Drug abuse is a matter that is draws much attention and condemnation in the society. Drugs by simple definition include those in rare or unprocessed and those in finished or processed forms.

A lot of those that are involved in drug were influenced by their friends either in school or outside the school. This as a result connotes that parents/guardians are required to watch out for the kind of friends their children are moving with both in the school and outside it.

The bad...

Millions of American suffer from back pain everyday. Whether it be from injuries, work or something as simple as hunched over your computer for hours back pain is common. Back pain can simply come from the stressful, hectic world we live in today. Finding some relief from this pain has become an endless search for many.

Many people have turned to chiropractors for help with the pain, while others hire professional masseuse' to help alleviate the pain in their backs. While these...

Caring for aging parents, an elderly spouse, or a close friend can prove to be quite challenging, especially in case a crisis hits when you are not at home. You already have to complete the task at hand and suddenly you find yourself facing responsibilities of elderly care. It is always better to leave the care of your aging mother, who needs to be hospitalized due to a broken hip, or your friend who has to be taken to a rehab facility for an illness, to emergency care...

As people grow older and reach mid sixties, their capacity to take care of themselves becomes goes down. Elderly people mostly have impaired mobility, low energy and less thinking power. It makes living independently more difficult.

Caring for ageing and sick parents and elderly members of family becomes too taxing for adult children and leads to lot of friction at home. Parents and elderly people, who are supposed to get more support and care...

Dementia is a health condition that affects mainly people in their latter years. It involves the gradual loss of mental ability, which results in the loss of memory, changes in personality and ultimately a loss of social ability. Dementia can be broadly defined in layman's terms as a condition where there is a deterioration of the brain capacity leading to intellectual impairment. However, it is important to state here that dementia is not a normal part of growing old and it is correct...

Electric lift chairs have gone a long way since their humble beginnings. Many elderly and disabled have great difficulty getting up after being seated for an extended period of time, and electric liftchairs were designed to aide the user in standing up. At the beginning, electric liftchairs were no more than modified recliners, lacking both features and safety. Nowadays, electric power chairs can come with everything short of the kitchen sink.

Lift chairs began to take root in the...

In the early 1980's, American's who suffered from limited mobility saw relief in the form of power lift chairs. The earliest of models were nothing more than everyday recliners with lift mechanisms. Imagine a Lay-Z-Boy with a spring lift attached to a button - while not quite as primitive, you get the idea. These early lift chairs were DANGEROUS - there was no gradual lift here, if you weren't prepared for it and accidentally pressed the wrong button, the unsuspecting user could be...

Studies show that 10% of Medicare beneficiary's early hospital readmissions were preventable. "There were 301,017 readmissions that were clinically related" (Norbert I. Goldfield, 2008) to a previous admission which was classified as be preventable or unnecessary. Statistics show that hospitals that have been effective in creating discharge plans experience lower readmission rates. Although the need for case management services has increased over the last decade, the concept...

There's a problem that every extended family are unlikely to avoid: the elderly care! The parents have devoted all their lives to us when they are strong; now, when they turn weaker and weaker, it's our time to make some contribution to our parents.

1 Spend more time with parents.

With the flying of time, the parents have much less friends: maybe some of them have died away; maybe some of them are too weak to walk outside. In a word, parents begin to be lonely when...

Youth eventually gives way to old age sooner or later, and you'll soon have to face certain challenges that can make your later life extremely tough. At an advanced age, you may be facing some limitations with regards to your movements. Aging can bring about infirmity and disabilities of various types and having varying impacts on your life. But it is important that you do not let these problems get you down and out. In order to retain your mobility, you should try out lift chairs. Read...