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Learn how Emmy award-winning TV personality Leeza Gibbons is helping educate Alzheimer’s patients and their families about appropriate care during the various stages of the disease.
Pfizer’s Chief Medical Officer Freda Lewis-Hall shares ways in which you can contribute to medical research on Alzheimer’s and other devastating diseases.
Filmmaker Max Lugavere joins HuffPost Live to talk about brain health, including the steps he's taking to prevent neurological diseases. He'll also discuss his latest projects and much more.
Actress Julianne Moore's latest film, "Still Alice," focuses on how Alzheimer's can impact an entire family. Plastic surgeon Dr. Andrew Ordon opens up about losing his mother to the devastating disease.
Learn how certain medications used to treat Parkinson's disease can cause patients to engage in addictive behaviors, such as gambling and engaging in risky sexual activity.
The Doctors share the heroic story of Hakeem, a man who happened to be in the right place at the right time. Hear how he saved the life of a 2-month-old girl named Adda Claire, whose mother found her face down and not breathing in her crib.
The Doctors share the heroic story of Hakeem, a man who happened to be in the right place at the right time. Hear how he saved the life of a 2-month-old girl named Adda Claire, whose mother found her face down and not breathing in her crib.
Kelly Gunderson has been caring for her 87-year-old mom who suffers from Alzheimer's - the most common form of dementia.
Marc talks with our HuffPost Community about why it seems as thug the gay community has forgotten about HIV.
As a standout wrestler, Michael Johnson (or "Tiger Mandingo") was respected. As a gay man, he was desired. And as a defendant charged with passing on HIV, he's become a scapegoat, argues reporter Steven Thrasher. He joins to discuss his article.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has released a report showing that between 2001 and 2011, new HIV diagnoses among men who have sex with men increased by 132 percent.
After TV producer Mark Koberg was diagnosed with HIV, he says he dealt with the condition medically but not emotionally. After a year, the emotional burden took a toll on his health, and doctors told him he had to reduce his stress. Mark turned to mindful-based stress reduction. Advocates say mindful-based stress reduction can help people better manage stress, fear, anger, anxiety and depression.
More than five million American's are living with Alzheimer's disease and sometimes this frightening disease comes on quickly without any warning signs. But researchers are now identifying some clues to Alzheimer's that you should know about.
Caring for an ailing parent is a life-changing event. Beyond the sadness and suffering, the experience can teach caregiving children a lot about toughness, perseverance and especially love. WSJ contributor Dave Shiflett shares his story on Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero.
Will Brawner joins HuffPost Live and talks about how he turned his tragedy into triumph.
Will Brawner talks with Marc about how he had unprotected sex despite knowing he was HIV-Positive.
"25 to Life" tells the story of one man's coming-of-age with HIV. After hiding his status for 25 years, the film follows Will Brawner on his life journey through the tough issues of sex, race and manhood. Will and the film's director join us live.
This is not your typical thrift store; Out of the Closet takes pride in not draining your checking account, but they'll gladly take a bit of your blood. The store offers free HIV testing and is even putting in a pharmacy, hoping to remove the stigma that comes with HIV, and also gives 96 of each $1 to the HIV community.
When you think of a blanket you want it to be comfortable, you want it to keep you warm, but do you expect it to save your life? Probably not. But that was before The Bodyguard Blanket: designed to shield kids from tornado debris and bullets. The blanket allows kids to have a fighting chance if their school zone turns into a danger zone.
When you think of a blanket you want it to be comfortable, you want it to keep you warm, but do you expect it to save your life? Probably not. But that was before The Bodyguard Blanket: designed to shield kids from tornado debris and bullets. The blanket allows kids to have a fighting chance if their school zone turns into a danger zone.
We classify cancer in different stages and now researchers are doing something similar with Alzheimer's disease. It could mean a much earlier diagnosis and better treatment for many people.
AIDS in the 1980s ravaged the gay community as hospitals and the government turned a blind eye. We talk to the people who lived through the first phase of the AIDS crisis watching their friends die.
AIDS in the 1980s ravaged the gay community as hospitals and the government turned a blind eye. We talk to the people who lived through the first phase of the AIDS crisis watching their friends die.
Florence Ngobeni-Allen lost her first child to HIV when she transmitted it to her daughter without knowing that she herself was infected. Here, Ngobeni-Allen shares the powerful story of how she later learned that children can be born free of HIV with access to medication and proper care and how she went on to have two sons who were born free.
Melvyn Amrine, of Little Rock, Ark., may not remember the details of his life since his Alzheimer's diagnosis, but he recently proved that his love for his wife transcends memory.
In the wake of the premiere of HBO's original film "The Normal Heart," HuffPost Live is joined by doctors and activists who were at the forefront of the fight against HIV-AIDS.
In the wake of the premiere of HBO's original film "The Normal Heart," HuffPost Live is joined by doctors and activists who were at the forefront of the fight against HIV-AIDS.
Rae Lewis-Thornton joins HuffPost Live to discuss how her AIDS diagnosis was kill her more than the disease itself.
In the lead up to the premier of HBO's original film "The Normal Heart," we discuss how advancements in medicine have helped those infected with HIV or AIDS to live longer and healthier lives.
In the lead up to the premier of HBO's original film "The Normal Heart," we discuss how advancements in medicine have helped those infected with HIV or AIDS to live longer and healthier lives.