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Blood test to predict Alzheimer’s Disease

An interesting study from Stanford University School of Medicine has produced a blood test that might predict the risk of Alzheimer’s Disease. As reported in Science Daily: They found that...

First Blogtoberfest Winner

And the winner from the first GenBetween Blogtoberfest entry is: Linette from The Virtual Garden! Linette’s name and comment number was selected using a handy dandy random number generator,...

Help the elderly celebrate Halloween

Halloween is coming up, and, it seems like the celebrations get bigger and bigger each year. But, Halloween can also be a stressful time, especially for the elderly who live at home alone, or, for...

When is it time to call the doctor?

We already talked about getting the most out of doctor’s appointments, but, how do you know when it’s time for you or your aging parent to see or call the doctor? I learned quickly that I...

b5media celebrates Spekked

b5media launched a new entertainment portal today, Spekked.com. Spekked is an entertainment community for news, spoilers and in-depth episode discussions about all the major shows on television. From...

Getting the most out of doctor’s appointments

One of the oddest things when you are handed your Sandwich Generation membership card is when your aging parent begins to look to you for managing their health care. When my mother was sick, before I...

Blogtoberfest Prize lineup

Today is the beginning of Blogtoberfest! Thanks to so many wonderful people and organizations, we’ve got an amazing list of prizes to award during the first ever Family and Relationships Channel...

Celebrate Blogtoberfest

The Family and Relationships Channel at b5media launched Blogtoberfest today! Blogtoberfest will run through Friday, October 19th, 2007, and, it’s your chance to win some fabulous prizes, and,...

How far do you live from your parents?

Parent Dish has a discussion a while back, “how far do you live from your parents?” and there were quite a few answers ranging from in the same house, to overseas. Living nearby often...

My dad’s back update

My dad saw the doctor about his back. He got a steroid shot, and, the OK to keep riding his bike (dangit). He’s having sciatic pain, and, has reported one foot not working right, that’s...