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Medical and Mental Health

[caption id="attachment_1088" align="aligncenter" width="268" caption="A Boomers Guide to Dealing With Bi-Polar and Mood Disorders During A Recession"][/caption] by Boomeryearbook.com The current economic recession will see many people having to deal with different situations, either with themselves or their family members. One of the problems that have...

[caption id="attachment_1095" align="aligncenter" width="263" caption="Picture credit to: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v423/n6939/images/423497a-f1.2.jpg"][/caption] by BoomerYearbook According to the DSM-IV, (American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual), a person over the age of 18 who shows a pervasive pattern of disregard for, and the violation of the rights of others with these patterns...

[caption id="attachment_1098" align="aligncenter" width="239" caption="Picture credit to: http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b104/Blondeonahd/Casey%20Anthony/CaseyAnthony-1.jpg"][/caption] An exploration by BoomerYearbook.com The average anti-social personality or 'sociopath' is not a serial killer or an obviously scary person. They can be our children, neighbors, boss, co-workers or friends. The trait they have in...

[caption id="attachment_1031" align="aligncenter" width="217" caption="Have Scientists Now Confirmed Stem Cells As A Possible Treatment For Stroke?"][/caption] by BoomerYearbook.com Six years ago, scientists showed that stem cells had promise in treating strokes. They tracked the body's own stem cells during brain repair; learned how to target stroke-damaged regions;...

[caption id="attachment_1034" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Research Suggest Treatments For Lupus In The Heart"][/caption] by BoomerYearbook.com Systemic lupus erythematosus (S.L.E.), commonly called lupus, is a chronic autoimmune disorder that can affect virtually any organ of the body. In lupus, the body's immune system, which normally functions to protect against...

[caption id="attachment_1037" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Major Breakthrough In Immune Response Of Hepatitis C"][/caption] by BoomerYearbook.com Researchers from Scripps Institute and La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology came up with the same conclusion after conducting two separate studies. This was that by altering a specific immune system molecule...

[caption id="attachment_1040" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="It's Early Days Yet For Possible New Diabetes Treatment"][/caption] by Boomeryearbook.com Diabetes is a serious metabolic disease caused by the body's inability to produce proper amounts of insulin to regulate the usage and storage of sugar in the bloodstream. When your body converts...

[caption id="attachment_970" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="A Daily Dose Of Aspirin May Very Well Treat Your Colon Cancer!"][/caption] by BoomerYearbook.com One of the major breakthroughs in the study of potential cancer treatments to date is the use of “everyday aspirin” to reduce the risk and spread of colon cancer....

[caption id="attachment_763" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Anti – Aging the Boomer Way"][/caption] by BoomerYearbook.com If you're a baby boomer, then you're one of those who have helped reach the $4 billion-mark a year in skin and body care expenditures alone! Four billion dollars is an enormous amount, more so...

[caption id="attachment_666" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="The Secret to Happiness"][/caption] By BoomerYearbook.com Everyone wants to be happy! Money, relationships, power, success, fitness, meditation, spirituality, religion etc. are all ways through which we seek happiness, but happiness often turns elusive! Some of us spend an entire lifetime seeking...