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Focus On Seniors Radio
with your hosts David Goodman and Frank Esposito
Live Show Time: Tuesday (2:00PM - 3:00PM PST)
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Listen via the archives 24/7
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Category: Alzheimers, Cancer and Health Issues |
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Beverlye Hyman Fead, author of "Nana, What’s Cancer?", discusses the book she recently wrote with her granddaughter on how to explain a diagnosis of cancer to a grandchild.
http://beverlyehymanfead.com
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Dr. Gerald Tramontano, a neuropsychologist and medical director of the NeuroRehab Institute, talks about ongoing clinical trials for people with Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia and the opportunities and benefits for participation.
http://www.neurorehabinstitute.com
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Heather Kendall, Founder of ASL Advocates, talks about deafness in seniors, the coping problems faced by those who have lost their hearing over time, and some of the latest technologies that are now available to make their lives easier.
http://asladvocates.community.officelive.com/default.aspx
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Board certified gastroenterologist Dr. Martin Zonca, a GI specialist at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, explains medical problems like swallowing disorders and heartburn that often strike an older population.
http://www.henryfordhealth.org
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Linda Boileau, co-owner of a non-medical care agency in Pennsylvania, discusses the trials and tribulations of dealing with dementia patients in the home.
http://www.helpinghandsseniorcare.com
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Dr. Arnold Bresky, who calls himself the “memory doctor,” discusses the importance of preventative gerontology.
http://www.mybraintuneup.com
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Dr. Karen Roberto, a member of the faculty at Virginia Tech and professor and director of the Center of Gerontology in Blacksburg, Virginia, discusses Mild Cognitive Impairment, or MCI, and how loved ones can best handle it to allow the individual to live as independently as possible.
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Dr. Carolyn Messner, director of education and training with CancerCare, offers a look at how cancer care and treatment have changed for seniors.
http://www.cancercare.org
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Carol Steinberg of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America provides information on the upcoming National Memory Screening Day.
http://www.alzfdn.org
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Dr. Gerald Tramontano, a neuropsychologist, discusses an ongoing clinical trial for patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease that is studying the efficacy of the first drug to attack the amyloids or plaque in the brain that causes the disease rather than the symptoms themselves.
http://www.neurorehabinstitute.com
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