To prevent what it calls ''a global aging crisis,'' an expert panel convened by the LifeStar Institute, recommends that the U.S. and other countries collaborate to use their public health agencies to inform citizens about how they can improve their lifestyles so that they can live longer and healthier lives. The panel also identified a ''need to ...

The American Medical Directors Association (AMDA) Foundation, the non-profit research and education arm of AMDA, invites you to meet two dogs that have a key role in caring for long term care facility residents. Come meet Sophie and Tessa and hear from their owner, a facility medical director, and other physicians about the power of pets in their ...

If your residents are not complying with their metformin medication schedule, it could be the smell, which has been described as similar to dead fish. Many diabetics report nausea when taking the commonly prescribed drug, but doctors have not associated it with the odor. Read more here.