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Memory Loss May Predict Alzheimer's Disease

A study being reported in the September 12, 2006, issue of Neurology, finds that adults over the age of 60 who complain of severe memory problems may actually be losing...

Higher Income Seniors to Pay Higher Medicare Premiums

Beginning in 2007 Medicare beneficiaries who earn more money will pay higher premiums for their Medicare Part B coverage. A provision of the 2003 Medicare Modernization Act calls for a...

COPD Patients Need Physical Activity

Spanish researchers have found that physical activity, even a small amount can improve the health of patients suffering from COPD. Those who engage in exercise and activity have fewer hospitalizations...

No Flu Shot Shortage This Year

There should be no repeat of the flu vaccine shortages of the last few years according to the CDC. Federal officials stated that at least 100 million doses would be...

Hormone Therapy and Hearing Loss

A new study finds that older women who are taking hormone therapy that included progestin may suffer hearing damage. This small study of postmenopausal women found that those women had...

Deep Brain Stimulation For Parkinson's Disease

Deep brain stimulation is a surgical procedure in which a thin wire is implanted deep within the brain to deliver an electrical current. The current helps to block abnormal brain...

Fruit Juice May Prevent Alzheimer's Disease

A study published in the American Journal of Medicine finds that seniors who drink fruit or vegetable juices at lease three times a week lower the risk of developing Alzheimer's...

Aspirin For Prostate Health

Researchers from the Mayo Clinic found that a daily aspirin or other NSAID drug helps prevent the occurrence of urinary symptoms caused by enlargement of the prostate known as benign...

Nursing Shortage May Lead to Senior Health Problems

The nursing shortage is not just a U.S. phenomenon it seems. A report from Britain finds that understaffed hospitals leave nurses with too little time to feed their elderly patients....

Heart Disease and Personality Not Linked

A new study had found that people described as having a Type A personality, are at no higher risk of heart disease than the general population. Type A personality is...