Several million seniors are living with advanced dementia, and most--up to 85 percent--will develop problems eating. While a third of those patients will receive feeding tubes, new research shows that ...

Dementia from Parkinson's disease was taking its toll on Joan Jewell. She could still respond to music, if a helper wheeled her to the Sunday concert at the Hebrew Rehabilitation Center in Boston, but ...

It’s common for people with Alzheimer’s disease to stop eating or drinking in the later stages. At any time, about 10% to 15% of people who have it don’t eat or drink enough and lose weight. This ...

An innovative approach to treating neonatal feeding problems has allowed infants who were struggling to feed orally to be discharged earlier and without feeding tubes, subsequently saving millions of ...

Screen shot of the report on the Pennsylvania Department of Heath site where nursing home inspection reports can be read. A Golden Living nursing home in East Pennsboro Township has fixed a list of ...

Placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube has become an 'essential' technique for children and young people with a wide range of problems with feeding and nutrition. Gastrostomy ...

"Putting a feeding tube in my mother was the worst decision we ever made. I will not make that mistake with my father." The speaker's father had a Living Will stating that he did not want a feeding ...

Many severe and/or chronic diseases of childhood can be accompanied by undernutrition, and when dietary measures are insufficient to fulfil the nutritional requirements of these children, enteral ...

A Texas mom was arrested last week on allegations that she faked her 4-year-old son’s medical problems, a scheme that involved more than 200 unnecessary doctor visits and more than 70 prescriptions, ...