Every year the National Eye Institute (NEI) designates February as the month of February Visual Impairment Awareness Month. APHVisionAware is collaborating with NEI to promote this important event. Why? The number of elderly people with visual impairment is increasing and…
Are you traveling for holidays? Air travel at this time of year is always a challenge, especially for travelers with hearing loss. Check out our helpful strategies, defend your rights and learn a new way to file complaints with the…
Written by Alison Proffitt NEW YORK – In opening remarks at this week’s Integrative Health Care Symposium in New York, Dr. Tirona Le Dog, founding director of integrative and functional medicine at UC Irvine’s Susan Samuel Institute for Integrative Health,…
Imagine meeting the love of your life, getting into a relationship with them, and then belatedly realizing who you really are body The Federation rejects It sounds like some kind of sick cosmic joke, but anecdotal evidence suggests it may…
by Robin VossAP What are the five doshas? The word dosha comes from the Sanskrit root dush, which is equivalent to the English word “dys,” as in dysfunction. Besides viewing the dosha as an error it can create, Ayurveda views…
Most of us learn the alphabet as one of our first lessons in life. We then use this tool to build knowledge and communicate with the world around us. Unfortunately, many of us don’t have the same tools in everyday…
Is brain damage linked to milk consumption due to the pesticide heptachlor or the milk sugar galactose? Parkinson’s disease He is A neurodegenerative disorder of the brain that affects millions of people. What causes this? Well, if you are He…
I want to share my experiences and milestones in using canes throughout my life. For many years, I didn’t consider my cane a tool for independence. She felt embarrassed when she saw me carrying it and often resisted using it.…
Donnie, 8, shows off his cochlear implant. Donnie’s story Written by Joel Dean and Jenny Antonakis Donnie, 8, shows off his cochlear implant Donnie came into this world as a beautiful, healthy baby boy after a routine pregnancy. When he…
Written by Alison Proffitt For the millions of patients still experiencing fatigue, brain fog, racing heartbeats, and a constellation of other symptoms months or years after contracting the coronavirus, Dr. George Schatz has a message: The rules of conventional medicine…
