Here is the short version of what you need to know about what experts think is the best way to reduce the risk of dementia and its various cousins: Get plenty of exercise. Sleep a lot (but don’t use pills). Eat well (cut out processed foods, and unless you have a medical condition, stop being […]

In-home rehabilitation, using a telehealth system and supervised by licensed occupational/physical therapists, is an effective means of improving arm motor status in stroke survivors, according to findings presented by University of California, Irvine neurologist Steven C. Cramer, MD, at the recent 2018 European Stroke Organisation Conference in Gothenburg, Sweden. “Motor deficits are a major contributor to […]

Housing affordability problems are nothing new to Californians, and on June 6, 1978, Proposition 13, the product of the so-called tax revolt, was passed. Prop. 13 came at a time when seniors were losing homes due to increasing property taxes. Today, we look at how the initiative changed the state and what could be in […]