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Research suggests that stalwarts of the England cricket team such as Andrew Flintoff and Michael Vaughan can look forward to a long life.
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A new study underscores the need for seniors to maintain their health -- in order to maintain their wealth.Building on a 2003 study that found that healthy seniors are more likely to retain their savings, Ohio State University researchers have now discovered that the later in life a serious illness occurs, the more damage it does to a person's finances.
Affiliation means access to evidence-based treatment protocols, credentialing guidelines and treatment processes developed by The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, the nation’s leader in cancer care. Service area encompasses almost the entire southern half of Louisiana (28 parishes), and the Gulf Coast of Mississippi (11 counties). (PRWeb Apr 10, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/EJGH/cancer_care/prweb843554.htm
The recent passing of vibrant actor Charlton Heston from late-stage Alzheimer's disease makes us all stop and think about our own mortality. In particular, it is natural to wonder about your own memory, and what is 'normal' when it comes to memory loss as a result of aging.Occasional memory lapses, such as forgetting why you walked into a room or having difficulty recalling a person's name, become more common as we approach our 50s and 60s.
Nearly 60,000 women aged 55 years and older have enrolled in a landmark, multi-national study that will focus on the management of osteoporosis across the globe. Launch of the Global Longitudinal Registry of Osteoporosis in Women (GLOW) was announced at ECCEO 8 (Eighth European Congress on Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis) in Istanbul, Turkey.
Older people won't respond to treatment if they are malnourished. Help the Aged responded to a report from the British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (BAPEN) showing that of adults admitted to hospitals, care homes and mental health units, 28 per cent are at risk of suffering from overall malnutrition at the time of their admission. The report also shows an increased risk on transfer between care settings - with a 43 per cent risk on transfer from a care home to hospital.
Help the Aged is launching a new resource for practitioners to support them in the run up to National Falls Awareness Day on 24th June 2008. 'Fall Stop' summarises the findings of 'Falls Prevention in Practice' a pan-European literature review commissioned by Help the Aged, which aims to improve practitioner skills in the communication of falls risk and prevention with older people.
A food safety watchdog calls for an EU ban on six artificial food colourings after research links them with hyperactivity.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health is expected on Wednesday to mark up a measure (
The New Jersey Senate on Monday voted 21-15 to pass a bill (S 786) that would provide workers with partial wage replacement for six weeks while the worker is on leave to care for a newborn, newly adopted child or a sick family member, the Bergen Record reports.
Perhaps the aging process can't be stopped. But it can be predicted, and new research from Tel Aviv University indicates that people may live longer and lead healthier lives as a result.Researchers have developed a new biological marker that represents the age of a body's bones. It reveals that the speed of physical aging is strongly influenced by genetics.
A new study by researchers at Hasbro Children's Hospital offers a closer look at the association between childhood sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), including snoring and sleep apnea, and behavioral problems like hyperactivity and anxiety.
Most everybody has giggled at Mark Twain's categorization of falsehoods: lies, damned lies, and statistics. Well, did you ever hear Mark Twain's other quote about statistics? I like this one even better: "People commonly use statistics like a drunk uses a lamp post; for support rather than illumination." This blog post is going to toss around some huge numbers - hope you're ready to receive them! A lot of Americans have trouble seeing:
A revolution in radiotherapy treatment for cancer could be near after 10-year trials showed less radiation delivered in fewer doses is just as effective in preventing return of the disease. An important result of the reduced number of doses and total radiation is fewer long-term side effects on the breast due to hardening (radiation fibrosis), as well as a reduction in shrinkage: Two trials involving almost 4,500 women with breast cancer found that reducing the overall dose of radiation by 20 per cent and the number of sessions by 40 per cent cut side effects without increasing cancer recurrence. The finding could mean a reduction in the international-standard radiotherapy schedule for early breast cancer, which says that women should receive 50 gray of radiation in 25 equal doses over five weeks. It could also have implications for other cancers of glandular tissue, such as prostate cancer. In women with breast cancer, radiotherapy is normally given after chemotherapy. The present regime means women must attend hospital five days a week for five weeks, spending an hour or more queuing for the radiotherapy machine, being correctly positioned under it and receiving their daily dose. Women in the two trials, called Start A and B (Standardisation of Breast Radiotherapy Trial), attended clinics three days a week over five weeks with a total dose of between 39 and 41.6 gray, compared with the normal 50 gray.
Breast reconstruction after a mastectomy can be done by several different procedures, but does not immediately result in a fully featured breast that is identical to your remaining breast or...
U.S. residents are becoming increasingly concerned that they will be unable to save enough money to live comfortably during their retirement as a result of rising health care costs and the slowing economy, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute's annual survey, the