit:

http://dmoz.org

I have enough work in maintaining and adding to the many web sites, blogs, etc, that I own. So I’ll opt out of getting involved in this project, but none-the-less think it is a very worthwhile one.

 

Day 92 | Peeking out at Passers-by at the Scientology VM Tent, originally uploaded by tadnkat.

Dressed up in her fuzziest outfit & hat, Mackenzie accompanied me on the Metro down to the Scientology Volunteer Ministers tent at the National Mall. She was nice & warm, but also developed some of the cutest rosy cheeks from peeking out at passers-by on the Mall.

This tent was put up by my folks at the Founding Church of Scientology in Washington, DC.

Scientology Volunteer Ministers tent at the National Mall

Step 6:

Pay a visit to your bank, and ask a home loan consultant to assist you in finding out what amount you may qualify for, in terms of a home loan.

President Obama picks up a boy to help him shoot a basketball as part of the Annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, April 13, 2009.

Apparently I have enough time to update my post tag list, nothing new in the land of N yet, trying to figure out how I’m going to interlink all of my story’s into movuies and stuff.

The DuPage Homeownership Center of Wheaton, IL is offering special financing through it’s Dupage Homestead Program.  Interested?  Here are the details:

Here are a few of the general requirements to qualify for and apply for the DuPage Homestead Program:

#1. Purchase a home within DuPage County of Illinois.

#2. Minimum Credit Score of 640.

#3. Attend a DuPage Homeownership Center Qualification Class.

Funding is limited, thus, timeliness of entering the program IS A MUST!  Think of the advantages in qualifying for this program AND earning the First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit of $8,000.00!!!

Feel free to call : 630-881-7082 for further details or visit the DuPage Homeownership Center website for details:

http://www.dhoc.org/what/first_time_homebuyers/dupage_homestead

So recently we have won the last two games 4-1, against AZ and Wolves.

Fabregas scored 3 goals and Nasri, Diaby and Arshavin scored one each and finally, two Wolves own goals completed our impressive goal scoring form.

They were brilliant performances against ordinary teams. We have played outstanding football and the team seem to be playing for eachother.  Passing the ball, when they have the opportunity to turn and shoot, to a player in a better position to score.  Arshavin was the key man against AZ, with 3 assists.  He often looks very lazy in games, but what he does do with the ball is know exactly when to pass it and exactly who to pass it to.  He can beat a man and he can score goals.  Which is alot better than our last Eastern European wide man *cough* Hleb *cough*

Im not going to talk to much about the games because we played brillaint football and thats what you want to see.  I was impressed with Nasri’s finish against AZ, he showed real composer in his comeback start. Its nice to see we can score goals from all around the team.

However, one person who has been key to putting goals on a plate for other players, is RVP who was recently seen doing this….

Reports are saying 3-4 weeks and others are saying months.  Whatever it is it’s going to be a long time.  We have lost our lanky Dane to injury and god knows where Carlos Vela is.  So we are left with Eduardo anddd ermmmmmm ermmmm…it will give the chance for Sanchez Watt and other young strikers from our reserves.  I guess it could give the chance for Arshavin to play up front and show why he wants to play centrally.  Maybe not that far up the field but you never know with the little Russian he could prove to be a class striker for us.

So yes, if you want reasons for not playing pointless friendlies, look at RVP’s injury against the Italians.

However, saying that yesterday I watched our young Welshman by the name of Aaron Ramsey absolutley destroy the Scots.  He was on a different level to all the players on the field. Saying that all the players on the field were Championship players including Darren Fletcher, he couldnt carry his scottish team by providing an assist, a pre-assist (think Hleb) and a wonderful solo goal.

Thats all really, this post has particularly hard for me to write because I have recently broken my wrist playing football. I just fell over, and didnt realise until I was driving home that my wrist was swelling up at an alarming rate.  So no football for 6 weeks and maybe surgery after I have my cast taken off.  So my post will be short and to the point.

I HATE NOT BEING ABLE TO PLAY FOOTBALL. DAMN YOU POWERLEAGUE, DAMN YOU.

Brett Patrick Markley
41839 Amberly Dr.
Clinton Twp., Michigan 48038
Home: 586-416-4875
Cell: 586-214-8027

Objective
To promote the implementation and advancement of technology where my skills, education, and experience can be utilized.

Functional Experience

Senior Lead Electronics Repair Technician/Software Engineer
ABB Inc.
Auburn Hills, MI
06/2003 – 10/2009
Administrate Daily Repair Operations, Coordinate Personnel And Work Assignments, Provide Production And Performance Tracking Of Jobs And Technicians. Forecast Monthly Earnings And Provide Monthly Reports And Analysis. Assist With Warranty Tracking, And Problem Resolution. Facilitate Weekly Departmental Safety Talks. Manage And Source Equipment, Supplies, And Parts. Build, Maintain, Audit, And Repair Test Equipment. Analyze And Expand Repair Capabilities, Create Documentation, And Procedures. Manage, Train, And Assist Repair Technicians. Clean, Test, Repair, And Refurbish ABB OEM Electronics. In-circuit Repair Of Discrete And Surface Mount Component Technology. Administrate Test Computers, Robot Controllers, Networking, Internal Software, Customer Software Creation, Firmware, And Firmware Production. Submission Of Bug Information And Change Requests To Main Office. Expand Product Knowledge Through Periodic Training. Provide Technical Support For Electronics, Computers And Software. Member Of ABB Emergency Response Team, ABB Certified For Hazardous Material Manifest.
Electronics Service Engineer

St-Lawrence-Troy LLC
Madison Heights, MI
10/2001 – 06/2003
Third Party Repair Services. Clean, Test, And Repair Power Supplies, Servo Amplifiers, Teach Pendants, Main CPU, EMG Modules, And I/O Boards From Various Manufacturers Containing Both Discrete And Surface Mount Technology. Identify, Source, Order And Maintain Components And Consumable Inventory Used For Repair. Prepared Documentation For Repairs And Test Procedures.

Electronics Service Engineer/Proposal Engineer
Argus & Associates Inc.
Wixom, MI
10/2000 – 06/2001
Contracted for FANUC Robotics North America Inc. Rochester Hills, MI. Creation Of Custom Rebuild, Refurbishment, Repair, P.M. And Spare Parts Support Packages. Coordinate Customer Contact Meetings, Part Orders, Part Packages, And Material Planning. Provide Interdepartmental Communications And Data Acquisition. Clean, Test, And Repair Power Supplies, Servo Amplifiers, Teach Pendants, Main CPU And EMG Modules Containing Both Discrete And Surface Mount Component Technology. Prepared Documentation For Repairs And Test Procedures. Expand Product Knowledge Through Periodic Training.

Electronics Service Engineer/Proposal Engineer
Epcom Corporation
Troy, MI
01/1999 – 10/2000
Contracted for FANUC Robotics North America Inc. Rochester Hills, MI. Creation Of Custom Rebuild, Refurbishment, Repair, P.M. And Spare Parts Support Packages. Coordinate Customer Contact Meetings, Part Orders, Part Packages, And Material Planning. Provide Interdepartmental Communications And Data Acquisition. Clean, Test, And Repair Power Supplies, Servo Amplifiers, Teach Pendants, Main CPU And EMG Modules Containing Both Discrete And Surface Mount Component Technology. Prepared Documentation For Repairs And Test Procedures. Expand Product Knowledge Through Periodic Training.

Electronics Service Engineer
Tarus Products Inc.
Sterling Heights, MI
08/1997 – 01/1999
Clean, Test, Repair, Assemble, And Retrofit Prototype/Production Computers And Circuit Boards Containing Both Discrete And Surface Mount Component Technology. Software And Hardware Installation And Support. Field Service Support Of CNC Milling And CMM Inspection Machines. Installation And Support Of In-House Network. Organize And Maintain Component Inventory.

Education

ABB Inc.
Auburn Hills, MI
06/2003 – 10/2009
Certifications In S2, S3, S4, S4C, S4C+, IRC5, Trallfa, S4P, S4P+ Electrical Maintenance, Robot Safety, Electrical Safety, Mechanical Safety, HAZMAT, ERT, Ethics, Diversity, SAP, JDE, Leadership, Team Work.

FANUC Robotics North America
Rochester Hills, MI
01/1999 – 06/2001
Certifications In R-J, R-J2, And R-J3 Electrical Maintenance And P200 Mechanical Rebuild, BAAN, MS Office, Visual Basic, ACT, Safari Report Writer, Robot Safety, Electrical Safety, Mechanical Safety, HAZMAT, ERT, Ethics, Diversity

ITT Technical Institute Associate Degree
Troy, MI
03/1996 – 4/1998
Computer and Electronics Engineering Technology
GPA Of 3.85 Member Of National Vocational Honor Society

Affiliations

National Vocational Honor Society in Electronics Engineering Technology Member
06/1997 – Present

Skills

Fabrication & Assembly
Customer Service
Hardware
Programming
Servers
CMM
Database
Industrial Controls
Project Management
Software
CNC
Design
Installation
Repair
Technical Support
Communications
Electronics
Microsoft/Windows
Rework
Technical Writing
Computers
Engineering
Networking
Robotics
Training
Content Management
GNU/Linux
Open Source
Schematics
Troubleshooting
CSS
XHTML
XML
PHP & MYSQL
Apache

My main criteria for Random Raptors Moments: Obscurity. I wanna find stuff that I didn’t even know happened. For example, did you know Mark Jackson moved into fifth in all-time assists in his half season in Toronto and even grabbed a standing ovation from the ACC crowd? Could’ve fooled me…

###WARNING### — this post will contain very graphic description of surgery and operating room stuff.  If you’re not cool with reading that, stop reading now and go here.  This means you, S, J, R, M, and Y.*

*I totally made these people up, by the way.  Unless your name starts with S, J, R, M, or Y, and you’re easily skeeved by blood and guts.

Let’s try writing in the present tense for this entry.  Change it up a bit.

So.  Let’s see.  Friday morning I wake up at 5AM.  This is early.  Normally I’m dreaming about car fires or delicious little impossible cupcakes at this point.  But I wake up to my alarm (set to 93.3 WMMR, because it’s the only station I receive clearly on my 20-year-old clock radio), shave, shower, eat some breakfast (per my instructions … don’t wanna be passing out in the OR), and make my way to the hospital.  This time I am in the main hospital building, which houses some 30 or 40 operating rooms, I believe.  I take the elevator up to the floor with some of the ORs.  I knock on the door of the OR nursing suite.  “Hello?” I say to no one in particular.  It is 6:45AM, and I don’t see anyone here.  Finally, a woman sees me and says, “Ok, grab some purple scrubs (yes!), put them on in that bathroom, lock your stuff in the locker, and wait in that room over there across the hall.  Someone will come to get you.”

Hmm, ok, I think, this isn’t so bad.  I change into my sweet purple scrubs, lock my stuff away in the locker, put the key around my ankle, and turn the corner into the OR lounge.  Yikes.

There are about 40 people in here.  All wearing either teal or green.  All drinking coffee and eating danish or donuts.  All talking to each other.  I stick out, but people ignore me.  I sit down on a couch and wait.  To my left is a bug zapper.

Wait, a bug zapper?

To my right is another bug zapper.  I can only assume, given the vast amounts of food and drink to be seen in this lounge, that they’ve had a little problem with lil’ critters.  Hence the bug zappers.  I assume.

At precisely 7:01AM, all the green- and teal-clad folks begin checking a master sheet, file through a door, and disappear down the hall.  I take it that these people are all nurses and techs and have disappeared to start the day.  I am left alone in the lounge, watching the sad news from Ft. Hood.  I am tempted to stuff my hole with donuts, but I resist.  At 7:30, another student comes in and we chat.  She changes into her purple scrubs, and we sit together for a while.  At around 7:50, a nurse comes over and introduces herself, saying she’s sorry, but someone called out sick, and she’s been tasked to take care of us.  For the next 15 minutes, she goes over the “house rules.”  This includes things such as:

• Do not talk to the surgeons unless they talk to you.
• Do not touch anything blue or clear plastic.
• If you feel faint, sit down immediately and tell the circulating nurse.

So after these rules are hammered home, she says, “Ok, let’s go, follow me!”  She gives us booties for over our shoes and a hairnet/cap.  She is perusing what looks to be a master list of all the surgeries scheduled for that day, and is trying to figure out where to put us for the morning.  We follow her downstairs and to the next building (which is connected with a bridge).  And then we finally enter the OR suites.

At this point we are standing in a very long hallway, with ORs on either side.  The nurse gives us a duckbill mask here, and instructs us to wash our hands.  As I’m stepping toward the giant sinks they have for the surgeons to scrub in, I hear the following:

WOMAN #1: Oh man I gotta go wash my eye out!

RANDOM MAN:  Why, what you get in it?

WOMAN #1:  Oh, just some blood.

Our friendly nurse says we should always wear that mask inside the OR.  She also gives us a flimsy-looking coat of some sort, because it gets very cold inside the ORs.  Lastly, we are told to wear disposable plastic glasses to protect our eyes.  We follow this nurse down to OR #5, at which she drops off the other student.  She wants me to go into OR #3, and we enter through the door.  Five people turn around and stare at me for a few moments, then turn back to the patient, who is lying on the table, completely under anesthesia, with her abdomen exposed.  They’re about to start a laparoscopic resection of the colon.  Cool!  I think this is my lucky day.  Then things turn sour.

The surgeon seems upset.  He’s going on about some machine that isn’t working properly, and they can’t start the operation.  The nice nurse who’s been taking me around says, “Ok, let’s find you another room — this one’s quite ornery.”  She then says, “I think there’s some ortho surgeries going on, let’s go down there.”

We knock on OR #36, which seems to already have a surgery going on.  I’m allowed in this room, introduced to the circulating nurse, who will be taking care of me here all morning, and then the charge nurse disappears.  Ok, this is it.  I’m alone now.  On my own.  Gotta keep it together and be professional.

I’m introduced to the people in this OR.  Right in the middle of their surgery.  From left to right:

1. Circulating Nurse, who is the only one not in the sterile field.  She wears a mask and cap, but normal scrubs.  No gloves.
2. Scrub Nurse, who is in the sterile field.  She seems to be standing next to the instruments and handing them to the surgeons.
3. Scrub Nurse, who is in the sterile field.  He seems to be manning the hooks and retractors.  That seems to be his only job.
4. Chief Resident, who is in the sterile field.  His job seems to be opening the case, making the incisions and getting started.
5. Registered Nurse First Assist (RNFA), who is in the sterile field.  She is manning the suction and other tools.
6. Patient, who is in the sterile field (duh).  He doesn’t seem to know what’s going on.

I should mention here that this OR is different-looking.  They do only “joint” cases here (involving joints and bones and such).  Because of this, they use some sort of strange air-flow system.  All the people in the sterile field, which is represented by a giant box drawn on the floor (I was instructed to never step over this line, by the way), are wearing these futuristic-looking helmets with battery packs.  Over these helmets they have what appear to be space suits.  They really look like the scary government guys from the movie “ET.”  Hilarious.  Apparently these draw the air up and into the ceiling or something.  I never did figure out what that was.  There is a giant apparatus attached to the ceiling, to which they have taped plastic sheeting in front of the patient’s face.  Only the anesthesiologist, who is not in the sterile field, can see the patient’s face.

This first case is a bilateral total hip replacement.  As I arrived, they had just finished this man’s right hip.  They are ready to start the left hip now, and I have arrived just in time.  I’m told to stand where I can see what’s going on (which is still about 6 feet away), and this is pretty much where I stand for the rest of the morning.  They have a giant flat-screen TV, which is showing a close-up camera view of the operation.  I sneak a few peeks at this from time to time, but it’s much more interesting to look at the surgical field.  There is an iPod hooked up to a miniature speaker system sitting on the floor to the side, and this is pumping out some tunes at a reasonable volume.

So, onto the first surgery I witnessed.

As I mentioned, this is the left hip replacement.  The patient is a man in his 40s, and has severe degenerative joint disease, which has rendered both his hips in pretty crappy shape.  This patient has a spinal epidural in place, and is under only conscious sedation — Versed and Demerol.  So the anesthesiologist talks to him from time to time, and the patient answers back.  Amazing.

At this point they’re ready to get going.  The chief resident and the RNFA seem to be doing most of the prepping — they have shaved this patient’s left hip and leg down to just below the knee.  Then the circulating nurse applies liberal amounts of betadine to the patient’s leg.  Then the Chief and RNFA wrap the hip and leg in some sort of yellow material from 3M.  I think they call it Ioban.  It wraps skin-tight and stays on throughout the surgery.  They actually just cut right through this material when they make their incisions.  The chief asks for the scalpel, and starts his incision, which runs about 8 inches down the outside of the left leg.  As for the surgery and operating room … some observations:

• There is a giant drape/blanket sitting on the floor in front of me (between me and the operating table).  The chief and RNFA, who is in charge of soaking up the blood with sterile sponges, throw their trash onto this blanket.  Sometimes when this trash lands on the drape, it splashes onto my lower legs a bit.  I don’t mind this.
• At the beginning of the surgery, the scrub nurse and circulating nurse write down everything they are using for this surgery (25 sponges, 2 scalpels, etc.).  At the end of the surgery, these nurses go over this list again, and ensure everything that went into the patient has also come out of the patient.
• The circulating nurse does a lot of paperwork during the surgery.  Every now and then she is asked to get something from the surrounding cabinets or outside the OR, and she gets this, opens up the package very carefully, and extends her arm into the sterile field, where the scrub nurse grabs it from the package.  The circulating nurse also calls over to the PACU to let them know the patient is almost ready after surgery.
• After prepping the patient for surgery, the 1 scrub nurse, the chief resident, and the RNFA all go out to scrub in for surgery.  The other scrub nurse remains behind to continue prepping the room, and when the other 3 come in, she and the circulating nurse help them get their gowns and gloves on.  It’s really a well-oiled machine and team.
• The anesthesiologist has an interesting role.  A lot of the time during the surgery he is just sitting there looking bored.  Other times he is hanging some blood on the IV pole or monitoring other numbers.  During the entire surgery, he is often chatting with the other members of the team.
• Speaking of chatting, there is rarely any silence.  They talk often and loudly, about many topics including vacation spots, the Phillies, and dinner plans.  I’m sure they’re concentrating, but you couldn’t tell from the mood in the room.
• The chief resident starts the surgery, and opens up the patient and does most of the work.  Then, in the middle of the surgery, the attending surgeon walks in, takes over, does the actual implanting of the titanium hip the patient will receive, and then walks out again.  The attending surgeon is there for, at most, 15 minutes.  The surgery lasts about 75 minutes in total.
• During the surgery, lots of random people (all wearing scrubs, of course) walk in and out of the OR.  Some of them start talking to the operating members, and some of them just watch for a while, and then leave.  Apparently these are other nurses from other ORs who just feel like visiting.  I didn’t know this happened during surgeries.
• The attending surgeon and the chief resident are both triple gloved.
• It is astounding how much the surgeons manhandle the patient.  After the hip is implanted, the RNFA and attending take this patient’s leg and turn it every which way, sometimes appearing to discolate his hip.  They are doing this to ensure he will have proper range of motion, as well as to ensure he won’t dislocate his hip when he walks on it.  However, they aren’t exactly gentle when they do this.
• Once the thighbone is exposed, the chief and attending break out the big tools.  They have to attach the new hip to the hip and thighbone, so they basically just take out this giant chisel and hammer, and WHACK WHACK WHACK WHACK away at the bone.  It seems almost barbaric, but I suppose there really isn’t any other way to do it.  Then they take out this extremely loud bone saw and just saw away at precisely measured places of bone.
• The smell of burning bone is one I will never forget.  When the chief is burning some of the areas, and chiseling away at the femur, there is that distinct smell that I can still remember.
• Even standing about 6 feet away, the chiseling of the bone makes some blood and bone marrow spray on my glasses.  But only a little bit.  The chief and RNFA have liberal amounts of it on their face shields.  From time to time they take a sterile towel and wipe it off, like surgical windshield wipers.

Some other thoughts about my experience:

• Some other nurses and HCPs talk about something called “Imposter Syndrome.”  This is especially true in my OR observation.  How is it that I, a little old nursing student in my 2nd month, am allowed to just wander in and out of rooms where they are performing major operations on people a few feet away?  It’s crazy!  Such trust!  It’s amazing to me that I’m still allowed to do these things and be given access to these ridiculously cool scenarios.
• Orthopedic surgeries are super bloody.  The patient has given 2 units of his own blood to use during surgery.  Cutting into bone is very messy.  Lots of blood and marrow and other gunk.  Because of this, the blanket in front of me is filled with bloody sponges by the time the surgery is done.
• After the total hip, I get to stay for a 2nd operation, which turns out to be a total knee replacement.  This is less bloody because they use a tourniquet on the patient.  However, it’s infinitely cooler, as I get to see the entire knee exposed 4 feet in front of me (I lean in a little closer by this point).  All the tendons and ligaments they talk about on TV — all right there.  Incredible.
• Patients fart a lot during surgery.  At least my 2 patients sure do.
• After the range of motion is confirmed and the titanium hip implant is secured, the chief and RNFA measure the length of each of the patient’s legs.  I can imagine it would be a bad thing if the patient’s legs were two different lengths, right?

The soundtrack for the surgery (iPod edition) includes:

1. The Killers:  Somebody Told Me
2. Matchbox 20:  3AM
3. Nickelback:  Rockstar
4. Maroon 5:  This Love
5. Modest Mouse:  Float On
6. 5 For Fighting:  Superman
7. Radiohead:  Karma Police
8. Weezer:  Beverly Hills
9. Sublime:  What I Got
10. Third Eye Blind:  Jumper

I wonder who gets to pick the songs.

After seeing the total knee, it’s time for me to leave.  I go back through the doors into the lounge, where I see … 25 people eating lunch.  There are pizza boxes everywhere, and people are digging in for the lunchie munchies.  I change back into my regular scrubs, return the purple scrubs to the charge nurse, and leave the hospital.  My back hurts from standing.  My feet hurt from standing.  But my mind is spinning with intrigue.  I love the OR.

Pippo Civati si ritaglia un posto da numero 10, sulla trequarti sinistra:

Il mio posto è in quella posizione, da sempre: la fascia, quella sinistra, sulla tre quarti. Un po’ di passaggi e, quando si riesce, qualche pallone buono, qualche assist. Il campionato democratico, del resto, è appena iniziato. E anche se il campo è stato un po’ pesante, finora ci siamo divertiti. Perché siamo una squadra di persone («di persona, personalmente») che viene dai campetti dell’Italia periferica. E lì è già tornata, a recuperar palloni. Un consiglio sempre utile è quello di non affezionarsi troppo alla palla, darla via “di prima”, velocemente, con precisione. Questo è quello che vorremmo fare. Da sinistra, verso la porta (ma senza ‘accentrarci’ più del dovuto), se ne saremo capaci.

“Trial & Heirs: Famous Fortune Fights!” Explores High-Profile Cases & Offers Expert Advice

The highly publicized estate battles of several deceased celebrities have cast a bright spotlight on the importance of having the proper estate planning. Although mega-rich celebrities seem to be affected overwhelmingly by these brutal family squabbles, the new book

“Trial & Heirs: Famous Fortune Fights!” is designed to help every family, regardless of income level, avoid the financial pitfalls that drained bank accounts and created huge family rifts for the dozens of superstars profiled in the book.

“Trial & Heirs” uses real stories to help readers steer clear of the same celebrity “estate errors” as they plan for their own “heirs.” The stories cover well known legal fights over famous fortunes: including the recent battles over Michael Jackson’s estate, along with other celebrities like Ted Kennedy; Anna Nicole Smith; Brooke Astor; Heath Ledger, Ray Charles; Princess Di; Jimi Hendrix; Frank Sinatra; Martin Luther King Jr.; and Rosa Parks… as well as many others that most people aren’t even aware of.  The book gives readers a front row seat in the courtroom while the authors replay the “tabloid drama”, point out what went wrong in these riveting cases, and teach readers how to avoid similar errors.

“Trial & Heirs: Famous Fortune Fights!” was written by co-authors Andrew Mayoras and Danielle Mayoras, legacy expert attorneys with strong reputations and extensive experience in estate planning, probate, elder law, and litigation. The husband and wife team are two of the co-founders of The Center for Elder Law, The Center for Special Needs Planning, and The Center for Probate Litigation.

“Here we have common problems that could easily be avoided,” says co-author Andrew Mayoras, a probate litigator who writes the popular Probate Lawyer Blog.  “We want to teach people about the importance of proper legacy planning, because these fights don’t just happen to the rich and famous,” he says.  Andrew says because his job is battling in the trenches of probate court, he sees first-hand the devastation caused by poor planning.  “If by writing this book we help keep families from feuding in court, then we’ve accomplished our mission.”

Co-author Danielle Mayoras agrees. “As an estate planner and educator, the most frequent question I’m asked is:  ‘How do I get my parents to talk about these issues?’  This book is the answer,” says co-author Danielle Mayoras, a professional speaker, attorney, and credentialed professional gerontologist. “Our goal was to take a difficult topic that no one wants to talk about and make it fun and entertaining with the use of famous stories.”  Danielle says they want to spark people into action to protect their families and legacies through the proper estate planning.

The book will soon be released from Wise Circle Books and is listed at $19.95.  It is already getting rave reviews from many who have seen advance copies, including: Hollywood producers Karen Baldwin and Ken Wales, national radio talk show host Danny Fontana, famed Hollywood publicist Michael Levine and more.

For more information and to read a free preview of “Trial & Heirs:  Famous Fortune Fights!” visit TrialAndHeirs.com.

To schedule an interview with Andrew and Danielle Mayoras, please contact Toni Burge at prmedia.contact@gmail.com or Todd Brabender at todd@spreadthenewspr.com.

“Trial & Heirs: Famous Fortune Fights!” Explores High-Profile Cases & Offers Expert Advice

The highly publicized estate battles of several deceased celebrities have cast a bright spotlight on the importance of having the proper estate planning. Although mega-rich celebrities seem to be affected overwhelmingly by these brutal family squabbles, the new book

“Trial & Heirs: Famous Fortune Fights!” is designed to help every family, regardless of income level, avoid the financial pitfalls that drained bank accounts and created huge family rifts for the dozens of superstars profiled in the book.

“Trial & Heirs” uses real stories to help readers steer clear of the same celebrity “estate errors” as they plan for their own “heirs.” The stories cover well known legal fights over famous fortunes: including the recent battles over Michael Jackson’s estate, along with other celebrities like Ted Kennedy; Anna Nicole Smith; Brooke Astor; Heath Ledger, Ray Charles; Princess Di; Jimi Hendrix; Frank Sinatra; Martin Luther King Jr.; and Rosa Parks… as well as many others that most people aren’t even aware of.  The book gives readers a front row seat in the courtroom while the authors replay the “tabloid drama”, point out what went wrong in these riveting cases, and teach readers how to avoid similar errors.

“Trial & Heirs: Famous Fortune Fights!” was written by co-authors Andrew Mayoras and Danielle Mayoras, legacy expert attorneys with strong reputations and extensive experience in estate planning, probate, elder law, and litigation. The husband and wife team are two of the co-founders of The Center for Elder Law, The Center for Special Needs Planning, and The Center for Probate Litigation.

“Here we have common problems that could easily be avoided,” says co-author Andrew Mayoras, a probate litigator who writes the popular Probate Lawyer Blog.  “We want to teach people about the importance of proper legacy planning, because these fights don’t just happen to the rich and famous,” he says.  Andrew says because his job is battling in the trenches of probate court, he sees first-hand the devastation caused by poor planning.  “If by writing this book we help keep families from feuding in court, then we’ve accomplished our mission.”

Co-author Danielle Mayoras agrees. “As an estate planner and educator, the most frequent question I’m asked is:  ‘How do I get my parents to talk about these issues?’  This book is the answer,” says co-author Danielle Mayoras, a professional speaker, attorney, and credentialed professional gerontologist. “Our goal was to take a difficult topic that no one wants to talk about and make it fun and entertaining with the use of famous stories.”  Danielle says they want to spark people into action to protect their families and legacies through the proper estate planning.

The book will soon be released from Wise Circle Books and is listed at $19.95.  It is already getting rave reviews from many who have seen advance copies, including: Hollywood producers Karen Baldwin and Ken Wales, national radio talk show host Danny Fontana, famed Hollywood publicist Michael Levine and more.

For more information and to read a free preview of “Trial & Heirs:  Famous Fortune Fights!” visit TrialAndHeirs.com.

To schedule an interview with Andrew and Danielle Mayoras, please contact Toni Burge at prmedia.contact@gmail.com or Todd Brabender at todd@spreadthenewspr.com.

DAILY shark patrols will begin next month as part of a $1.1million plan by Surf Lifesaving WA to keep beachgoers safe this summer.

Surf Lifesaving spokesman Chris Peck said $500,000 would be spent keeping the Westpac rescue helicopter in the air for three hours every day from mid-December to the end of February.  This year’s safety plan also included spending $600,000 on 30 emergency response points at secluded beaches and 27 beach surveillance cameras. And 4300 lifesavers will patrol beaches.

It is a significant investment in using technologies to combat coastal incidents, Mr Peck said.  It is the biggest presence we have ever had. Mr Peck said the State Government had agreed to provide thousands of dollars to help operate daily helicopter patrols.  The helicopter will fly for three hours between 6.30am and 2pm.

He said the public wanted more beach patrols in summer, with many people unhappy that aerial shark patrols had operated only on weekends and public holidays.  Mr Peck said ideally aerial patrols would operate five hours a day, but there wasn’t enough money to keep the helicopter in the air longer.

I think the pressure probably came from the public to have a service mid-week, he said.  The fact that something is up there (the helicopter) looking after them gives people a sense of security.  I would have liked another two hours so that we were flying five hours a day.  It would have enabled us to spread our patrol coverage a little more broadly.

Mr Peck said the use of emergency response points and surveillance cameras would help save lives. The response points are like emergency freeway phones.  Beachgoers can push the button and say to an operator I have seen a shark, someone is caught in a rip so we can get a team to that beach quickly he said.  The beach surveillance cameras don’t just take images, they gather data.  Whether it’s looking for sharks or missing people in the water, it has the functionality to assist as a third eye.

Source www.news.com.au

In Canada, baby boomers are going the extra mile in caring for their aging parents. This is being revealed in a new poll conducted by Investors Group, showing they are helping with everything rom a drive to the doctor’s office to making financial and health decisions.

69% of Canadians aged 43 to 63 still have at least one living parent/parent in law. And among this group a third of them still provide care in one form or another.

“Taking care of your parents is nothing new, but we are definitely seeing its effect on boomers’ resources as they approach retirement,” says Jane Olshewski, Manager, financial life planning at Investors Group. “As this group and their parents grow older, more and more boomers will need to learn how to cope with these duties.”

Although some caregiving boomers are spending an average of nearly $6,000 per year on their parents, financial support is only one aspect of the mixed bag of responsibilities that boomers have taken on to support their parents. According to the poll, everyday activities such as companionship (65%), transportation to appointments or social events (64%), home maintenance (56%) and household chores (55%) mingle with weightier matters like help with their parents’ banking and investment activities or financial decision-making (61%) and ensuring that their health-care needs are met (55%).

Instead of a money crunch, the poll found that caregiving boomers consider the demands on their time and emotional resources to be more stressful. Six-in-10 caregivers believe that their parents expect this type of assistance, and the majority (51%) of caregivers say that their parents’ emotional demands are a source of stress. Four-in-10 identify their parents’ demands on their time as a strain, which may not be surprising since a third of caregivers say their responsibilities result in lost time at work.

Among those providing help to their parents, roughly a third are also parents themselves. Four-in-10 of these ‘sandwich’ boomers describe these combined duties as a source of additional stress.

“Our research shows that boomers don’t mind making these sacrifices, but many people may not be prepared for the volume or the emotional weight of these responsibilities,” says Olshewski.

This is where Home Instead Senior Care comes in. Home Instead is the leading provider of home care, taking up all your caregiving needs. No longer will you have to worry about keeping mom or dad at home, or going to visit just to keep them functioning through daily activities. Our caregivers go through numerous hours of training to ensure mom or dad gets paired up with the right companion who is able-bodied and friendly.
Home Instead Senior Care will provide outstanding caregivers to help your loved one with personal care, incidental travel, companionship, medication, reminders, light housekeeping, and even meal preparation. To learn more, call 248-203-2273 or visit www.homeinstead.com. Home Instead Senior Care is the world’s trusted source of in-home non-commercial personal care and companionship for seniors. Each franchise is independently owned and operated. And remember, to us, it’s personal.

SOURCE: http://www.investmentexecutive.com/client/en/News/DetailNews.asp?Id=51031&IdSection=3%am987�t=3

In Canada, baby boomers are going the extra mile in caring for their aging parents. This is being revealed in a new poll conducted by Investors Group, showing they are helping with everything rom a drive to the doctor’s office to making financial and health decisions.

69% of Canadians aged 43 to 63 still have at least one living parent/parent in law. And among this group a third of them still provide care in one form or another.

“Taking care of your parents is nothing new, but we are definitely seeing its effect on boomers’ resources as they approach retirement,” says Jane Olshewski, Manager, financial life planning at Investors Group. “As this group and their parents grow older, more and more boomers will need to learn how to cope with these duties.”

Although some caregiving boomers are spending an average of nearly $6,000 per year on their parents, financial support is only one aspect of the mixed bag of responsibilities that boomers have taken on to support their parents. According to the poll, everyday activities such as companionship (65%), transportation to appointments or social events (64%), home maintenance (56%) and household chores (55%) mingle with weightier matters like help with their parents’ banking and investment activities or financial decision-making (61%) and ensuring that their health-care needs are met (55%).

Instead of a money crunch, the poll found that caregiving boomers consider the demands on their time and emotional resources to be more stressful. Six-in-10 caregivers believe that their parents expect this type of assistance, and the majority (51%) of caregivers say that their parents’ emotional demands are a source of stress. Four-in-10 identify their parents’ demands on their time as a strain, which may not be surprising since a third of caregivers say their responsibilities result in lost time at work.

Among those providing help to their parents, roughly a third are also parents themselves. Four-in-10 of these ‘sandwich’ boomers describe these combined duties as a source of additional stress.

“Our research shows that boomers don’t mind making these sacrifices, but many people may not be prepared for the volume or the emotional weight of these responsibilities,” says Olshewski.

This is where Home Instead Senior Care comes in. Home Instead is the leading provider of home care, taking up all your caregiving needs. No longer will you have to worry about keeping mom or dad at home, or going to visit just to keep them functioning through daily activities. Our caregivers go through numerous hours of training to ensure mom or dad gets paired up with the right companion who is able-bodied and friendly.
Home Instead Senior Care will provide outstanding caregivers to help your loved one with personal care, incidental travel, companionship, medication, reminders, light housekeeping, and even meal preparation. To learn more, call 248-203-2273 or visit www.homeinstead.com. Home Instead Senior Care is the world’s trusted source of in-home non-commercial personal care and companionship for seniors. Each franchise is independently owned and operated. And remember, to us, it’s personal.

SOURCE: http://www.investmentexecutive.com/client/en/News/DetailNews.asp?Id=51031&IdSection=3%am987�t=3

Ieri sera si è giocata la quarta giornata della fase a gironi di Champions  League. La Juventus era impegnata a Tel Aviv contro il Maccabi Haifa. Gara giocata bene dai bianconeri con Diego vivace a centrocampo che con le sue accelerazioni e dribbling si è conquistato molte punizioni e ha causato svariate ammonizioni agli avversari. La Juventus si impone per 1-0 con gol di Camoranesi allo scadere del primo tempo con un tiro di prima su assist di Caceres.  Secondo tempo di controllo, con qualche apprensione per Buffon che però si fa trovare sempre pronto (autore di alcuni interventi meravigliosi). Per quanto riguarda l’aspetto estetico della gara, la squadra di casa è scesa in campo con una divisa verde, difficile da vedere sia in campo sia dagli spalti; per risolvere il problema la UEFA sta mettendo a punto un regolamento che vieta proprio le divise verdi nei campi di calcio. Bella serata di calcio a S.Siro dove andava di scena il “derby d’Europa” tra Milan e Real Madrid. Alla fine un punto per uno e tutti contenti. Il più atteso era Kakà che è stato applaudito dalla curva rossonera. Il brasiliano ha cercato in tutti i modi di segnare contro la sua ex squadra, ma è riuscito “solo” a fornire un assist involontario a Benzema(posizione di leggero fuorigioco): tiro di Kakà, Dida non trattiene eil francese segna di destro con un bel diagonale. Pochi minuti dopo, percussione di Zambrotta che mette la palla in mezzo, Pepe in scivolata tocca con l’ascella e poi con la spalla, ma per l’arbitro è rigore: sul dischetto va Ronaldinho che con un tiro secco di destro batte Casillas e porta le squadre sull’1-1. Risultato che resterà invariato fino alla fine della gara. Di seguito i risultati delle gare nei primi quattro gironi.

GIRONE A

Bayern M.-Bordeaux 0-2

Maccabi Haifa-JUVENTUS 0-1

GIRONE B

Man.United-CSKA Mosca 3-3

Besiktas-Wolfsburg 0-3

GIRONE C

MILAN-Real Madrid 1-1

O.Marsiglia-Zurigo 6-1

GIRONE D

Apoel Nicosia-Porto 0-1

Atl.Madrid-Chelsea 2-2

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Si è svolto tra mercoledì e giovedì il turno infrasettimanale del campionato, relativo alla 10° giornata del campionato. Tanti i risultati interessanti come tanti quelli a sorpresa. Importantissima vittoria del Bologna in chiave salvezza sul Siena, sempre più ultimo in classifica:i marcatori per i felsinei sono uno strepitoso Adailton e Osvaldo mentre per il Siena è andato a segno Calaiò. I toscani hanno annunciato l’esonero di Giampaolo, al suo posto Marco Baroni, tecnico della Primavera. Brutta sconfitta invece per il Catania in casa fermato da un Chievo sempre più formato trasferta. I gialloblù vanno in vantaggio con Mantovani su mischia da calcio d’angolo; pareggio etneo con Mascara su rigore e gol vittoria per i clivensi di Marcolini che con uno splendido tiro di sinistro batte Andujar per il definitivo 1-2. Si rialza il Genoa che vince in casa contro una sfortunata Fiorentina, che ha sbattuto per due volte sul palo e su alcune decisioni rivedibili dell’arbitro. Genoa in vantaggio con uno strepitoso colpo di tacco di Palladino, pareggio dei viola con Marchionni e gol vittoria per i grifoni di Mesto che con un piattone destro batte Frey in uscita. Ancora in caduta libera le romane. La Lazio incappa nell’ennesima sconfitta in casa contro il Cagliari: punizione non certo irresistibile di Conti, Muslera si fa passare la palle sotto le braccia e in agguato c’è Matri che solo soletto deve spingere il pallone in rete. Grandi contestazioni all’uscita dallo stadio. Non va di certo meglio alla Roma, che conferma i limiti di una squadra che senza Totti combina ben poco. Al Friuli, l’Udinese vince con una doppietta di testa di Floro Flores; per i giallorossi gol del momentaneo pareggio del solito DeRossi; Vucinic sempre più irriconoscibile. Funziona la cura Cosmi per il Livorno: altri tre punti contro l’Atalanta con un gol di Miglionico (complice la papera di Consigli).  Parma sempre più sorprendente, che sale ora al quarto posto in classifica. Grande prestazione e bellissimi gol contro il Bari. In vantaggio con uno splendido pallonetto di Paloschi, i parmensi continuano a spingere fino a trovare il 2-0 definitivo con una magia di Bojinov, gran tiro da fuori area all’incrocio dei pali alla destra di Gillet. Napoli-Milan si decide nei primi 5 minuti della partita e negli ultimi cinque della gara. I rossoneri partono fortissimo e vanno sul 2-0 con il solito opportunista Indaghi su splendido assist di Seedorf, il raddoppio firmato Pato che si fa 50 metri di campo palla al piede inseguito dai difensori napoletani e batte DeSanctis in uscita. Ma quando ormai la gara sembrava chiusa, al 90’ Cigarini riapre la gara con un bellissimo gol al volo di sinistro da furoi area che batte un incolpevole Dida (autore di alcuni interventi prodigiosi); tre minuti più tardi Denis firma il definitivo 2-2.  Passiamo ora a quelle che sicuramente sono le partite che hanno suscitato più scalpore in questa giornata. Goleada della Juventus, a tratti devastante sulla Sampdoria di Cassano. Partita senza storia: primi minuti di studio, poi al 26’ Amauri sblocca la gara con un sinistro ravvicinato, lo stesso Amauri che poco più tardi fornisce a Chiellini un pallone da spingere solo in rete. Il secondo tempo si apre sulla falsa riga del primo. Diego apre per Giovinco che entra in area e passa all’indietro per Camoranesi che insacca di piatto. Ma i bianconeri continuano a spingere e trovano il quarto gol con il solito Amauri che con un gran colpo di testa su cross di Camoranesi segna la sua personale doppietta. A questo punto i bianconeri si rilassano e la Samp segna con Pazzini, ma sul finale di gara Trezeguet si ricorda dei bei tempi e di testa segna il definitivo 5-1. Nel posticipo di giovedì l’Inter batte il Palermo e mantiene il +4 sulla Juventus in classifica. Partenza devastante dei nerazzurri che vanno avanti con Eto’o su rigore, poi lo show di Balotelli: prima di testa su calcio d’angolo e poi con un facile tap-in su assist di Cambiasso; ma c’è ancora tempo per il quarto gol del primo tempo ancora con Eto’o che calcia sul palo di Sirigu che non trattiene il pallone. Il Secondo tempo sembrerebbe pura accademia ma non è cosi: il Palermo si rifa vivo con Miccoli che con un tocco sotto supera Julio Cesar, poi dopo qualche minuto gol di Hernandez appena entrato su assist di Cassani; poi ancora Miccoli con un altro tocco sotto supera ancora il portiere nerazzurro. Ma l’Inter chiude la gara con Milito che segna il suo sesto gol in campionato. Di seguito la calssifica:

INTER                   25                   UDINESE          14

JUVENTUS            21                   NAPOLI             14

SAMPDORIA         20                   CAGLIARI          13

PARMA                 17                    ROMA               11

MILAN                  16                    LAZIO              10

GENOA                 16                     ATALANTA         9

PALERMO             15                     BOLOGNA          9

FIORENTINA         15                     LIVORNO           9

BARI                     14                     CATANIA            7

CHIEVO                14                     SIENA                5

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New research published in the October 27, 2009, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, suggests that those with both diseases actually have a slower rate of memory loss than people who had only Alzheimer’s disease.

“This result was surprising,” said study author Caroline Sanz, MD, of INSERM, the French National Institute for Health and Medical Research in Toulouse. “Our initial hypothesis was that diabetes would increase the rate of cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer’s disease.”

The study followed 608 people with mild to moderate Alzhimer’s disease over four years and tested their memory and thinking skills twice a year. of the 608, 63 people had diabetes. As the study began, the average score on the cognitive test for all candidates was 20 points. over each of the six-month testing periods, the group dropped an average of 1.24 points, but for those with diabetes the scores declined by 0.38 more than those without diabetes.

Researchers say it is not clear yet why the rate of memory loss was slower for people with diabetes. “One possible explanation is that diabetes in the elderly differs from that in younger people and in addition, elderly people with diabetes may be more likely to receive cardiovascular medications such as drugs for high blood pressure than people who don’t have diabetes,” Sanz said. “These drugs have been reported to decrease the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and also the rate of cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer’s disease. Other possible explanations for these findings may relate to differences in brain lesions in those people with diabetes compared to those without diabetes.”

The study was supported by the French Ministry of Health and the Toulouse University Hospital.

This is an interesting find because it may be signs that elderly people suffering from diabetes have a much higher chance of developing Alzheimer’s disease. This could lead to earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and may be a good reason to have cognitive memory check-ups.

Alzheimer’s is a terrible disease that still has no cure; all we have is available treatment options, the best being mind-provoking activities. Do you have a loved one suffering from Alzheimer’s disease who could use extra help, a companion to keep their mind active while also caring for their needs to live at home? Home Instead Senior Care is here for you.

Home Instead Senior Care will provide outstanding caregivers to help your loved one with personal care, incidental travel, companionship, medication, reminders, light housekeeping, and even meal preparation. To learn more, call 248-203-2273 or visit www.homeinstead.com. Home Instead Senior Care is the world’s trusted source of in-home non-commercial personal care and companionship for seniors. Each franchise is independently owned and operated. And remember, to us, it’s personal.

SOURCE: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091027161521.htm

New research published in the October 27, 2009, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, suggests that those with both diseases actually have a slower rate of memory loss than people who had only Alzheimer’s disease.

“This result was surprising,” said study author Caroline Sanz, MD, of INSERM, the French National Institute for Health and Medical Research in Toulouse. “Our initial hypothesis was that diabetes would increase the rate of cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer’s disease.”

The study followed 608 people with mild to moderate Alzhimer’s disease over four years and tested their memory and thinking skills twice a year. of the 608, 63 people had diabetes. As the study began, the average score on the cognitive test for all candidates was 20 points. over each of the six-month testing periods, the group dropped an average of 1.24 points, but for those with diabetes the scores declined by 0.38 more than those without diabetes.

Researchers say it is not clear yet why the rate of memory loss was slower for people with diabetes. “One possible explanation is that diabetes in the elderly differs from that in younger people and in addition, elderly people with diabetes may be more likely to receive cardiovascular medications such as drugs for high blood pressure than people who don’t have diabetes,” Sanz said. “These drugs have been reported to decrease the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and also the rate of cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer’s disease. Other possible explanations for these findings may relate to differences in brain lesions in those people with diabetes compared to those without diabetes.”

The study was supported by the French Ministry of Health and the Toulouse University Hospital.

This is an interesting find because it may be signs that elderly people suffering from diabetes have a much higher chance of developing Alzheimer’s disease. This could lead to earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and may be a good reason to have cognitive memory check-ups.

Alzheimer’s is a terrible disease that still has no cure; all we have is available treatment options, the best being mind-provoking activities. Do you have a loved one suffering from Alzheimer’s disease who could use extra help, a companion to keep their mind active while also caring for their needs to live at home? Home Instead Senior Care is here for you.

Home Instead Senior Care will provide outstanding caregivers to help your loved one with personal care, incidental travel, companionship, medication, reminders, light housekeeping, and even meal preparation. To learn more, call 248-203-2273 or visit www.homeinstead.com. Home Instead Senior Care is the world’s trusted source of in-home non-commercial personal care and companionship for seniors. Each franchise is independently owned and operated. And remember, to us, it’s personal.

SOURCE: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091027161521.htm