April 6, 2015

Up to half of the people who are diagnosed with Alzheimer's never know about it. A new report from the Alzheimer’s Association says doctors are often reluctant to give the bad news, are afraid of the reaction, or fear they won't be believed. Alzheimer’s now affects over 5 million Americans, including 200,000 people under the age of 65. Source Link

If you want to avoid germs in the kitchen that can make you sick, ditch those cloth towels. Testing shows hand towels are the top contamination hazard because people use them to wipe off kitchen surfaces that carry bacteria. And don’t handle your cellphone when preparing food because it can also harbor those bad bugs. Source Link

The generation gap in social media has the reigning champ catering to a growing older crowd. A survey found that Facebook is most popular with the Baby Boomer set. Their children or grandchildren ages 18 to 34 say their favorite social network is Snapchat, followed by Tumblr and then Twitter. Source Link