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Delusions, hallucinations, and generally misinterpreting the world are not uncommon in dementia. Here are some of the reasons they happen, and what can be done about them.

People who have dementia often accuse the people closest to them of theft, injury, or other horrible things. While abuse can be real, it's important to remember that most accusations are a symptom of disease. Here are 10 ways to deal with them.

Wandering in people who have dementia is both common and exhausting. It leads to getting lost, but also to malnutrition, failures of medication, social isolation, and an earlier need to go into nursing care. Here are 10 ways to prevent it.

Patients with arthritis are more likely to have joint deformities. This article outlines 5 different things arthritis patients should know about joint deformities.

Arthritis is the most common cause of joint pain, swelling, stiffness and inflammation. However, there are other diseases that mimic symptoms of arthritis. This article outlines the different diseases that also cause joint pain and swelling.

Certain kinds of dementia cause people to lose their inhibitions against swearing, making false accusations, taking off their clothes at in appropriate times, stealing, and making unwanted sexual advances. Here's what you can do.

UTIs have the ability to spread from the urethra to the bladder, then continue on and involve the ureters and eventually the kidneys.

All urinary tract infections are painful and annoying, some more so than others. Especially when they lead to back pain.

A woman’s anatomy makes her more susceptible to UTIs. A female’s urethra is much shorter than a males, giving a shorter road to travel to the bladder.

Several natural treatment options are available for UTIs. Should you decide lactobacillus is the form of prevention or treatment you prefer to use, then there are guidelines for dosages.