Maria C Castaneda-mccann P.T.

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• How Art Can Be Used by Dementia Patients to Make Connections

  For those suffering from dementia, confusion and disorientation can be a daily struggle. They may have short term memory loss or worse, lose their ability to communicate. These side effects are frustrating for dementia patients and can be equally as frustrating for their caregivers and family...

• Inspiring Tale of a Lupus Patient Who Hiked the Pacific Crest Trail

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• What is a Lung Biopsy?

  A lung biopsy is a medical procedure which involves removal of a small piece of lung tissue to examine it closely under a powerful microscope. Lung biopsy can be done in 4 different ways. However, the method used depends solely on the overall body health and the place of the lung where the sample is...

• Military Members at a Greater Risk for Alzheimer's Disease

  During the last 10 years, Alzheimer cases in military members have doubled. It is not a secret that members of the military face many psychological problems because of the stress they face in operations against organized crime, especially during wars. For many of them it is just a traumatic event...

• Autoimmune Disorders Affect Birth Rates

  New research suggests that more than half of women who suffer from autoimmune disorders, like rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and lupus, have fewer babies than planned. This study is the first of its kind to find an association between autoimmune disorders and different conditions, like infertility,...