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• Horne: Behind "I'm fine" — the lives of Alzheimer's caregivers - Longview News

  People ask how we are doing. "We're fine," we reassure them in our best caregiver manner. Sometimes what we really want to say is, "Can you help me? I feel like I'm drowning." We usually don't, though, because of pride. We long to be able to take off our "I'm fine" mask for a while and share our story; it would help lighten the load. It's not that we want pity — pity is stigmatizing and weakens us. We just want someone to be present with us on our journey for a few moments because it's a lonely ..

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• Breast-feeding moms say cover-up asked at Statehouse

  

  Women participating in the Nationwide Nurse-In at the Capitol on Friday said they were asked not to breastfeed in public.(Photo: Special to the Register/Courtesy of Amber Schwickerath)Women participating in the Nationwide Nurse-In at the Iowa Capitol on Friday found themselves in the middle of the very situation they were there to raise awareness for, they said.The Nationwide Nurse-In is an event to bring attention to public breast-feeding laws at each state's Capitol. In Iowa, the group include..

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• Clinical News Roundup: FDA Rejects Evidence For Muscular Dystrophy Drug

  

  By Ed Miseta, Chief Editor, Clinical LeaderFollow Me On Twitter @EdClinical FDA Panel: Lack Of Sufficient Evidence For Muscular Dystrophy Treatment In 2014, the FDA noted an unmet medical need in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), and the need to make new treatments available. In that same statement, the agency also noted its commitment to working with all companies to expedite the development and approval of safe and effective drugs to treat the disease. In the years leading up to that stateme..

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• This gene may help determine how old you look

  

  Variations in a particular gene may help explain why some people appear more youthful than others, researchers say.The gene, known as MC1R, is already well known for influencing skin and hair color. Certain variants of MC1R are more common in people with red hair, pale skin and freckles, the researchers said.Now, a new study suggests those same variants affect "perceived age" -- that is, how old you appear to other people.The researchers found that older adults who carried the "risk" variants o..

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• Parkites Connect to raise mental health awareness

  

  The core group of Connect is, from left, Jim Whitney, Dodi Wilson, Lana Youngberg, Lynne and Ed Rutan, Ray Freer, Laura Waugaman and Dirk Beal. The organization will present an array of events around Park City and Summit County for Mental Health Month. (Shane/Park Record) Park City's Ed and Lynne Rutan know the struggles of the mentally ill.Their youngest son, after years of battling Schizoaffective Disorder, has his life back."We're extremely lucky that his illness is under control and tha..

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