Hiding the Pain - 8 Reasons Why
May 6-12 2019 is International Mental Health Week - Why do people wrestling with a serious mental or physical illness often hide it from friends and family, isolating themselves in…
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What to Say to Someone Who's Had a Stroke
If you're like most people, when you visit someone in the hospital who is seriously ill, you're frequently at a loss for what to say to them. If they're elderly…
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5 Reasons Why Seniors are More Prone to Addiction
Seniors struggle with addiction more than most people realize. (Photo: Sholto Ramsay via Unsplash) The (U.S.) National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence reports that nearly 2.5 million older adults…
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Canada's Aging Population Faces Epidemic of Vision Loss
It's White Cane Week and a good time to raise awareness of the issues facing the blind. Vision loss isn't just an issue that many older adults and senior citizens…
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The Troubled Life and Loves of Virginia Woolf
Celebrated English publisher, writer and novelist Virginia Woolf was born January 25, 1882; her birth name was Adeline Virginia Stephen. (Virginia Woolf 1902 Photo: George C. Beresford) Virginia Woolf's father Sir Leslie…
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Hip Replacement Surgery Animation
It's estimated that 2.5% or 1 in 40 adults will have either a knee or hip replacement surgery during their lifetime. Hip replacement surgery is one of the most common…
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