The silver tsunami of aging Americans is here Are the health needs of seniors different from those younger Do medications have a different effect I have seen it all I have seen the business executive swindled by the neighbor the loving wife who now chases her husband out of the house every night thinking he is an intruder the woman who was treated with medications but still had pain and agitation Elizabeth Landsverk MD Dr Liz Landsverk has over twenty years of experience in providing medical care to the elders She is board-certified in Internal Medicine Geriatric Medicine and Palliative [... more]

In a research team at Stanford University studied more than two hundred students in an experiment that included switching between tasks and memory exercises Surprisingly the study found that students who viewed themselves as good multitaskers because they were in the habit of doing several things at a time did worse than those who preferred to perform one task at a time Multitasking made it more difficult to focus their thoughts and filter irrelevant information Maintaining focus when our minds are distracted can be a challenge When Jesus visited Mary and Martha rsquo s home Martha was busy working and [... more]