Comments for Silverado LIFE: Memory Care & Clinical Services http://silveradoblogs.com/clinical The clinical blog of Silverado Senior Living Sun, 16 May 2010 18:54:56 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 Comment on The Top 10 Types of Dementia by Steffan Lozinak http://silveradoblogs.com/clinical/?p=272&cpage=1#comment-25 Steffan Lozinak Sun, 16 May 2010 18:54:56 +0000 http://silveradoblogs.com/clinical/?p=272#comment-25 Dimentia is truly a lifechanging disease for both the person with it and everyone around them. It really gets one to think about what it is that truly makes up a person, what it is we really are. http://www.silvercensus.com Dimentia is truly a lifechanging disease for both the person with it and everyone around them. It really gets one to think about what it is that truly makes up a person, what it is we really are.

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]]> Comment on Spouses of dementia patients at high risk by Steffan Lozinak http://silveradoblogs.com/clinical/?p=285&cpage=1#comment-24 Steffan Lozinak Sun, 16 May 2010 18:53:16 +0000 http://silveradoblogs.com/clinical/?p=285#comment-24 I personally would like to know how large the sample size was when conducting this study as 1221 couples seems not nearly large enough to come to any actual conclusions. That's like flipping heads 4 times in a row nd assuming that heads has a better probability of being flipped then tails. Also, I feel very strongly that there could be a third underlying variable that effects these couples chances of developing the disease, such as diet and environment. http://www.silvercensus.com I personally would like to know how large the sample size was when conducting this study as 1221 couples seems not nearly large enough to come to any actual conclusions. That’s like flipping heads 4 times in a row nd assuming that heads has a better probability of being flipped then tails. Also, I feel very strongly that there could be a third underlying variable that effects these couples chances of developing the disease, such as diet and environment.

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]]> Comment on Taking a Vacation to Care for Others by Steffan Lozinak http://silveradoblogs.com/clinical/?p=262&cpage=1#comment-23 Steffan Lozinak Tue, 11 May 2010 08:03:22 +0000 http://silveradoblogs.com/clinical/?p=262#comment-23 This is not surprising information at all when one considers how much time we are allotted for our personal lives. Weekends give us time to do the necessary chores around the house or maybe spend some much needed quality time with children, but when through all this does a person get the time to actually take care of their medical issues let alone family medical issues. Personally, I blame the system we are currently living in and the 40 hour work week needed just to get the basics in life, if that. http://www.silvercensus.com This is not surprising information at all when one considers how much time we are allotted for our personal lives. Weekends give us time to do the necessary chores around the house or maybe spend some much needed quality time with children, but when through all this does a person get the time to actually take care of their medical issues let alone family medical issues. Personally, I blame the system we are currently living in and the 40 hour work week needed just to get the basics in life, if that.

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]]> Comment on Check Out My Genes: DNA Testing Increases Medicine Effectiveness by Silverado http://silveradoblogs.com/clinical/?p=197&cpage=1#comment-22 Silverado Tue, 11 May 2010 00:54:16 +0000 http://silveradoblogs.com/clinical/?p=197#comment-22 Great comment. Thanks for sharing. Great comment. Thanks for sharing.

]]> Comment on Rats Trump Mice: Alzheimer’s Rat Engineered for Human Research by Silverado http://silveradoblogs.com/clinical/?p=217&cpage=1#comment-21 Silverado Tue, 11 May 2010 00:53:28 +0000 http://silveradoblogs.com/clinical/?p=217#comment-21 Thanks for reading. We are also looking forward to future studies. We'll keep you posted. Thanks for reading. We are also looking forward to future studies. We’ll keep you posted.

]]> Comment on Hydra Genes Linked to Huntington’s & Alzheimer’s by Silverado http://silveradoblogs.com/clinical/?p=209&cpage=1#comment-20 Silverado Tue, 11 May 2010 00:52:20 +0000 http://silveradoblogs.com/clinical/?p=209#comment-20 Glad you enjoyed it! The human genome is a mystery we are slowly unraveling. Only future studies will tell. Glad you enjoyed it! The human genome is a mystery we are slowly unraveling. Only future studies will tell.

]]> Comment on Panel Discredits Many Alzheimer’s Studies, But Why? by Silverado http://silveradoblogs.com/clinical/?p=266&cpage=1#comment-19 Silverado Tue, 11 May 2010 00:50:59 +0000 http://silveradoblogs.com/clinical/?p=266#comment-19 Great comment! Hope gives people strength. Great comment! Hope gives people strength.

]]> Comment on Panel Discredits Many Alzheimer’s Studies, But Why? by Steffan Lozinak http://silveradoblogs.com/clinical/?p=266&cpage=1#comment-18 Steffan Lozinak Sat, 08 May 2010 06:06:44 +0000 http://silveradoblogs.com/clinical/?p=266#comment-18 You know, one of the possibilities of what death is that I've thought of is the complete forgetting of everything learned in life. This thought terrifies me, as I would hate to get caught in the cycle of repeating things again and again. But really, what is the difference between a pure infant and any other? Aside from of course physicality? It's "knowing" or not knowing for that matter. Alzheimer is a scary disease as we can see the memory decline. But the purity of the person never sheds, and I think the best way to prevent the onset of this illness, is simply to stay mentally active and live in the moment :) You know, one of the possibilities of what death is that I’ve thought of is the complete forgetting of everything learned in life. This thought terrifies me, as I would hate to get caught in the cycle of repeating things again and again. But really, what is the difference between a pure infant and any other? Aside from of course physicality? It’s “knowing” or not knowing for that matter. Alzheimer is a scary disease as we can see the memory decline. But the purity of the person never sheds, and I think the best way to prevent the onset of this illness, is simply to stay mentally active and live in the moment :)

]]> Comment on Hydra Genes Linked to Huntington’s & Alzheimer’s by Steffan Lozinak http://silveradoblogs.com/clinical/?p=209&cpage=1#comment-16 Steffan Lozinak Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:00:22 +0000 http://silveradoblogs.com/clinical/?p=209#comment-16 This is very interesting and honestly I can't wait until we have a better understanding of not just the genome, but what exactly it is and why it's used. Essentially all the philosophical questions that come along with who and what we are :). http://www.silvercensus.com This is very interesting and honestly I can’t wait until we have a better understanding of not just the genome, but what exactly it is and why it’s used. Essentially all the philosophical questions that come along with who and what we are :) .

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]]> Comment on 2010 Alzheimer’s Facts and Figures by Steffan Lozinak http://silveradoblogs.com/clinical/?p=204&cpage=1#comment-15 Steffan Lozinak Thu, 15 Apr 2010 07:31:24 +0000 http://silveradoblogs.com/clinical/?p=204#comment-15 Though I don't deny that Alzheimer's is indeed an issue worthy of much research... i have to ask, is the percentage of the number of people in those age groups getting the disease rising? If not, I din't feel these statistics really make much a difference. 1 out of 100, or 100 out of 10,000 are both 1%. Of course there will be more people with this illness as the sample size grows. However, this does not at all take away from the fact we need to do more research on this illness and come of with a cure or preventative measure. Cheers - http://www.silvercensus.com Though I don’t deny that Alzheimer’s is indeed an issue worthy of much research… i have to ask, is the percentage of the number of people in those age groups getting the disease rising? If not, I din’t feel these statistics really make much a difference. 1 out of 100, or 100 out of 10,000 are both 1%. Of course there will be more people with this illness as the sample size grows.

However, this does not at all take away from the fact we need to do more research on this illness and come of with a cure or preventative measure.

Cheers
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