

Ruby Valley Medical Center Initiates Elder Liaison Project
The Ruby Valley Medical Center has initiated an Elder Liaison Project to support the senior members of the community during the winter month


Lifestyle Choices Can Help Reduce the Risk of Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, affecting memory, thinking and behavior. Alzheimer’s disease progressively destroys brain cells. There are treatments to temporarily reduce the symptoms of Alzheimer’s but there are no treatments to prevent, cure or slow the progression of the disease. Alzheimer’s and other dementias are not a normal part of aging but they occur most frequently after age 65. There are three factors that determine the likelihood of devel