Health Health/ Transplant Guidelines New guidelines for the care of heart transplant recipients... Since the dawn of heart transplantation in the 1960s, medical care of heart transplant recipients has varied from center to center and been guided by the experience of individual clinicians...The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) has made an unprecedented commitment by convening experts in all areas of heart transplantation to develop practice guidelines for the care of heart transplant recipients...(click here to read rest of story) Heart Health/ Lowering Cholesterol Preventing heart problems while keeping a cool head...Cholesterol influences the health of our hearts and blood vessels...Conventional treatment attempts to reduce the level of "bad" cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, in the blood plasma...The opposite approach, which involves increasing the concentration of "good" HDL cholesterol using nicotinic acid, has proven unpopular among patients up to now...The reason for this is that treatment with nicotinic acid has an unpleasant but harmless side-effect: the drug makes patients turn quite red in the face...(click here to read rest of story)   Healthcare Policy/ Disparities Remain Disparities remain a challenge in health care says American College of Physicians...Racial and ethnic disparities remain a challenge for patients in the U.S. health care system, the American College of Physicians (ACP) said in an updated paper ...(click here to read rest of story) The Virtual Family/Sniffing Wheelchair Technology Wheelchair Communication Control by Sniffing... A unique device based on sniffing—inhaling and exhaling through the nose—might enable numerous disabled people to navigate wheelchairs or communicate with their loved ones...Sniffing technology might even be used in the future to create a sort of “third hand” to assist healthy surgeons or pilots...(click here to read rest of story)   Kidney Disease/Stroke Monitoring Millions of Americans in early stages of kidney disease need stroke monitoring... Millions of Americans in the early stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at an increased risk of having atrial fibrillation (AF) – a major risk factor for stroke – according to new research by investigators at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center...(click here to read rest of story Pulmonary/Shortness of Breath Shortness of Breath: Old Age or Asthma? Mistaken for illnesses like bronchitis and emphysema, exacerbated by medications like aspirin, and overlooked by patients and doctors alike, asthma is a common and highly treatable condition in older adults...And while allergies tend to decrease with age, they also are frequently disregarded as a potential cause of misery for the elderly...(click here to read rest of story) Prostate Cancer/ Blocking End-Stage Pathway Researchers block pathway that performs key function in End-Stage Prostate Cancer... Prostate cancer advances when tumors become resistant to hormone therapy, which is the standard treatment for patients, and begin producing their own androgens... Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that blocking one of the enzymatic steps that allow the tumor to produce androgens could be the key in halting a tumor’s growth...(click here to read rest of story) Healthcare Policy/ Guided Care Model Guided Care improves Physician Satisfaction with Patient/Family Communications and knowledge of Patient Conditions...Physicians who provided Guided Care, a primary care enhancement program for patients with multiple chronic conditions, reported higher levels of satisfaction with their patient/family communications and their knowledge of their patients’ clinical characteristics, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health...(click here to read rest of story)

Web TodaysSeniorsNetwork.com          Now, keep up to date with daily feeds of newly posted stories about America's Seniors...click on the box to the left   Alzheimer's/Education Lowers Dementia Risk   Why more education lowers dementia risk...A team of researchers from the UK and Finland has discovered why people who stay in education longer have a lower risk of developing dementia – a question that has puzzled scientists for the past decade...(click here to read rest of story)   Environments for Aging/Weight Demands Assistance Devices Weight issues move up need for walkers, canes, other devices...Obese older adults are more likely to use walkers, canes and other mobility devices at a younger age, and may run the risk of using them incorrectly, according to new research from Purdue University...(click here to read rest of story)   Cancer Developments/Extraordinary Survivor Extraordinary Cancer Survivor Turns 100... Loyola University Hospital cancer patient Mary Cipolla was 89 years old when she underwent one of the most extensive operations in surgery, known as the Whipple procedure...The Whipple, used to treat pancreatic, upper intestinal and bile duct cancers, involves the removal of parts of four organs and reconstruction of the digestive tract...On Sunday, Aug. 1, Cipolla will celebrate her 100th birthday with the same good cheer that helped her survive the surgery and beat her cancer. (She turns 100 on Friday, July 30, but her birthday party is on Sunday)...(click here to read rest of story)   Alzheimer's/Delirium Risk Delirium in Older Patients associated with greater risk of Death, Dementia and Institutionalization...A review and analysis of previous research indicates that delirium in elderly patients is associated with an increased risk of death, dementia, and institutionalization, independent of age, co-existing illnesses or illness severity, according to a study in the July 28 issue of JAMA...(click here to read rest of story)   Seniors' Dietary/Ultimate Chef for Aging Competition Chefs of Area Senior Living Communities compete for Ultimate Chef America Title; Event educates public on Heart Healthy Dining, Aging...A dynamic culinary competition among area professional senior living chefs that highlights healthy cooking, wellness and quality of life for older adults is coming soon...(click here to read rest of story) Boomers News/Don't Ignore Boomers Why Marketers can’t afford to ignore Baby Boomers...When it comes to marketing, the focus always seems to be on youth. What are they watching… what’s trendy? As a result media companies focus on reaching consumers age 18-34 or 18-49, who spend (or have a key role in spending) billions of dollars every year... But by solely focusing on these groups, advertisers and consumer goods manufacturers are overlooking a group that has tremendous buying power: the 78 million Baby Boomers in the U.S. today...(click here to read rest of story) Seniors' Finances/Best Places Retiring Abroad   AARP The Magazine travels the globe to reveal the Top 5 Best Places to retire abroad...Experts in celebrating the next chapter in life, AARP The Magazine traveled the globe to discover the ultimate retirement destinations abroad. Factoring climate, expat community, cost of living, housing, health care, access to the U.S. and culture and leisure, AARP The Magazine reveals the top five locales in its September/October issue available in homes and online today...(click here to read rest of story)   Healthcare Reform/Seniors, Key Provision of Reform   Most Seniors misinformed, unaware of Key Provisions of the Affordable Care Act, new poll from the National Council on Aging reveals...NCOA launches "Straight Talk for Seniors on Health Reform" Campaign to give Older Adults comprehensive, unbiased information on new law...(click here to read rest of story)   Environments for Aging/Falling into Surgery Zsa Zsa Gabor's fall prompts orthopaedic surgeons' advisory to seniors and caregivers...Approximately 66 million Americans care for their aging parents and each year, one in three older Americans fall in their own home... Just this week, 93-year-old actress Zsa Zsa Gabor fell out of bed and broke her hip, ultimately she required hip replacement surgery...The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) knows that a fall in the home can be both life threatening and debilitating...(click here to read rest of story)

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