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Yahoo News, March 15th, 2010A simple genetic
test can help pinpoint the precise dose of a potentially
life-saving medication taken by millions to ward off blood clotting
after heart surgery, a study published Tuesday found.
The
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Health Day News, March 2nd, 2010People who say their lives
have a purpose are less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease or its
precursor, mild cognitive impairment,
a new study suggests.
As the population
ages and dementia
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Yahoo News, March 3rd, 2010Spring is coming, and a young man's thoughts turn to...you know.
Apparently, old men's thoughts turn to the same subject. According to an
article to be published Wednesday in the
journal BMJ (British Medical Journal),
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The New York Times, March 1st, 2010“I’m 86 and have walked every day of my life. The public needs to wake
up and move.” “I’m 83 going on 84 years! I find that daily aerobics and walking
are fine. But these regimens neglect the rest of the body, and
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The New York Times, February 10th, 2010My father is a relentlessly upbeat guy. “Up and around!” he reports
when I call. “Keeping busy!” He tells me about his volunteer work, his
card game winnings, the (seated) yoga class he enrolled in at the
library.
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The New York Times, February 15th, 2010I’m trying, with some difficulty, to imagine myself as a woman in
her 80s, someone with such advanced cognitive impairment that I can
correctly answer fewer than a third of the questions on a commonly used
test.
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The New York Times, February 9th, 2010Hip replacement is one of the most successful operations in all of
medicine, which prompts many orthopedic surgeons to think, as one
leader in the field put it, “Why change something that doesn’t need
fixing?”But
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Shine, February 10th, 2010If you’re reading this,
there’s a good chance you’re going to live a long life—centenarians
(folks who make it into the triple digits) increased 51% from 1990
to 2000, which certainly bodes well for us younger folks. Advances
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The Seattle Times, February 4th, 2010Washington State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Louise Ryan, an
advocate for the elderly and others in long-term-care facilities,
answered questions Wednesday online about caring for those in adult
family homes and other
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The New York Times, February 4th, 2010During my training, I took care of a man in his 50s with a devastating
surgical complication: His abdominal incision had split open a week
after an emergency operation. Even after we had taken him back to the
operating
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The New York Times, January 25th, 2009Older women who did an hour or two of strength training exercises each
week had improved cognitive function a year later, scoring higher on
tests of the brain processes responsible for planning and executing
tasks,
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Yahoo News, January 7th, 2009Cell phone addicts of the world,
listen up: Electromagnetic waves emanating from these ubiquitous gadgets
may prevent or even reverse Alzheimer's disease, researchers say.
Normal mice who had long-term
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The New York Times - January 11, 2010It’s a conversation that most people dread, doctors and patients alike. The cancer is terminal, time is short, and tough decisions loom — about accepting treatment or rejecting it, and choosing where and how to die.
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Newsweek - January 8, 2010In the federal government's explanations of swine flu, through its Web site and public-service announcements, one message has come through loud and clear: seniors can rest easy. Children face a much greater risk from this disease,
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The New York Times - January 6, 2010When the vast Consumer Electronics Show, underway this week in Las Vegas, adds an exhibition called Silvers Summit, devoted to new products for the aging and their caregivers, brace yourselves. American tech companies,
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