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Women Stopped Hormone Therapy but Not Cancer Risk

 
 

March 4, 2008 - Women Remain at Risk for Breast Cancer Three Years After Stopping Hormone Therapy in Women's Health Initiative Trial. Watch Video Windows Media

 
 

Memory, Cognitive Loss Decreasing in Older Americans

 
 

Better education, finances and cardiovascular care may be boosting brain health for elderly - Feb. 20, 2008

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Obesity Linked to Stroke Increase in Middle-Aged Women

 
 

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Feb. 2, 2008 - Middle-aged women’s waists aren’t the only thing that increased in the last decade. So did their chance of stroke. In a study reported at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2008, rising obesity rates have been linked to more strokes among women aged 35 to 54

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Device Quickly Detects Early Alzheimer's Disease

 
 

Detects mild cognitive impairment - earliest stage of Alzheimer’s

 

 
 

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Jan. 16, 2008 - The latest medications can delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, but none are able to reverse its devastating effects. This limitation makes early detection the key to Alzheimer’s patients maintaining a good quality of life for as long as possible. Now, a new device developed by the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University may allow patients to take a brief, inexpensive test that could be administered as part of a routine yearly checkup at a doctor’s office.

 
 

Spine fractures most common fractures caused by osteoporosis

 
 

Dec. 26, 2007 - Spine fractures are the most common kind of bone fractures caused by osteoporosis - about seven-hundred thousand each year in U.S. But about two-thirds go undiagnosed. A new study aims to help identify women at greatest risk for those fractures, in hopes of preventing them. Mavis Prall explains in this JAMA Report.  Watch JAMA Video

 
 

Computer Calls Get People Moving

 
 

Great News for Fatter Senior Citizens in Great Shape – It’s the Fitness that Counts

Study finds fitness level is a stronger predictor of longevity that body fat for older adults - Dec. 4, 2007

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Better Health with a Pedometer

 
 

Pedometers Use Shown To Increase Physical Activity and Improve Health - Goals are Important

November 20, 2007

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Predicting Risk of Breaking a Hip

 
 

Researchers Devise Computer Program to Predict Women’s Five-Year Risk of Hip Fracture

November 27, 2007

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  Obesity, But Not Overweight, Linked To Cancer & Cardiovascular Deaths  
 

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  Targeting Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer Can Save Needless Suffering  
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  Men with Chronic Heart Failure can have Active Sex Lives  
 

Growing older doesn’t stop the heart’s desire for companionship and love. Laura Kleinhenz documented the dating scene in south Florida. Click to VideoOct. 4, 2007

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Growing older doesn’t stop the heart’s desire for companionship and love. Laura Kleinhenz documented the dating scene in south Florida, where senior citizens
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Major differences in blood-sugar control minorities/whites

 
  Sept. 27, 2007 - Watch video - Michele Heisler, M.D., MPA, University of Michigan Medical School, about a new national study documenting major differences in blood-sugar control among African Americans, Latinos and whites with diabetes. CLICK HERE  
  Video: Common Myths about Osteoporosis  
  May 14, 2007 - You’re not the same person you were 10 years ago. In the span of a decade, most people experience changes in their personal life, career, style and – bone structure? Yes, your bones are constantly at work clearing out old bone cells and making new ones in their place, resulting in an entirely new skeleton every 10 years.
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The latest studies on the safety and quality of botanical dietary supplements

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  Video: Many Senior Citizens Risk Medical Errors Due to Low Health Literacy  
 

Difficulty understanding 'medical speak' found in one-third of patients

Feb. 12, 2007 – To get well, you need to follow the doctor's orders. But, to follow the doctor's orders, you have to understand them. Senior citizens are the most likely not to understand medical instructions. Many other Americans, too, suffer from low health literacy, or difficulty understanding "medical speak." This is a problem affecting more than one-third of patients in the U.S. health care system. View this video to learn more. Click here to watch video.

 
 

Tips for Diabetics to Manage the Holidays with Ease

 
 

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Severe Sepsis: Severe Problem

 
 

Sepsis is the body's response to infection, but in severe sepsis, the body's reaction goes into overdrive, setting off a cascade of events that can lead to widespread inflammation and blood clotting. It results in over 200,000 deaths in the U.S. each year and senior citizens are in particular danger.

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"New assessment for women's risk of heart disease may change risk status for millions of American women" Windows Media

Alendronate So Effective In Improving Bone Strength, May Keep Working After Women Quit Taking It. Windows Media
12/26/06 »1 min 45 sec

Cognitive Training Improves Memory, Other Mental Functions in Elderly People - 12/22/06 - Windows Media

Pharmacy Care Program Raises Elderly Medication Adherence to Nearly 100 Percent - Windows Media

12/05/06 »2 min 05 sec

'Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy’ Improves Hand-Arm Function in Some Stroke Patients by up to 65% Compared to Usual Care. 10/31/06 »1 min 58 sec

Web-Based Program Can Help Predict Risk of Genetic Predisposition to Colon Cancer. 9/26/06 » 2 min 6 sec 

Eating Salmon and Other 'Fatty Fish' Regularly Can Reduce Kidney Cancer Risk Up to 70%. 9/19/06 » 1 min 46 sec 

High Levels of Normal Daily Activity Linked to Increase in Older Adult’s Life Expectancy.- 7/11/06 » 1 min 59 sec 

Extreme Obesity in Women Increasing, Linked to Greater Risk of Death - 7/04/06 »1 min 58 sec 

Depression Associated With Increased Risk of Heart Disease and Heart Failure - 6/27/06 »1 min 45 sec 

Older Women May Soon Have New Medication Option For Breast Cancer Prevention. - 6/20/06 »2 min 07 sec 

Fluoxetine (Prozac) is not effective in helping recovering anorexia patients maintain weight. - 6/13/06 »1 min 49 sec 

Younger African American women much more likely than older African American women, or than white women of any age, to get serious, basal-like breast cancer. - 6/06/06 »2 min 02 sec 

Teens living in poverty more likely to be overweight than teens not living in poverty; breakfast-skipping cited as one reason. - 5/23/06 »1 min 45 sec 

Typical air pressure and oxygen levels during air travel do not lead to blood clots in legs. - 5/16/06 »1 min 44 sec 

14 million Americans have visual impairment - of those, 11 million could be helped by glasses or contacts. - 5/09/06 »1 min 46 sec