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Empowering people to live with chronic conditions
Jerry Halberstadt
Sun, 10/26/2008 - 17:47
What are the prospects today for enabling people living with a chronic health problem (like sleep apnea, COPD, or diabetes) to be empowered to manage their own health?
Elderly Crossings
A Path to Another Country Psychologists say that moving, divorce, and the death of a loved one are three of the most difficult life transitions. Have they measured the difficulty of moving to that other country, the land of the aged?
Diabetes: Another Poorly Managed Chronic Disease
Jerry Halberstadt
Fri, 08/24/2007 - 20:09
Diabetes is dificult to manage, but we know that a person with diabetes needs to be educated, motivated, and diligent to succeed. Unfortunately, most people with diabetes do not enjoy a complete regimen of care, and don't know what they are missing.
What damage did sleep apnea do to me?
[Jerry replies to a question from "Charles"] You wrote that you may have had apnea for 10 years and wonder what damage might have been done before you started treatment.
Living with Age: The elderly in America
Jerry Halberstadt
Wed, 07/18/2007 - 20:22
Is 70 the new 60, or the new 70? How are the elderly, defined by the Census Bureau as those over 65, living?
Sleeping Beauty: Who Can Awaken Her?
We are a nation asleep. Millions of Americans don't get enough restful sleep. If life were like a fairy tale, sleep disorders including sleep apnea would not still be a major public health problem.