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Older Americans: How they are faring in the recession
WASHINGTON, DC—Older Americans have weathered the financial crisis relatively well, although many now expect to work longer than they did just a year ago, according to a University of Michigan study released on Capitol Hill today (Sept. 16).
Radical wisdom for an age-old problem
Scientists from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Free Radical Chemistry and Biotechnology at The Australian National University have discovered a unique natural defence mechanism against ageing....Older Adults Subjected to Abuse or Self-Neglect at Greater Risk of Mortality
Study at Rush University Medical Center Draws Attention to Vulnerability of Elders...One in four nursing home residents carries MRSA
MRSA is a major problem in nursing homes with one in four residents carrying the bacteria, a study by Queen’s University Belfast and Antrim Area Hospital has found. ...Study shows link between depression and cognitive decline in older Latino couples
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Researchers studying older Latino married couples found that a husband’s level of depression negatively impacts not only his cognitive abilities but can also negatively affect his wife’s depression and mental faculties over time. The reverse situation, however, does not hold true....Survey Suggests Higher Risk Of Falls Due To Dizziness In Middle-Aged And Older Americans
-- Millions unaware of danger from vestibular dysfunction; diabetes a risk factor, along with age...Older Men More Likely Than Women to Die after Pneumonia
Biological Response to Infection Differs Between Sexes ...Elderly women with 'dowager's hump' may be at higher risk of earlier death
By Enrique Rivero ...Older Men More Likely Than Women to Die after Pneumonia
Biological Response to Infection Differs Between Sexes...Moderate alcohol consumption may help seniors keep disabilities at bay
Having a physical disability means having trouble performing, or being unable to perform, routine tasks such as dressing and grooming, personal hygiene, arising, eating, walking, gripping, reaching, and doing daily errands and chores. Participants were asked if they experienced no difficulty, some difficulty, much difficulty or were unable to do these activities at all when alone and without the use of aids....Log in
- FDA Issues Early Communication about Ongoing Safety Review of Weight Loss Drug Orlistat
- Could standard treatment for traumatic brain injury be wrong?
- Scientists Take Early Steps Toward Mapping Epigenetic Variability
- Scientists discover a new way to kill cancer
- Site for alcohol's action in the brain discovered
- Study reveals major genetic differences between blood and tissue cells
- McGill/JGH researchers successfully reverse multiple sclerosis in animals
- Vitamin D, curcumin may help clear amyloid plaques found in Alzheimer's
- An HIV-Blocking Gel for Women
- Evidence of direct link between mutated gene and autism, York U study finds
- Breast Cancer Survivors Who Receive Lymphedema Education Are More Likely to Have Fewer Symptoms
- Vitamin D deficiency is widespread and on the increase
- Study reveals major genetic differences between blood and tissue cells
- Human sperm created from embryonic stem cells
- Organic food not nutritionally better than conventionally produced food
Gerc
on
07 September, 2009 01:56:27
Very, very interesting
Prof. dr. V. Gerc
Gerc
on
07 September, 2009 01:54:54
Very, very ineteresting.
Prof. dr. V. Gerc
Carole Martz
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26 August, 2009 08:23:24
Congratulations Nurse Fu and Dr Axelrod on publishing this important study. Thank you for validating what I always knew. Preoperative nursing education regarding lymphedema risk ...
Gary McCallister
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24 August, 2009 07:38:24
This doesn't change much of anything about how we treat patients and alleviate symptoms. All it dos is describe the parasite at a different ...
Doris Coward
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23 August, 2009 12:53:08
Where can I find the full report of this study?
Thank you.
