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We’ve finally come to the edge of the Fountain of Youth, but still a few steps away from fetching the waters.

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Forensic nursing, a relatively new specialty in the nursing field, encompasses the tasks of providing care to crime victims, collecting forensic evidence that may be significant in trials, and providing health care services to our country’s prison population. The International Association of Forensic Nurses, the professional organization for this field, develops, promotes, and distributes information relative to forensic nursing science. There are many sub specialties within this field which are examined in this article.

As families begin to confront the decisions involved in how to best care for a loved one who no longer is able to live alone, who requires assistance with daily living, or requires medical care, family relationships are becoming increasingly strained. Indeed, today family conflict is not uncommon – especially when care needs are great. This is the first in a two-part series on mediation. A follow-up sequel will explore the specialization family caregiver mediation and explain how this process helps to salvage precious family ties while coping with caregiving issues for a parent or another significant other.

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New studies show the benefits of physical activity and omega-3s on keeping the elderly brain agile and away from Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias.

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By now, you surely are aware that our brains retain the ability to generate neurons and change over our lifetimes, breaking the scientific paradigm prevalent during the 20th century. And you have read about the growing number of brain games and brain fitness programs offered. Now, you may wonder, why is all this happening now? To understand that, let’s review 10 important events that took place in 2007, a seminal year for the field.

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A few years ago Miranda M. lost her husband. After a short time her grandson (her only available relative) persuaded her to move across several states to be closer to him. He located a nice retirement…

By not planning for the future we guarantee that we will leave our children with a tremendous burden. Just about the time they are preparing for their own retirement and their children’s college educ…

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Everyone with a medical condition or allergy should have a medical id alert bracelet. There are many places that you can find a wide variety of medical alert jewelry styles, especially on the interne…

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Snowbirds. To a Florida native, it used to be a derisive term for those retirees that flood the Florida coast when the winters turn cold up North – but these days, snowbirds are being viewed a little differently.

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Our society is set up to regard meat eating as the ‘norm’. Those people who choose a vegetarian diet are often thought of as difficut, ‘trying to be different’ or just odd.

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