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Seniors' Health/
Weight Gain after New Knee

Most patients gain weight after getting a new knee...You'd think folks who've had knee replacement surgery -- finally able to walk and exercise without pain -- would lose weight instead of put on pounds, but surprisingly that's not the case, according to a University of Delaware study...(click here to read rest of story)

Seniors' Health/
Parkinson's Social Barrier
Parkinson’s Disease Research uncovers social barrier... People with Parkinson’s disease suffer social difficulties simply because of the way they talk, a McGill University researcher has discovered...(click here to read rest of story)

Seniors' Health/
Digestive Problems

More people buying Prescription Drugs to treat Digestive Conditions
...The number of Americans buying prescription drugs to treat digestive conditions climbed over 50 percent, rising from 18.1 million to 29 million people between 1997 and 2007, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality...(click here to read rest of story)

Seniors' Health/Lower Black Cancer Survival Rate
New Jersey Blacks less likely to survive Cancer than Whites... A New Jersey study found that African-Americans with cancer are less likely to survive it than whites, and residents of poor neighborhoods less likely to survive than are those in wealthier areas of the state...(click here to read rest of story)

Seniors' Health/Patients with Diabetes and Doctors Views
Patients with Diabetes rank health concerns differently than  their Doctors, survey shows
... About one-third of doctors and their patients with diabetes do not see eye to eye on the most important health conditions to manage, according to a survey by the University of Michigan Medical School...(click here to read rest of story)

Environments for Aging/Overweight Impact on Over-70 Mortality
Overweight' adults age 70 or older are less likely to die over a 10-year period than those of 'normal' weight: new study calls into question current BMI guidelines for older adults...
Adults aged over 70 years who are classified as overweight are less likely to die over a ten year period than adults who are in the 'normal' weight range, according to a new study published  in the Journal of The American Geriatrics Society...(click here to read rest of story)

Seniors' Health/Early Menopause, Dementia Link
Early menopause can result in earlier onset dementia...Women experiencing an early onset of menopause could develop dementia at a younger age... (click here to read rest of story)

Seniors' Mental Health/
Mutations, Suicide Risk
Genetic Mutations associated with Suicide Risk among patients with Depression... Single mutations in genes involved with nerve cell formation and growth appear to be associated with the risk of attempting suicide among individuals with depression, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the April print issue of Archives of General Psychiatry...(click here to read rest of story)

 

 

 

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Seniors' Health/Women's Heart Tips
Woman to Woman: Tips for a Healthy Heart...Heart disease is the single leading cause of death for American women. Nearly twice as many women in the United States die of heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases than from all forms of cancer, including breast cancer...(click here to read rest of story)
 

Rural Seniors/Medicare Payments to Rural Hospitals
 

 

Medicare pays almost half of Rural Hospital Stays...Medicare patients accounted for almost half of all stays (45 percent) at rural hospitals in 2007, while the percentage of Medicare beneficiaries who were admitted to urban hospitals was considerably lower (35 percent)... (click here to read rest of story)


Grandparents/Get Children Outdoors
Health, Conservation, Youth-Serving Groups to Surgeon General: Make Outdoor Time a Health Priority...National Wildlife Federation (NWF), more than 200 health, conservation, youth, and other organizations, and 16,300 Americans are urging the new surgeon general to make time outdoors a health priority for children...(click here to read rest of story)
 

Caregiving/Washington State Investigation
Investigation: Washington State moves Medicaid Nursing Home Patients to Adult Family Homes...The Seattle Times investigates Washington's practice of relocating some Medicaid patients from nursing homes to adult family homes...(click here to read rest of story) 

Seniors' Relationships/Valentine's Day Special

Valentine’s Day Tips from the Marriage Experts at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center...Love is in the air, but Valentine’s Day shouldn’t be the only time to express love for your partner; rather, it should serve as a reminder to devote time and energy to your relationship every day...(click here to read rest of story) Couples who say "we" have a better shot at resolving conflictsPeople often complain about those seemingly smug married couples who constantly refer to themselves as "we.".. But a new study from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests that spouses who use "we-ness" language are better able to resolve conflicts than those who don't...(click here to rest of story)
Attachment Style may affect memories of Relationship Events... Following an argument or a particularly heated discussion with our partner, they may remember details of the conversation very differently than we do...This may lead to even more arguments, as we try to convince the other that our recollection of the argument is more correct then theirs...(click here to reaqd rest of story) Support your Sweetheart -- but don't overdo it...Couples having problems are often advised to be more supportive of each other, but a series of University of Iowa studies shows that too much support -- or the wrong kind of support -- may actually do more harm than good...(click here to read rest of story)

 

 

Seniors' Entertainment/R&B Legends at The Fabulous Fox
R&B Legends Patti LaBelle and The O’Jays bring Valentine’s Day Spectacular to Fabulous Fox...Fox Concerts presents the Valentine’s Superstar Spectacular starring Patti LaBelle and The O’Jays at the Fabulous Fox Theatre Friday, February 12...(click here to read rest of story)


Seniors' Health/Functional Impairments
 

Decreased muscle strength predicts Functional Impairments in Older Adults... Decreased muscle strength is associated with difficulty in performing functional activities such as stooping, crouching, or kneeling (SCK) in older adults, according to an observational study published in the January issue of Physical Therapy, (PTJ) the scientific journal of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)...These researchers found that adults with SCK difficulty had significant decreases in adjusted strength measurements of trunk extensor, knee extensor, and ankle flexion muscles...(click here to read rest of story)

Seniors' Entertainment/Best Movies 50+ Audience
AARP The Magazine Recognizes the Best Movies for the 50+ Audience With the 9th Annual Movies for Grownups(R) Awards
...Film Legend Robert De Niro to be honored with Lifetime Achievement Award at LA Awards Gala on February 16...There's no doubt that 2009 was a year in which 50+ actors and film makers rocked Hollywood, providing film content that drove audiences and numbers at the box office...Now it's awards season, and AARP The Magazine has once again picked the best films for the 50+ audience with its annual Movies for Grownups® Awards...Clint Eastwood's Invictus nabbed this year's top honor for overall "Best Movie for Grownups" and Robert De Niro is the recipient of the Movies for Grownups Lifetime Achievement Award...(click here to read rest of story)
 

Health Care Reform/Negative Impact Co-Payments
Increased Co-payments for Doctor Visits boost Health Care Costs for Seniors
...For years many health experts believed that increasing insurance co-payments for routine doctor visits helped control costs. Patients faced with the higher price tag, they theorized, would simply cut back unnecessary visits, saving themselves and insurers money...Brown University researchers now believe that the practice of increasing co-payments for outpatient visits — at least for senior citizens — may actually make care far more expensive...(click here to read rest of story)
 

Seniors' Health/Fish Oil Benefit
 

Fish Oil may reduce the risk of Psychotic Disorders in High-Risk Individuals...Individuals at extremely high risk of developing psychosis appear less likely to develop psychotic disorders following a 12-week course of fish oil capsules containing long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals...(click here to read rest of story)

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

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