– Continuing with my explanation of the problems with wanting explanations for why something happens. Why something works. Why something doesn’t work. The why is not the important part. What we need to know are – What we can expect to happen. Under what circumstances we can expect it…

This study demonstrated that blue light treatment resulted in improvements in cognitive function in residents of long-term care communities. This may in turn lead to benefits in reducing the incidence of confusion, aggression, and “sundowning.” By Carole Larkin

The military health care system is not always perceived as being the most innovative, but I will confess to being quite impressed with the plenary remarks given by the Army’s new Surgeon General, LTG Patricia Horoho, at the 2012 Military…

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I still remained surprised and “miffed” that we never get asked if there are any special circumstances in dealing with my mother when she is taken to a new doctor or for medical testing. By Bob DeMarco Alzheimer’s Reading Room On Monday morning, I had to take Dotty for…

A compendium of tough prose and poetry about addiction. Here’s a book I’m delighted to promote unabashedly. I even wrote a jacket blurb for it. I called it an “honest, unflinching book about addiction from a tough group of talented writers. These hard-hitters know whereof they speak, and the…

A senior manager at Great Western Ambulance Service has left the organisation with a £121,000 pay-off. The unnamed individual’s post was no longer required and the trust decided to offer a severance payment. A spokesman for GWAS said the manager concerned had been on a variety of secondments for…

Items stolen from the YAS included vehicle satellite navigation systems, mobile phones, hand-held radios and uniforms. The most serious was the theft of a defibrillator, though this was later recovered by police. A spokesman for Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust (YAS) said all of the thefts have been reported…

Bed sheets and sets would normally be a great way to aid in one’s sleeping endeavours but the Never Sleep Alone Bed Set may not necessarily do that. In fact, this bed set seems to be unadvisable for the kids who want to sleep soundly at night, no thanks…

The East of England Ambulance Service has denied accusations it is manipulating figures to hit emergency response targets. The GMB union says First Responders – volunteers with first aid training – and rapid response vehicles should not be included in the eight-minute response time for life- threatening calls. It…

East Midlands Ambulance Service has again failed to hit target times for responding to emergency calls. The figures for December, show that EMAS reached 72.8 per cent of the most serious calls – known as category A8 – within eight minutes.The target is 75 per cent, and the national…