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Felicia Coen has been married to her husband, Alvin, for 53 years. Yet every day that passes, she feels like she’s losing the love of her life. Alvin Coen, a three-time mayor of Huntington Beach and a local lawyer, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2010. For the past several months, his overall state has … Read More

As an adult, there are three vaccines you should be aware of and discuss with your doctor. Pertussis Booster Vaccine This is a vaccine to prevent whooping cough. It turns out that the series of shots we all received as a child, did not prove to give us a lifetime of immunity like we thought. … Read More

The information is out there. According to the Public Health Reports from Washington D.C.,“the strongest evidence suggests that physical activity and exercise probably alleviate some symptoms associated with mild to moderate depression. The evidence also suggests that physical activity and exercise might provide a beneficial adjunct for alcoholism and substance abuse programs; improve self-image, social … Read More

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – September 18, 2014 – The Hoag Hospital Foundation hosted its 10th Anniversary Choose Nursing, Choose Hoag 2014 Luncheon, held on Wednesday, September 17, 2014, at the Balboa Bay Resort with grateful Hoag patient and best-selling author, Dean Koontz, as the keynote speaker. America’s most popular suspense novelist Dean Koontz is a … Read More

In an effort to slow or prevent the development of dementia as a person ages studies have shown that engaging in intellectual pursuits and expressing creativity can help. So,Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute’s Orange County Vital Brain Aging Program (OCVBAP) is calling on an unlikely ally in the battle against Alzheimer’s disease: Bugs Bunny. On Friday, … Read More

Mom might have told you that cartoons will rot your brain, but Chuck Jones knew otherwise. The creator of the Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, Marvin Martian and so many other Looney Tunes pals, Jones used his creativity and his wit to stay eternally young at heart. Now studies show that creativity like Jones’ can … Read More

Hoag Hospital Memorial Presbyterian’s Neuroscience Institute and Hoag Family Cancer Institute are introducing a program to treat pituitary gland tumors. Hoag hired Dr. Robert Louis, formerly of the John Wayne Cancer Institute in Santa Monica, to serve as program adviser. The hospital said in a release that Louis is trained in skull-based and minimally invasive … Read More

If you notice more purple than usual around Orange County, you might be seeing part of the “Go Purple” campaign, designed to bring awareness to the issue of Alzheimer’s disease. Go Purple OC runs Monday through Sept. 21 and was created to raise awareness of the most common form of dementia. Among the buildings slated … Read More

The Hoag Neurosciences Institute’s Orange County Vital Brain Aging Program and the Chuck Jones Center for Creativity will join for an Alzheimer’s prevention event from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 19 at the Hoag Hospital Newport Beach Conference Center, 1 Hoag Drive, Building 44. Learn how intellectual and creative pursuits in early adulthood can help … Read More

Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute and Hoag Family Cancer Institute has recruited Robert G. Louis, M.D., from the John Wayne Cancer Institute in Santa Monica to become the only fellowship trained skull-base and pituitary specialist in Orange County. Louis is being named Program Advisor to Hoag’s Pituitary Program. Trained in skull-base and minimally invasive brain tumor … Read More