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| The two dominant proteins that determine how much blood flows through the body's arteries have been implicated in Alzheimer's disease, in a new study in the Jan. 16 issue of the Proceedings of the National... |
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Acupressure can significantly reduce agitated behaviour in older patients with dementia, according to a study published in the February issue of the UK-based Journal of Clinical Nursing.
Researchers... |
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| Radiotherapy after breast conserving surgery for breast cancer reduces recurrence and prevents development of additional breast tumors in older women with early stage breast disease, according to a new... |
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| Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.
(Nasdaq: SGMO) announced today that it has been awarded funding by The
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) to support the
development of a ZFP Therapeutic(TM)... |
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| In spite of the high use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among people age 50 or older, 69 percent of those who use CAM do not talk to their doctors about it, according to a new survey conducted... |
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Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke on Thursday at a Senate Budget Committee hearing said that if "early and meaningful action is not taken" by Congress to address the rising costs of retirement and medical... |
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General Motors might "mimic an accord" between Goodyear Tire & Rubber and the United Steelworkers of America in an "attempt to shed billions of dollars in retiree health care obligations," Bloomberg/Chicago... |
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| Hypothermia - when the body's temperature drops significantly below normal - is especially deadly for the elderly. Older people become hypothermic despite the fact that they are more likely to live inside... |
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A Canadian study suggests that people over 50 on a certain type of antidepressant are twice as likely to suffer bone fractures.
The study is published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Folic acid supplementation may substantially improve cognitive function for older adults, according to an Article in the Lancet.
Cognitive function declines with age, especially cognitive domains... |
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The Government Finance Officers Association's debt committee on Thursday approved a recommendation that advises its members not to sell bonds to cover the future costs of providing health benefits to... |
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Splitting costs for long-term care among several elderly individuals by sharing an apartment and a health aide may be the solution to the impending financial shortfall of the baby-boom generation, psychologist... |
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| UroToday.com - Prostate cancer (CaP) screening guidelines are clear about when to initiate screening but only state that it should be discontinued when a man's life expectancy decreases to less than 10... |
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| UroToday.com - PSA screening is recommended in men starting at age 50 (45 for positive family history or African-American race) and stopping when the life expectancy decreases to below 10 years. A report... |
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| To coincide with Alzheimer's disease being named a National Cause for 2007 in France, Association Internationale sur la Recherche pour la Maladie d'Alzheimer (AIRMA) has developed a new booklet to help... |
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| New research suggests that oxidative stress which results from an accumulation of free radicals is involved in the neurodegeneration observed in dementias such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases,... |
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| Thought you were done with the chickenpox as a kid? Think again. Shingles, a disease caused by the same virus as chickenpox, affects roughly one million Americans each year. As people age, their risk of... |
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Some groups that represent veterans this week said that most participants in the Department of Veterans Affairs prescription drug program are satisfied, despite criticism of the program from House Republicans... |
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