Times of India - December 30, 2011
People taking diets high in several key vitamins or in health-boosting omega-3 fatty acids are less likely to develop the brain shrinkage linked to Alzheimer's disease, according to a new research.
msnbc.com - December 30, 2011
Many seniors are actually just as mentally agile as younger people, they just focus on accuracy rather than speed when making a decision, new research says.
Los Angeles Times - December 29, 2011
Older, obese people may be more prone to falls than their thinner peers, a study finds, and some may also be more prone to disability.
MedPage Today - December 29, 2011
By Crystal Phend, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Seniors without dementia who were found by MRI to have had silent strokes had memory impairment by formal testing in addition to smaller hippocampi, a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease.
Central Florida News 13 - December 27, 2011
For more advice on how to quit smoking, visit this page on the American Lung Association's Website. Quitting smoking is one of the most common New Year's resolutions.
CBS News - December 26, 2011
(CBS/AP) As pharmaceutical companies are approaching the final stages of development for a new type of painkiller said to be 10 times stronger than Vicodin, addiction experts worry a new wave of abuse may soon follow.
Bangor Daily News
Posted by SA December 25, 2011
By Lori Montgomery, The Washington Post WASHINGTON - Throughout Medicare's 46-year-old history, monitoring the cost of the government health plan for the elderly has been a bit like the old joke: No one asked if spending would jump.
by AP PHOENIX (AP) - It will be a special Christmas for the family of a 21-year-old University of Arizona student who was nearly taken off life support but is now recovering after waking up from a coma.
USA TODAY - December 21, 2011
By Serena Gordon, HealthDay People whose heart rates increased from under 70 beats per minute to more than 85 beats per minute over 10 years had a 90 percent increased risk of dying from heart disease compared to people whose heart rates stayed around ...
ABC News - Posted By SA December 18, 2011
By KELLI KENNEDY AP Private contractors that are supposed to guard against Medicare fraud paid claims submitted in the names of dead providers or for unnecessary medical treatments, which were among problems estimated to cost more than $1 billion in ...
USA Today - Posted by SA December 17, 2011
By Ellin Holohan, HealthDay If you're a woman who smokes and you are looking for another reason to quit, consider this: A new study has found a link between tobacco use and skin cancer.
World Science - December 16, 2011
Men aged 70 and up may be able to live longer just by walking at speeds of at least three miles (five km) an hour, a new study finds. This practice may protect “against mortality because fast walkers can maintain a safe distance from the Grim Reaper,” ...
USA Today - December 15, 2011
HealthDay Stroke patients suffering from a condition that prevents them from sensing or reacting to anything happening to their left -- whether it's noticing food on a plate or recognizing a person sitting to that side -- may ...
CBS News - December 14, 2011
(CBS) Statins are taken each day by millions of Americans to lower their cholesterol and heart attack risk. A new study suggests the drugs could benefit an entirely different set of people - patients hospitalized with the flu.
Atlanta (CNN) -- About 2.5 million young people have received health insurance coverage as a result of health care reform measures that President Barack Obama signed into law last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday.
 MedPage Today - December 13, 2011
Brain atrophy in Parkinson's disease correlates with cognitive decline, which worsens with the degree of tissue shrinkage. In this study, Parkinson's patients with mild cognitive impairment exhibited a ...
New York Times - December 12, 2011
I met him in the emergency room of the hospital, just a year after I finished medical school. His cardiac monitor, the first thing I noticed, showed fast and irregular beats with bursts of a messy, wavy rhythm called ventricular ...
Washington Post (blog) - December 12, 2011
(Rainier Ehrhardt, AP) EDITOR'S NOTE: This column will be the first in a series of five columns this week examining how factual former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has been in describing his past achievements.
UPI.com - Posted by SA December 11, 2011
HOUSTON, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Researchers are working on a vaccine that might one day prevent norovirus, which has made many cruise ship passengers in the United States ill. "It is possible to prevent infection and illness with a vaccine for norovirus," ...
The Christian Institute - December 9, 2011
A Scottish mother-of-three who had been fighting cancer for 10 years has met the stem cell donor who helped save her life, after discovering he only lived 70 miles away. Sheena Stanbridge had undergone four cycles of chemotherapy, but with options ...
Daily News & Analysis - December 7, 2011
Seven years after he lost his sight following acute illness, it was no less than a miracle for 62-year-old Carl Stevens when he was able to catch a glimpse of the Taj Mahal after treatment by an Indian ...
CBS News - December 7, 2011
(CBS) Is there a cure for cancer? Not yet, but an eye-opening new study suggests that it can be prevented by simple lifestyle changes.
The Boston Globe - December 6, 2011
For all those who are on Medicare, here's a reminder that tomorrow is the deadline to enroll in a new plan or renew your old one.
 Press TV - December 4, 2011
Women who regularly consume fruits and vegetables are less likely to develop a stroke, even when they have a history of cardiovascular disease. “Eating antioxidant-rich foods may reduce your risk of stroke by inhibiting oxidative stress and ...
Rome News Tribune - December 4, 2011
by Staff Reports Flu season has been in full swing since August, but it's never too late to guard yourself against infection, according to public health officials.
FireRescue1 - December 3, 2011
MIAMI - A hospital patient is recovering today after her face caught on fire during a routine surgery. Kim Grice's face was badly burned in the "flash fire" that sparked during an outpatient procedure to have biopsies performed on cysts on her head in ...
Medical News Today - December 2, 2011
A researcher from an investigation led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has discovered that removing a plaque-forming protein in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, can restore one of the earliest known impairments caused by the ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - November 30, 2011
Chicago - A new study using MRI scans of the brain found that older people who regularly ate baked fish had less loss of brain cells as well as better performance on cognitive tests.
Forbes - November 30, 2011
There are a number of pieces out today about the advent of generic versions of Lipitor, the LDL-cholesterol-lowering drug that has been the world's best-selling medicine of all time.
Fox News - November 29, 2011
AP Some 8.7 million Americans take Lipitor for high cholesterol. Starting Wednesday, they might get a different-looking pill when they go to fill a prescription and pay much less for it.
14 News WFIE Evansville - November 28, 2011
Four or more cups of coffee a day can dramatically reduce chances of endometrial cancer. (Source: CNN) (CNN) - A study by Harvard University found women who drink four or more cups of coffee a day lowered their risk for endometrial cancer by 25 percent ...
Forbes - November 28, 2011
A state scorecard on resources and long-term care for seniors, disabled individuals, and their caregivers shows New York is toward the bottom of the pack at number 41.
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - November 27, 2011
When diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease at age 56, airline pilot Alan Romatowski was determined to remain productive, even if people could no longer depend on him to shepherd them across the country in Boeing ...
The Seattle Times - November 27, 2011
As health-care costs spiral ever upward, hospitals race to build free-standing emergency rooms and expand existing ERs. Hospitals say it makes business sense, but critics say the hospital arms race is too costly for businesses, government and families.
Houston Chronicle - November 27, 2011
FILE - In this June 8, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama listens as Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius speaks during a town hall meeting on the Affordable Care Act, at the Holiday Park Multipurpose ...
Huffington Post - November 25, 2011
Cardiologists and other doctors already view artery-clogging red meat as a villain, and they now have another reason to urge their patients to steer clear: A new study has found that men have a higher risk of developing aggressive ...
USA Today - November 25, 2011
An estimated 100000 older Americans are hospitalized for adverse drug reactions yearly, and most of those emergencies stem from four common medications, a new study finds.
ModernHealthcare.com - November 24, 2011
A handful of commonly prescribed drugs are responsible for two-thirds of emergency hospitalizations among older adults, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Fox News - November 23, 2011
Eating canned food every day may raise the levels of the compound bisphenol A (BPA) in a person's urine more than previously suspected, a new study suggests. People who ate a serving of canned soup every day for five days had BPA levels of 20.8 ...
USA Today - November 23, 2011
By HealthDay Taking slightly too much of the pain reliever acetaminophen (best known by the brand name Tylenol) over time can lead to an overdose that can cause liver failure and death, according to a new study.
Reuters - November 22, 2011
Doctors and medical staff work during knee prosthesis surgery in an operation room at the hospital of the Canton of Nidwalden in Stans, October 27, 2011.
Medical News Today - November 22, 2011
A new brain imaging study led by researchers at Yale University shows how people who regularly practise meditation are able to switch off areas of the brain linked to daydreaming, anxiety, schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders.
USA Today - November 21, 2011
VERONA, NJ - Retirement communities may have their perks, but Beryl O'Connor says it would be tough to match the birthday surprise she got in her own backyard when she turned 80 this year.
Pizza Marketing Quarterly (PMQ) - November 21, 2011
KDVR.com reports, "A battle in congress could replace your child's healthy lunch with a slice of frozen pizza and French fries.
WebMD - Posted by SA November 19, 2011
The FDA has approved Eylea for the treatment of the wet form of age related macular degeneration (AMD), the major cause of blindness in the elderly. Eylea inhibits a factor that makes unwanted blood vessels grow in ...
InformationWeek (blog) - November 17, 2011
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will award up to $1 billion in grants for ideas that can deliver quick benefits to the Medicare program in terms of cost savings and higher-quality care.
BlissTree - November 17, 2011
There are some sections of the population who consider pizza to be a vegetable–but then again, most of them also consider recess or lunch their favorite subjects, because they are under the age of ...
Kaiser Health News - November 17, 2011
Americans United for Change, AFSCME, SEIU and MoveOn.org are among the groups targeting GOP lawmakers regarding proposals to cut Medicare. Meanwhile, the US Chamber of Commerce is striking back with ads of its own warning about government-run health ...
ABC News - November 16, 2011
Doctors at the University of Pittsburgh practice extreme hypothermia, a new technique for trauma patients. (Courtesy University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) It worked on "Star Trek.
New York Daily News - November 16, 2011
The more medications a man took, the more likely he was to experience erectile dysfunction, according to a recent study. Men: How many medications do you take a day?
USA Today - November 16, 2011
The researchers also revealed that most infections occur about two weeks after an operation -- a week longer than previously thought.
MedPage Today - November 16, 2011
Women who experience difficulties sleeping are at elevated risk for developing fibromyalgia, with their risk rising according to the severity of the sleep disturbance, a prospective Norwegian study found.
Washington Post - Posted by SA November 15, 2011
The Obama administration will announce Monday as much as $1 billion in funding to hire, train and deploy health-care workers, part of the White House's broader “We Can't Wait” agenda to bolster the economy after President Obama's jobs bill stalled in ...
New York Times - Posted by SA November 15, 2011
With controversy raging over whether men should be screened for prostate cancer with the PSA blood test, the experience of one man in his 80s suggests an alternative to a simple yes-or-no response, as well as options for prevention and ...
WebMD - November 15, 2011
Nov. 15, 2011 -- One in five Americans aged 12 and older has hearing loss that interferes with their ability to communicate, according to new research.
Boston.com - November 14, 2011
FILE - This Nov. 15, 2005 file photo shows 40 milligram tablets of Lipitor, one kind of statin used for lowering blood cholesterol, in Glen Rock, NJ A study led by a Boston researcher and presented Monday, Nov. 14, 2011 finds that offering people free ... (click photo to enlarge)
The Associated Press - November 13, 2011
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - People recovering from a heart attack or severe chest pain are much less likely to suffer another heart-related problem or to die from one if they take a new blood-thinning drug along with standard anti-clotting medicines, ...
Medical News Today - November 12, 2011
People who go to religious services routinely are 56% more likely to view life positively and 27% less likely to have symptoms of depression, researchers from Yeshiva University reported in the Journal of Religion and Health. ...
Medical News Today - November 12, 2011
A new study published on bmj.com demonstrates that eating high- fiber diet, particularly cereal and whole grains, is linked to a reduced risk of colorectal cancer. Worldwide, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer, with 1.2 million new cases ...
MedPage Today - November 12, 2011
More patients 65 and older are getting vaccinated for pneumonia, but the rate hasn't quite reached government targets, according to a report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ...
Los Angeles Times - 11-11-11
The decision by health experts to separate Alzheimer's disease from age-related dementia and deem it potentially curable "opened a Pandora's box" and may have misdirected research for decades, a team of scientists suggests in a new analysis of the ...
AHN | All Headline News - 11-11-11
Mini-strokes last just a few minutes, but the attacks can cut years off patients' lives, says the National Institutes of Health.
Fox News - November 10, 2011
These links are
provided for your convenience. Senior ARK
has no association with any of the links listed, nor do we
endorse them or any of their content or any merchandise or
programs offered for sale. We ask you to let us know if any of
the links do not work, and please
let us know of other links that may be helpful to seniors.
Where can I find -- a great home -- in a great town -- for
less than $50,000? |
HHS
