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Health Reform Myths Debunked - The Associated Press examines political ads on health reform. "With the country sharply divided over the sweeping new insurance law, Republicans and their allies are taking to the airwaves to attack it as elections near, often resorting to exaggeration and omissions to make their points." For instance, one ad claims that Democrat Rep ...

Hospitals Find New Ways To Serve Growing Senior, Immigrant, Suburban Populations - News outlets report on hospital industries in Houston, Texas; Irvine, Calif. and Madison County, La. The Houston Chronicle: "Options to address the unique health concerns of older adults are becoming increasingly common in Houston, thanks to the longevity of the oldest seniors and graying baby boomers ...

Conservative Group Forecasts Medicare Doctor Access Problem - Writing for Kaiser Health News, Marilyn Werber Serafini reports in a KHN short take: "Getting a doctor's appointment may become increasingly difficult for seniors and the disabled over the next decade unless Congress changes the new health law, according to a report that the conservative National Center for Policy Analysis plans to release today ...

Vitamin B Tablets Help Prevent Dementia And Alzheimer's Disease - Elderly individuals with mild cognitive impairment who take huge doses of B vitamins everyday may reduce the rate at which their brains shrink by 50%, resulting in a much slower progression toward dementia, and eventually Alzheimer's disease, say researchers from Oxford University, England, in an article published in Plos One (Public Library of Science One), a peer-reviewed medical journal ...

Preventing Pressure Sores With Intelligent Bed - Further recognition for Empa's spin-off enterprise "compliant concept": on August 31st in Bern the team's work, "An Intelligent Bed System for the Prevention and Therapy of Decubitus Ulcers" was honored with the CTI Medtech Award 2010. "And the winner is ...

Insulin Implicated In Cell Survival, Cell Metabolism And Stress Response - Researchers at the Buck Institute for Age Research have discovered a novel way in which insulin affects cell metabolism and cell survival. Surprisingly the insulin signaling pathway, which is involved in aging, diabetes and stress response, is active at a deeper level of cell activity than scientists expected. The study appears in the September 8th issue of Cell Metabolism ...

Progeria, The Rare Aging Disease, Linked To Aging In The General Population - Progeria, also known as Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS), is a rare, fatal genetic disease characterized by an appearance of accelerated aging in children ...

Candidates Focus On Health Care Politics - As candidates ramped up campaigning over Labor Day weekend, news outlets examined the role of the new health law in the 2010 elections ...

More Seniors Get Flu Shot After Personalized Reminders, Provider Urging - Personalized post cards or phone calls can be effective in encouraging more seniors to get their annual flu shots, according to a new review of evidence. Professional facilitators are also successful at urging providers to perform a suite of preventive services, including flu shots for seniors. The results apply to people age 60 and older living in the community, the authors note ...

Paying For Long-term Care - The September Policy Brief by Ricardo Rodrigues and Andrea Schmidt aims to present information on the current picture of public and private expenditure on long-term care for older people and to discuss the challenges of financing care. Moreover it provides preliminary results on potential redistribution effects of home care benefits (based on SHARE data) ...

Age And Obesity Increase Complications: Unrelated Kidney Donor Study - Patients who have received a new kidney are significantly more likely to develop transplant renal artery stenosis (TRAS) if they are obese or over 50, according to research published in the September issue of the Journal of Renal Care ...

Mild Cognitive Impairment Is More Common In Men - A new Mayo Clinic study found that the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment was 1.5 times higher in men than in women. The research, part of the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging, also showed a prevalence rate of 16 percent in the population-based study of individuals aged 70-89 without dementia who live in Olmsted County, Minn. The study will be published in the September issue of Neurology ...

Association Between Inflammation, Lower Intelligence And Premature Death - Inflammation is associated with lower intelligence and premature death, according to Swedish scientists from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. "Those with low-grade inflammation performed more poorly on standardised intelligence tests, even after excluding those with signs of current illness ...

Addressing Negative Thoughts Most Effective In Fighting Loneliness - Changing how a person perceives and thinks about others was the most effective intervention for loneliness, a sweeping analysis of previous research has determined. The findings may help physicians and psychologists develop better treatments for loneliness, a known risk factor for heart disease and other health problems ...

Memory Problems Or Mild Cognitive Impairment More Common In Men - Mild cognitive impairment, which may include problems with memory or thinking beyond that explained by the normal aging rate, is more common among men than women, say researchers in an article published in the medical journal Neurology, September 7 issue ...

Men Are More Likely To Develop Mild Cognitive Impairment Than Women - Alzheimer's Society Comment - Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) may affect more men than women research published in the journal Neurology claims. The study of 2,050 people aged 70-89 living in Olmstead County, Minnesota found MCI was 1.5 times higher in men than women with 19 percent of men having MCI compared to 14 percent of women ...

Today's Opinions: Berwick On Medicare 'Illusion,' Wall Street Journal Sees Wyden Defecting On Health Law - Surer Footing For Medicare The Washington Post Under the act, Medicare is stronger than it has been in years, and seniors will get new benefits. That's no illusion; that's progress (Dr. Donald Berwick, 9/3) ...

Models Suggest Treatments For Fractures That Won't Heal - New models, reinforced by in vivo experimentation, show why 5-10% of bone fractures don't heal properly, and how these cases may be treated to restart the healing process. Results of the model, published September 2 in the open-access journal PLoS Computational Biology, may benefit the ageing population in which the occurrence of bone fractures is expected to rise substantially in the near future ...

States And Firms Seek Health Reform Funds While Opposing Law - News outlets are reporting that some states and businesses who oppose parts or all of the health reform law are applying for the financial relief it provides ...

NSU Receives A $2.1 Million Federal Grant To Provide Training To Improve Geriatric Care In South Florida - Nova Southeastern University recently received a $2.1-million federal grant to provide training to improve care for South Florida's large geriatric population now and for the future. The 5-year grant will expand training and geriatric education for students, faculty, and health care professionals, with the long-term goal of increasing the number of professionals working in geriatrics ...

Americans Saving More For Health Care In Retirement, First Command Reports - Concerned about rising medical expenses, middle-class Americans are bumping up their monthly retirement savings to cover future health care costs. The First Command Financial Behaviors Index® reveals that average monthly savings solely for health care costs during retirement climbed to $245 in July, up 42 percent from $173 a year ago ...

Common Osteoporosis Drug Linked To Higher Risk Of Oesophageal Cancer - A new UK study that followed a large number of people found that those who took 10 or more prescriptions for oral bisphosphonates, a group of drugs commonly used to treat the bone disease osteoporosis, were at higher risk of developing oesophageal cancer ...

Today's Opinions: Pawlenty's Order Against The Health Overhaul, Repealing The Health Law And More About Health Care Costs - Pawlenty's Order Pure Politicking The Bemidji (Minn.) Pioneer The move can be explained in no other way than in being a totally partisan decision, intended to shore up his conservatism in what will be a 2012 battle of who is more conservative to wear the Republican mantle for president (9/1) ...

Employers From Nearly Every Sector Of Economy Applying For Health Overhaul's Early Retiree Subsidies - Seven states that are suing the federal government to throw out the health overhaul are also preparing to take subsidies that will help them afford medical costs for retirees, The Associated Press reports. "An administration official said Tuesday seven states suing the federal government are among 16 already approved for subsidies to help with the health care costs of early retirees ...

Medicare Smoking Prevention Program Could Lower Costs - The Fiscal Times: A Medicare program that has agreed to pay for counseling for seniors who smoke but are not yet sick could help the program, and America's health system, lower costs. "Smoking costs the U.S. economy $97 billion annually in lost productivity, in addition to the $96 billion a year in direct health care costs, according to [the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services] ...

Senior Blogs: Mental Exercise and a Connection to the World - If you regularly use the Internet, you are in good company. The number of adults over 50 who use the Internet is growing steadily, according to a Harris Poll. Find ...

One-Stop Shopping for Senior Benefits - Could you use some financial help paying for prescriptions, health care, meals, and more? Are you looking for senior housing options? Many people don't know that local, state and federal ...

Drug Information from A to Z - Many older adults take multiple prescriptions, some of which don't interact well. That's why it's so important to have complete drug information about the medication and supplements you take, including ...

Is Sexual Activity Important to Seniors? - How do older adults feel about sex? Pretty good, according to the first comprehensive national survey of senior sexual attitudes, behaviors and problems in the United States. This sex and ...

Love Hurts: Finding a Mate May Take Months Off Your Life - Love may be a universal need, but working hard to find a mate could shorten your life. A new study shows that men who reach sexual maturity in an environment where ...

The Future of Social Security: 2010 Trustees Report Highlights - Social Security is still on track to run out of income in 2037, according to the 2010 report from the Social Security Board of Trustees. Highlights of the report include the ...

The Internet: We’re Using It More, Trusting It Less - While the number of Americans who use the Internet is growing each year, the level of trust we have in the information we find is decreasing. Internet use among Americans hit ...

Look Out for Seniors in Hot Weather - July 2010 is on track to become the hottest month since weather data has been recorded, according to the National Weather Service. To find out if July 2010 beats the current ...

Looking for Something to Do? How About Volunteering? - I'm a big believer in volunteering. In fact, my volunteer efforts led me to go back to school and change careers. You just never know where your inspiration will come ...

When You Travel, Will Your Pet Travel With You? - When the weather gets warmer, my thoughts turn to one of my favorite activities: road trips! With two dogs in the family, the first question we ask when planning a ...