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Recreational therapist Yvonne Russell and social worker Daniel Cohen explain how music can improve the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

See how the power of music allowed one man to tap back into part of himself that had long been obscured by dementia.

Alone, angry and exhausted... those are just three words that describe what a caregiver can feel. Patti Davis shares with us what she learned through her father's battle with Alzheimer's disease and how she is helping others.

Scientists know that neurons in the brains of dementia patients contain abnormally high amounts of two proteins, tau and beta ameloid. Professor Jurgen Goetz of the Queensland Brain Institute says

Jojo Rhines discusses how hard it's been living with HIV, and how difficult it is to obtain healthcare for the condition in many southern communities.

June Cross discusses HIV, the costs associated with it, and shares a story of an HIV-positive friend who opted to just stop taking medication rather than deal with the headache of healthcare.

Deepak Chopra, author and M.D., gives us important tips for how to prevent the onset of Alzheimer's, and how to keep the mind sharp. Part of the series Mondays with Marlo on MarloThomas.com

HIV: USA is a nationwide creative writing and documentary film project that features participants living with HIV/AIDS and writings about their disease in order to educate and inform and to encourage HIV testing.

Alzheimer's disease, the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States, is an irreversible, progressive brain disease that slowly destroys memory and cognitive skills. E.R. physician Dr. Travis Stork illustrates how Alzheimer's disease affects the brain.

Dr. Freda Lewis-Hall, Chief Medical Officer of Pfizer, joins The Doctors to further explain the devastating effects of Alzheimer's.

HIV: USA is a nationwide creative writing and documentary film project that features participants living with HIV/AIDS and writings about their disease in order to educate and inform and to encourage HIV testing. HIV: RI is one state specific chapter of this collaborative effort featuring several HIV positive Rhode Islanders who gave their permission to share a very intimate part of their life.

HIV: USA is a nationwide creative writing and documentary film project that features participants living with HIV/AIDS and writings about their disease in order to educate and inform and to encourage HIV testing. HIV: NYC is a collaborative video project highlighting several HIV+ New Yorkers who chose to share a very intimate part of their lives through poetry and prose. By ignoring stigma, it sheds light on the reality of living with the virus that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.

The Doctors reveal top first aid myths and how to properly care for cuts and scrapes.

If you were in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, would you want to know? Melinda Beck on Lunch Break explains why one 57-year-old California woman and her husband wish they had never learned.

Do yo know how to handle a burn? What can you give as an antidote for poison? Amanda gives a refresher course on how to be counted on for an emergency.

Learn how to perform hands-only CPR; it could save someone's life.

Learn to help someone who's been poisoned with these first aid instructions.

Learn how to handle alcohol poisoning by following this guide.

Get CPR certification by finding a class in your area using these tips.

Learn how to care for a blister and bandage it with these important steps.

Learn how to make a sling with these step-by-step instructions so you'll be prepared for an emergency.

Learn how to bandage an injured elbow with these easy tips.

Know the correct way to bandage an injured hand.

E.R. physician Dr. Travis Stork demonstrates how pantyhose can be used to create a strong sling for someone who has fallen and injured their collar bone.

Learn how to use a cold compress to reduce inflammation with these important tips.

Know how to make a butterfly bandage, which can speed up healing by pulling the skin together.

Learn how to stop a light nosebleed with these important tips.

Use the information provided here to recognize the symptoms of a broken toe.

Recognize the symptoms of a broken finger using the information provided here.

Learn how to stop scars from forming as soon as you get a cut with these useful tips.