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Glen Campbell in his 1st interview since his Alzheimer’s diagnosis

Jay Drayer — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 03:51:16 +0000

This should prove really interesting…

http://www.alzheimersreadingroom.com/2011/08/glen-campbell-speaks-to-abcs-terry.html

Welcome to new CareBlog!

adminserver19 — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:55:41 +0000

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Share your idea with Amy surrounding revolutionizing diabetes care

Jay Drayer — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:47:57 +0000

At one point an average, everyday person revolutionized the manufacture of insulin. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Chime-in on the 2011 DiabetesMine Design Challenge and help save lives.

Watch her inspiring video…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36da6MlWTRw&feature=player_embedded#at=17

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Think exercise can slow gray hair and defer chin lifts?

Jay Drayer — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 09:31:44 +0000

Sure, dark rich hair as we age doesn't mean everything to everybody. Interesting new research is now saying exercise is being seen to reduce or eliminate most detrimental effects of aging in mice that had been genetically programmed to grow old more quickly.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/02/can-exercise-keep-you-young/

Should we learn from this Chinese mandate about visiting our aging parents?

Jay Drayer — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 12:41:51 +0000

Richly in the category of ‘unintended consequences’, intriguing considerations are surfacing in China because no siblings exist with which to allocate eldercare responsibilities on account of China’s national ‘one-child’ policy. Now, driven by a government growing more and more concerned about the costs of care, legislation is being proposed mandating family members must visit their aging parents at some yet-to-be defined frequency as well as accept financial responsibility for related medical and nursing expenses. Author Laurie Orlov wonders in her article… "does Skype count?” as a qualified visit to the parents?

Article:

http://www.ageinplacetech.com/blog/aging-place-technology-watch-february-2011-newsletter

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Does it make sense to pay relatives to care for our elders?

Jay Drayer — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 09:51:58 +0000

I was surprised to learn that more and more people are compensating relatives to serve as caregivers to their elders. According to this piece, over 43 million Americans looked after an older friend or relative in 2009, a much larger percentage than just a few years previous. And many more than you would think quit their jobs or reduced working hours to provide such care.

This WSJ article by Anne Tergesen raises some excellent considerations surrounding family politics, accessing Medicaid, federal and state tax obligations and others well worth knowing about.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703963704576005892803914056.html

How common is it that gastric bypass is seen as a lifestyle procedure?

Jay Drayer — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:41:25 +0000

A great article that discusses the question… as to whether gastric bypass surgery should be viewed as a shortcut to treat obesity?

http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2011/02/gastric-bypass-short-cut-treat-obesity.html

Surrounding kids with more germs lessens asthma risk

Jay Drayer — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 09:14:16 +0000

Children living on farms being seen to have a lower risk of asthma than children who don't because they are surrounded by a greater variety of germs.

Check out this interesting video.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704520504576162660949338624.html?mod=djemHL_t

Was it a stroke or just a migraine? Worth a look…

Jay Drayer — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:00:58 +0000

Amazing seeing this video and especially understanding that her on-air lapse into incomprehensible dialogue was little more than a migraine.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thecutline/20110218/ts_yblog_thecutline/tv-reporter-serene-branson-on-her-migraine-induced-grammy-incident

Had an opportunity to chat with a Digital MBA class last week

Jay Drayer — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:12:30 +0000

Beyond meeting a bunch of enterprising and inspired entrepreneuers all with a passion for new media and loads of real-world credibility, I had the opportunity to hear their professor, Dr. Ranjit Nair speak about some considerations of left-right brain management styles as they relate to entrpreneurship. One student in particular, Beverly Baker has gone so far as to develop her own Digital MBA Blog. It's worth a look. http://beverlybakermedia.blogspot.com/2011/02/case-study-in-leveraging-social-media.html