New Painting and Sculpting Activity Program at Dodge Park Rest Home

Dodge Park Rest Home is very pleased to welcome Ms. Thea Macker and Ms. Kerri Wilbur. Ms. Thea Macker will start teaching sculpting classes every Sunday morning at 10:00am as well as Wednesday afternoon at 1:30. Ms. Kerri Wilbur will start a painting group on Saturday...

Number of Americans with Diabetes Rises to Nearly 26 Million

More than a third of adults estimated to have prediabetes Nearly 26 million Americans have diabetes, according to new estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In addition, an estimated 79 million U.S. adults have prediabetes, a condition in...

Dementia Associated with Heavy Smoking in Midlife

Midlife cigarette smoking of two packs per day or more portends an elevated risk for overall dementia, Alzheimer disease, and vascular dementia in later life.   Studies of smoking and dementia risk have yielded mixed results: Some data suggest that the risk for...

FDA approves Viibryd to treat major depressive disorder

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Viibryd tablets (vilazodone hydrochloride) to treat major depressive disorder in adults.  Major depressive disorder, also called major depression, is characterized by symptoms that interfere with a person’s...

Old-Fashioned Weapons Against MRSA May Be Best

By American College of Emergency Physicians Jan 14, 2011 – 10:37:01 AM     (HealthNewsDigest.com) – Washington, DC – Thorough hand washing may be the most cost-effective way to reduce the spread of MRSA in the emergency department and everywhere...

Preventive Effects of Mindfulness in Recurrent Depression

A potentially valuable approach, especially for patients with unstable remissions who wish to discontinue their medication after successful acute treatment. Discontinuation of antidepressants after successful treatment of recurrent depression causes relapse in many...