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Podcasts
Caring For Aging Parents 11/20
WWJ's Pat Sweeting says it is best to be prepared when anticipating the care of aging parents.
Caring For Aging Parents 11/16
WWJ's Pat Sweeting talks about grants to study Alzheimer's Disease.
Caring for Aging Parents 11/13
WWJ's Pat Sweeting says it is best to be prepared when anticipating the care of aging parents.
Caring for Aging Parents 11/9
November is starting out very gently but WWJ's Pat Sweeting says, help others be prepared with blizzard boxes.
Home Health Products

Medicare Coverage And Footwear For Diabetics


Did you know that if you have diabetes you might qualify for therapeutic shoes or inserts?

Watch Your Feet! Diabetics Pay Special Attention


Diabetes puts you at risk for a number of health complications, including disease of the nervous system, which can lead to impaired sensation or pain in the feet.

Safety Tips For Oxygen Therapy Users


If you or someone you’re caring for is prescribed oxygen therapy, click for some important safety tips you should follow. 

Advances In Home Oxygen Therapy Make Life Easier


It used to be if you were on oxygen therapy, getting oxygen was cumbersome and limiting.  Oxygen delivery equipment was heavy and hard to lug around – if you could transport it at all.  Not so anymore. 

Oxygen Therapy Basics


Oxygen therapy is prescribed for many conditions, including emphysema, lung cancer, cystic fibrosis, sarcoidosis, COPD, congestive heart failure and others. 

Henry Ford Health Products Offers Online Ordering


Henry Ford Health Products decided to launch a Web site with their healthcare product offerings several years ago, in order to make it easier for patients to order products for their medical needs, and to take advantage of e-commerce features and cost reductions.

Henry Ford Health Products Employee Takes It Personally


As Diabetes Marketing Coordinator for Henry Ford Health Products Barbara Sterling’s job is to go out and build relationships with doctors and nurses, educating them about products, often new or upgraded, for their patients who have diabetes.
 
 
Helpful Links

Binsons Home Health Care Centers


The #1 Home Health Care supplies provider in Michigan.

PortableOxygen.org


Created by a doctor, this website is designed to help patients and health care professionals deal with the many complex issues of oxygen therapy.

Henry Ford Health Products


Order anything “from A to Z” for home medical equipment, available for order online.
 
 
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Elder News

$75k Grants For Alzheimer's Research


Three of the projects involving Dr. Cohen, at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Dr. Lieberman of Georgia Tech and Dr. Pastorino of Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center -- focus on various proteins, their function, and possible link to development of Alzheimer's disease.

Plan Ahead For Winter Storms


With the arrival of November, most of us who've lived in Michigan for a while know that the snow might fall at any time now. But, because not everyone can simply take a heavy snowfall in stride, the AARP asks us to remember those who can't get around as easily as others.

Program Offers Help Returning To Work


Are you at or beyond age 55 and looking for a job? N. Charles Anderson, President and CEO of the Urban League of Detroit and Southeast Michigan talked with WWJ's Pat Sweeting about the Mature Workers Program.

90th Birthday Present Has Westland Woman High On The Hog


Shirley Courlas is in a Westland Hospice. She turns 90 on October 31. And she wants a ride on a Harley-Davison motorcycle for her birthday.

A Little Help Along the 'Road to Recovery'


Mom needs to get to treatment and dad needs to use the car to get to work. Well, the American Cancer Society may be able to help through its “Road to Recovery” program, a transportation service to and from treatment.

Interview: Seniors At Risk for HIV


With input from Detroit Medical Center's Dr. Lawrence Crane, WWJ Newsradio 950's Pat Sweeting explores the reasons why more people over age 50 are being diagnosed with HIV-AIDS.
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