Talking about aging early saves families from heartache later
Discussions about plans for aging should not wait until people are elderly but should begin early, gerontologists and social workers say.
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Discussions about plans for aging should not wait until people are elderly but should begin early, gerontologists and social workers say.
Berkeley, California (CNN) — In the pottery classroom at the North Berkeley Senior Center, Josie Adler shapes lumps of clay into works of art. Carving knives, awls, paintbrushes and molds
Amid a nationwide explosion of eating disorder diagnoses, seven former patients and three former staff members staff described to The Denver Post a punitive and traumatic environment at the Denver-based Eating Recovery Center, one of the largest treatment providers in the country.
To judge by many public service announcements, eating disorders are diseases that affect young, white females, and mainly involve starvation or binging-and-purging. In reality, these equal-opportunity destroyers vary as much as the people they hurt.
A SciLine journalists webinar held last week hosted three panelists who addressed the rising number of eating disorders seen in the U.S. and the treatments that are available.