Aging


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Alzheimer's Prevention Program
Alzheimer's Prevention Program
Gary Small
February 9, 2012
01:01:00
Alzheimer’s disease currently afflicts 5 million Americans; one American is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s every 70 seconds, and right now the only cure is prevention. Can Alzheimer’s really be prevented? What are the new research techniques being used to study Alzheimer’s disease?
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On Behalf of the City and Its Senior Citizens
Kevin Valentine
January 14, 2011
00:29:57
With the gift of a home by an East Cleveland, resident, social worker and senior citizen, The Helen S. Brown Center was created.
Oliver Sacks: The Mind's Eye
Oliver Sacks: The Mind's Eye
Oliver Sacks
October 28, 2010
00:59:17
Oliver Sacks, neurologist and popularizer of the science of the mind, discusses his newest work, The Mind's Eye, in conversation with writer and editor Cullen Murphy.
Mary Catherine Bateson: Composing a Further Life
Mary Catherine Bateson: Composing a Further Life
Mary Catherine Bateson
September 21, 2010
00:57:39
Anthropologist and expert on aging Mary Catherine Bateson discusses her book, Composing a Further Life: The Age of Active Wisdom.
Bill Kelly: Surviving and Thriving in Difficult Times
William Kelly
September 13, 2010
00:15:01
William Kelly, a wholesale diamond broker, tells the story of his near death experience of having a stroke during a baseball game.
The Youth Pill
David Stipp
September 10, 2010
00:47:10
David Stipp discusses his new book on the scientific and medical discoveries that will lead to greater longevity with good health. The author is critical of bogus remedies and promises of extended youth.
Diabetes Update
Diabetes Update
Jay Mepani
July 23, 2010
00:46:30
Jay Mepani, M.D., a DeKalb Medical endocrinologist discusses the latest information about the prevalence and complications of diabetes.
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Caregiver Relief
Ruth Sarmiento
June 16, 2009
00:42:38
North Fulton Regional Hospital presents a panel discussion on caregiver relief and the options for those who care for others, whether professionally or through personal responsibility.