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Guarding Your Wealth for Senior Citizens
The Wolf Among the Lambs - I Warned You About
Indexed Annuities
'I wouldn’t recommend them to anybody' - Alabama
Securities Commissioner
By Jeffrey D. Voudrie, CFP
April 23, 2008 - For years I’ve been warning
seniors about the dangers of equity indexed annuities. And I’ve taken
quite a bit of heat for it from those in the insurance industry. While
many agents and some readers have discounted my views, the uproar
against equity indexed annuities and the tactics used to sell them is
growing louder and louder. And now the national media has entered the
fray.
Read more...
Medicare News
Senators Compliment CMS on Nursing Website but Push
Bi-Partisan Bill for More Info
Democrat Kohl, Republican Grassley push bill to
expand transparency
April 28, 2008 – Two U.S. Senators from different
parties came together last Friday to compliment the Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services for increasing the information available on their
Website, Nursing Home Compare, but they say the agency has a ways to go
to achieve the transparency and information for consumers called for in
the Senate bill they have crafted.
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more...
Senior Citizen Health & Medicine
Seniors Targeted by New Consumers Union Education
Campaign on Prescription Drugs
Attorneys General provide grant of $4.4 million to
Consumer Reports publisher
April 28, 2008 – Last week Attorneys General from
around the country announced a $4.4 million grant to Consumers Union
that will fund a public education program designed to eliminate huge
gaps in public knowledge about prescription drugs. Senior citizens, due
to their massive consumption of prescription drugs, will be a primary
target of the effort.
Read more...
Senior Citizen Health & Medicine
Hemoglobin-based Blood Substitutes Linked with
Increased Risk of Death, Heart Attack
Heart attack risk jumps 2.7 times, death risk
increases by 30 percent
April 28, 2008 - What seems like a great idea - a
liquid blood substitute with a long shelf-life, that does not need
refrigeration and does not cause infection - is turning into a
nightmare. Studies of hemoglobin-based blood substitutes indicate their
use is associated with an increased risk of death and heart attack,
according to a report published online by the Journal of the American
Medical Association.
Read more...
Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, & Mental Health
Parkinson's Community Steps Out to Find a Cure at
the 14th Annual Parkinson's Unity Walk
Second most common chronic neurological disorder in
senior citizens after Alzheimer's
April 23, 2008 - The Parkinson's disease community
will unite on Saturday April 26, in New York City's Central Park, in an
effort to raise awareness and funds for Parkinson's disease research.
The 14th annual Parkinson's Unity Walk, a two-mile walk and educational
community day, will provide an opportunity to celebrate the more than
one million Americans - primarily senior citizens - that, along with
their friends and families, fight this condition everyday.
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more....
Senior Citizen Health & Medicine
Newest Implanted Heart-Assisting Device Tested by
Newest Certified Heart Device Program
 FDA approves HeartMate II tested at U. of Michigan
Cardiovascular Center
By Kara Gavin, Michigan State University
April 23, 2008 - Once upon a time, people whose
hearts were failing had two choices: hope that their own heart kept
pumping until they could receive a transplant, or face a certain death,
which they might fend off for a while using medicines.
Read more...
Senior Citizen Health & Medicine
Scraps Left from Heart Surgery Grow into New Heart
Muscle Cells
Good news for treatment, scientific research and
testing of potentially new drugs
April
23, 2008 - Stem cells derived from material left over from open heart
surgeries have been used to grow large numbers of stem cells and create
new heart muscle cells. The Dutch researchers say it is a "breakthrough"
in stem cell research - previously it was necessary to use embryonic
stem cells to make this happen. It also means stem cell research is
advancing rapidly and may prove useful to today's senior citizens in
fighting a variety of diseases.
Read more...
Medicare Drug Program News
Medicare Part D Has Helped More Seniors Take Their
Meds, But Sickest Most Likely to Skip
Many older Americans do not have a good understanding
of the complicated program
April
22, 2008 - A new study shows Medicare Part D, the prescription drug
program, is still not well understood by many senior citizens, which may
be a key reason there are still seniors skipping their medications due
to the cost, which another study finds. The percentage of seniors guilty of this "cost-related
medication nonadherence," referred to as "CRN," has decreased but not as
much as hoped among the sickest beneficiaries.
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more...
Senior Citizen Health & Medicine
Mammography Beneficial After 75?, 80?; Breast Cancer
Spreads Faster After 70
Studies of breast cancer in older women point to
extending mammography
 April 22, 2008 - A study released yesterday found
mammography, the gold-standard for breast cancer screening, can
significantly reduce the risk of being diagnosed with advanced stage
breast cancer in women over the age of 80, an age group currently
without clear guidelines for regular screenings. While a European study
released earlier found it is effective, appropriate and reduces deaths
from the disease in women aged up to 75 years old. Both report to be the
first to study cancer screening at these ages. Another study of breast
cancer in older women found the cancer found in women over age 70 is
more likely to spread.
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more...
Senior Citizen Longevity & Statistics
Rich White Men Doing the Best in Fight to Extend
Longevity in U.S.
 For poor, women and minorities the picture not so rosy
April 22, 2008 - Life expectancy in the U.S. is on
a continual increase, at least for financially comfortable white men.
For the poor, women and minorities the picture is not so rosy, according
a research published in PloS Medicine. Overall life expectancy in the
U.S. increased more than seven years for men and more than six years for
women between 1960 and 2000. Over the same four decades, however, this
report finds the gains not reaching many parts of the country; rather,
the life expectancy of a significant segment of the population is
actually declining or at best stagnating.
Read more....
Entertainment for Senior Citizens
Extra-Ordinary Interview by 86-Year-Old TV Host of
Holocaust Survivor Gerda Klein
Comcast, CNN show for senior citizens by Suzanne
Roberts begins on Sunday, May 4
April 21, 2008 - Suzanne Roberts, the 86-year-old
host of the Comcast and CNN television show targeting older Americans,
"Seeking Solutions with Suzanne," will provide a rate glimpse into an
extraordinary story of survival and courage in recognition of Holocaust
Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) with the premiere of "One Survivor
Remembers" -- an interview Roberts taped last month with holocaust
survivor and noted author Gerda Weissmann Klein.
Read more...
Senior Citizen Health & Medicine
Large Skin
Lesions More Likely to be Melanomas; Scalp, Neck Cancers More Deadly
Screening becomes increasingly critical as rate of melanomas
increases
 April
21, 2008 - Skin lesions larger than 6 millimeters (.236 inch) in diameter are
more likely to be melanomas than smaller skin growths, according to a report in
the April issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
The researchers support the diameter guidelines currently used by dermatologists
in searching for this skin cancer that likes to strike older men.
Read more....
Fitness & Exercise for Senior Citizens
Aerobic Exercise Can Boost the Aging Mind as Well as
Body Says Research
 Helps boost cognitive processing speed, motor
function and visual and auditory attention in healthy older people
April
21, 2008 - Aerobic exercise could give older adults a boost in
brainpower, according to a recent review of studies from the
Netherlands.
Read more...more about different aerobic exercises.
Aging News & Information
Americans Become Happier With Age Says Second Study
Challenging Senior Stereotypes
Baby boomers are not as content as other generations
 April
21, 2008 - Although some senior citizens may be as surprised as younger
people, researchers continue to find that older people are happy,
despite the aches, pains and other challenges of aging. Americans
actually become happier as they age, says the latest study, which
follows a study finding seniors more socially active than younger people
(see sidebar).
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more...
Medicaid News
CMS Funds 20 States to Help Medicaid Patients Escape
the Need for Emergency Room Services
 Local and rural initiatives will provide alternative
health care settings for non-emergent needs
April 21, 2008 - Senior citizens and others who
depend on Medicaid for their medical care may soon have better access to
this care without going through hospital emergency rooms. The Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services last week named the programs in 20
states that will receive $50 million in funding to help avoid the
costly, improper use of emergency room services.
Read more...
Senior Citizen Alerts
Senior Citizens Can Expect to be Targets of Tax
Rebate Scammers
Fake emails, phone calls supposedly from IRS will
want your personal financial info.
 April
18, 2008 - The Internet thieves are having a field day with the economic
stimulus refunds that will soon be sent to taxpayers in an effort to
bolster the sagging economy. But, they have also started their usual
barrage of fake IRS refund emails, like the one pictured on this page.
Senior citizens, in particular, are targets of a number of scams using
the stimulus payments and IRS refunds as ways to steal personal
financial information. The email pictured on this page was recently
received be the editor of SeniorJournal.com.
Read more...
Guarding Your Wealth for Senior Citizens
Three Financial Risks You Must Avoid – Control,
Access and Flexibility
These risks are difficult to place a dollar value
on…until you are affected
By Jeffrey D. Voudrie, CFP
April
18, 2008 - There are many financial risks that investors want to protect
themselves from: inflation risk, interest rate risk, market risk, and
more. But there are three risks that most investors don’t take into
account - and I believe not doing so can quickly get them into trouble.
I call them control risk, access risk and flexibility risk. Let me
explain.
Read more...
Senior Citizen Politics
Martha Stewart Testifies at Senate Aging Hearing for
Effort to Add More Healthcare Workers for Senior Citizens
Sen. Kohl promises legislation to expand, train, and
support all sectors of the health care workforce, including doctors,
nurses, direct care workers, and family caregivers
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 Martha Stewart
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April 17, 2008 – Martha Stewart headlined a hearing
of the Senate's Special Committee on Aging yesterday that may set the
wheels in motion to expand the recruitment and training of healthcare
workers to meet the needs of the 78 million baby boomers about to join
the Medicare ranks, and to help relieve the 44 million Americans serving
as the sole source of care for an older family member or loved one.
Read more...
Aging News & Information
Senior Citizens Are More Socially Engaged Than Many
People May Think
Seniors more likely to volunteer, visit neighbors
than people in their 50s
 April
16, 2008 - Most people think that people become more socially isolated
as they reach into their senior years and beyond. That is just not true,
say researchers at the University of Chicago. Their study finds them
remaining vital and active members of society. Many in their 80s are
more active than when they were 50.
Read more...
Medicare News
Health Care System Unprepared for Millions of Baby
Boomers About To Become Eligible for Medicare
U.S. would need 36,000 geriatricians by 2030 to meet
the need
April 16, 2008 -The U.S. health care work force is
"too small and woefully unprepared" to meet the geriatric care needs of
the 78 million aging baby boomers, according to a report released on
Monday by the
Institute of
Medicine, the Wall Street Journal reports (Francis/Fuhrmans,
Wall Street Journal, 4/15). The report, titled "Retooling for an Aging
America: Building the Health Care Workforce," estimates that currently
there is one certified geriatrician for every 2,500 seniors.
Read more...
Senior Citizen Health & Medicine
Risk of Death From Vioxx In Clinical Trials May Have
Been Misrepresented By Merck
JAMA focuses on drug-maker Merck's apparent attempt
to manipulate data
 April
15, 2008 - A comparison of internal company documents, data submitted by
the company to the FDA, and published clinical trial results indicates
that the risk-benefit profile of rofecoxib, marketed as Vioxx and Ceoxx,
in clinical trials involving patients with cognitive impairment may have
been misrepresented by study sponsor Merck, according to an article in
the April 16 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association
(JAMA). Read more...
link to video
Elder Care News
Martha Stewart Headlines Hearing Tomorrow of Senate
Aging Committee on Long-Term Care Workforce
Martha Stewart will share her experience as a caregiver for
her mother
April 15, 2008 – The hearing of the Senate Special
Committee on Aging – usually a rather colorless affair – will get a shot
of excitement on Wednesday when Martha Stewart appears to discuss the
role of family caregivers in providing essential services and support
for loved ones. The hearing will be at 3 p.m. in Room 562 of the Dirksen
Senate Office Building.
Read more...
Medicare News
CMS Proposal Says Medicare Won't Pay Hospitals for
Mistakes Like Cutting Off Wrong Leg
Adding 43 new quality measures on which hospitals
have to report data in order to receive full payment for services
 April
15, 2008 - The screws are being significantly tightened to improve the
care of Medicare patients in the hospital and to save millions of
dollars for Medicare by not paying for certain conditions - such as
having the wrong leg cut off - that are caused in the hospital. The
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Monday proposed these
additional steps to strengthen this tie between the quality of care
provided to Medicare beneficiaries and payment for the services. Read
more...
Senior Citizen Health & Medicine
Cholesterol Fighting Statins May Also Help Senior
Citizens Battle High Blood Pressure
Statins may activate compounds that widen blood
vessels and improve their function
 April
15, 2008 - Statins, the medication swallowed daily by millions of senior
citizens to lower their blood cholesterol levels, may also help fight
the most dominant chronic problem for senior citizens - hypertension. A
new study found statins modestly reduce blood pressure, according to a
report in the April 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of
the JAMA/Archives journals.
Read more...
Senior Citizen Alerts
Shady Sales Tactics Pushing Indexed Annuities on
Seniors Exposed by Dateline
'When those agents go into the seniors' homes, it
is literally the wolf among the lambs'
 April 15, 2008 - With an estimated 15 trillion
dollars under their control American senior citizens have become more of
a sales target than ever for insurance agents seeking to sell them
annuities. Last Sunday, April 13, NBC's Dateline went undercover
in "Tricks of the Trade" - a hidden camera investigation revealing what
some insurance agents say, and what they don't say, when they think they
are alone with a senior. In his signature style, Chris Hansen then
confronts agents about their questionable sales pitches.
Read more...
Nutrition, Vitamins & Supplements for Seniors
DASH Diet to Control Blood Pressure May Also Lower
Risk of Heart Disease for Women
April 14, 2008 - Women who eat diets similar to the
Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet—which is low in
animal protein, moderate in low-fat dairy products and high in plant
proteins, fruits and vegetables—appear to have a lower risk of coronary
heart disease and stroke, according to a report in the April 14 issue of
Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
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more...
Senior Citizen Health & Medicine
Another Study Points to Higher Breast Cancer Risk
from Alcohol for Older Women
The more older (postmenopausal) women drink the
greater the risk
April 14, 2008 – A large study has confirmed
several previous studies showing that drinking alcohol is a substantial
risk factor among older women for the development of breast cancer. This
study focused on the most common type of breast cancer – the 70% found
positive for both estrogen and progesterone receptors, referred to as
"ER+/PR+" breast cancer. And, the study says the more one drinks the
higher the risk.
Read more...
Senior Citizen Health & Medicine
Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers Killing More Senior
Citizens in Australia
 More
elderly dying from Squamous Cell and Merkel
Cell Carcinomas
April 14, 2008 – Skin cancer is the most common
cancer in the U.S. – more than a million are diagnosed annually – but it
is the melanoma skin cancer that older Americans fear most, because of
the high death rate. There is a new skin cancer worry for senior
citizens emerging in Australia, however, where deaths from non-melanoma
skin cancer (NMSC) are increasing rapidly among older Australians.
Read more...
Alzheimer's, Dementia & Mental Health
Diabetes in Mid-Life Linked to Increased Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
as Seniors
Follows study saying diabetes is one-third of
risk for dementia in senior citizens
 April
10, 2008 – Men who develop diabetes in mid-life appear to
significantly increase their risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease,
according to a long-term study published in the April 9, 2008,
online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American
Academy of Neurology. Another study reported yesterday in
SeniorJournal.com indicates that diabetes accounts for one-third of
the risk for dementia.
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more...
Fitness & Exercise for Senior Citizens
Physical Activity Is Natural Pain Reliever for
Arthritis in Senior Citizens, Boomers
Study says it is possible to manage arthritis pain by
moving more
April 10, 2008 – It does not seem to make common
sense – to exercise when suffering with joint pain – but a recent study
in Arthritis Care and Research concludes that regular exercise is
an effective way to “significantly” improve and manage arthritis pain.
The study specifically measured results of the Arthritis Foundation
Exercise Program.
Read more...
Money, Insurance & Investments for Seniors
Senior
Citizens Should Beware of Health Shock: It Can Drain Your Money
The later in life serious illness occurs, the
more damage to a person’s finances
by Pam Frost Gorder, Ohio State University
April
10, 2008 - A new study underscores the need for seniors to maintain
their health -- in order to maintain their wealth. Building on a
2003 study that found that healthy seniors are more likely to retain
their savings, Ohio State University researchers have now discovered
that the later in life a serious illness occurs, the more damage it
does to a person’s finances.
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more...
Alzheimer's, Dementia & Mental Health
Small
Vessel Injury from Hypertension or Diabetes May Lead to Dementia
One-third of the risk for dementia attributed to small
vessel disease in autopsy study
 April
9, 2008 – A large autopsy study of senior citizens who had lived in the
Seattle area has found that as many as one-third of those who had
dementia before they died also had small vessel damage in their brains –
the type of cumulative injury that can result from hypertension or
diabetes. The researchers say it suggests this accounts for a third of
the risk for dementia.
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more...
Medicare News
Medicare Advantage Plans to Get More Subsidy, Drug
Plans Get Higher Deductible
CMS to pay 3.6% more to MA plans, drug deductible
goes to $295 from $275 in 2009
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April 9, 2008 – The subsidy paid by Medicare to
Medicare Advantage Plans will increase by 2.6% next year, despite
consistent opposition by advocacy groups and Democrats to this subsidy,
according to an a Fast Sheet published by the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services on Monday. And, the drug plan providers also got a
small boost in the form of higher deductibles for prescription drug
plans next year.
Read more...
Features for Senior Citizens
Graying and
Affluent Market is Booming, Warming to Internet Shopping
Targeted market is over age 50 with $50,000 or
more in income
 April
8, 2008 - In the more than 80 metropolitan markets surveyed by The
Media Audit, a recent study shows that those who are over age 50
with incomes of $50,000 or more (the "graying and affluent") have
increased from 17.0 million in 2004 to 22.3 million during the past
five years. Collectively, the markets surveyed have an adult
population of approximately 142 million, according to a report in
the Research Brief from the Center for Media Research.
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more...
Alzheimer's, Dementia & Mental Health
Rush Researcher Continues to Prove Depression is
Alzheimer's Risk Factor
Latest of multi-year studies says depression does not
increase in early dementia
By
Tucker Sutherland, editor & publisher
April 8, 2008 – Different looks at the same study
group with the same Alzheimer's question has been producing the same
result for years and seems to grab headlines every time. The finding is
that depression is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, not a result
of the disease. Dr. Robert S. Wilson, Ph.D., of Rush University Medical
Center, Chicago, lead author of the study, has come to this conclusion
repeatedly for years.
Read more...
Medicare News
Hospital
Mistakes Kill 270,491 Medicare Patients in 3 Years, Cost $8.8
Billion
HealthGrades: 238,337 deaths preventable, top
hospitals have 43% lower incident rate
April 8, 2008 – Hospital safety incidents
caused the deaths of 270,491 Medicare patients during the years 2004
through 2006, according to a new report from HealthGrades, which
estimates 238,337 of these deaths were potentially preventable.
There were more than a million safety incidents during the three
years studied.
Read more...
Medicare News
End-of-Life Spending Varies Widely for Medicare
Patients with Chronic Conditions
New Jersey spent most, $59,379; North Dakota least,
$32,523; US average $46,412 - Kaiser Network Daily Report
April 7, 2008- There is wide variation among the
U.S.'s top academic medical centers in spending on care for Medicare
beneficiaries with chronic conditions during the last two years of their
lives, according to the 2008 edition of The Dartmouth Atlas of Health
Care, the
New York Times reports.
Read more...
Nutrition, Vitamins & Supplements for Seniors
Tart
Cherries May Become Senior Citizen Favorite – Lower Risks for Heart
Disease, Diabetes
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Pain
Relief, Too
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Inflammation, body fat, weight gain and blood
cholesterol all lower in rats fed cherries on top of high-fat,
Western-style diet
April 7, 2008 - Tart cherries – frequently sold
dried, frozen or in juice – may have more than just good taste and
bright red color going for them, according to new animal research
from the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center.
Read
more... how cherries help fight arthritis pain, too.
Alzheimer's, Dementia & Mental Health
Medicare Drug Program News
Medicare Says New Rule Supports More Generics, Less
Drug Danger, Better Communications
Rule establishes Part D e‑prescribing standards for
four types of information
April 4, 2008 – Senior citizens and others eligible
to enroll in Medicare’s prescription drug program are expected to
experience greater safety, increased use of lower-cost generic drug
equivalents, and better communication between their doctor and pharmacy
as a result of a new regulation issued yesterday, according to the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Read more...
Elder Care News
Strokes, Deaths Reduced Among Very Elderly with
Hypertension by ‘Water Pill’
Indapamide, (Lozol) declared “very beneficial” to
those 80 and over
April 4, 2008 - Results of research presented at
the American College of Cardiology’s 57th Annual Scientific Session show
that treatment of high blood pressure based on indapamide sustained
release (SR) 1.5mg is beneficial in very elderly people with high blood
pressure to reduce fatal strokes and cardiovascular events as well as
all-cause mortality.
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more...
Guarding Your Wealth for Senior Citizens
Booming Housing Market Was Really a House of Cards: Part 2
You can’t expect the one selling you a product to
watch out for your best interests
 By Jeffrey D. Voudrie, CFP
April 4, 2008 - Last week, I talked about how
the current credit crises evolved. This crisis is the result of
mistakes made by the homeowner, the mortgage company, the investment
banks and the rating agencies. This week, you’ll see what caused the
House of Cards to fall and will learn how this example can keep you
from making a financial mistake.
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more...
Medicare News
Medicare Patients Should Expect Better Care at
Dialysis Centers, Says CMS
CMS issues final rule to update Medicare
‘conditions for coverage’
March 4, 2008 – Senior citizens should expect a
higher quality of care when receiving dialysis, according to an
announcement yesterday from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
(CMS), that it has released a final rule that will modernize the
Medicare conditions for coverage for the nation’s dialysis centers.
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more...
Senior Citizens & Sex
Sexual Dissatisfaction in Older Women Not Linked to
Cardiovascular Disease
Sexual dysfunction in some older men indicates
cardiovascular disease
April 3, 2008 – Although sexual dysfunction in some
men indicates cardiovascular disease, researchers find this is not the
case among postmenopausal sexually active females who were dissatisfied
with their sexual activity.
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more...
Senior Citizen Health & Medicine
Nano-Sized Technology Has Super-Sized Effect on
Slowing Tumor Growth
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 A tumor treated with fumagillin nanoparticles
(left) is smaller than an untreated tumor. Nanoparticles containing an
image-enhancing metal (yellow) show that the treated tumor has much less
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Researchers find success with 1,000 times lower
dose of chemotherapy
April 2, 2008 - In the world that most senior citizens live in,
discussions frequently turn to cancer treatments, since contemporaries are
often battling the disease. The struggle against the
side-effects of chemotherapy frequently comes up. There is good news
today, however, that researchers may have found a way to use
nanotechnology to dramatically reduce the dose of chemo required.
Read more...
Features for Senior Citizens
Age 75 is the New 65 When It Comes to Cornea
Transplants, Study Finds
Increasing donor pool to age 75 can expand supply
significantly
April 2, 2008 – Age 75 is the new 65, at least as
proven for cornea. The pool of cornea transplant donors - often limited
to those 65 years of age and younger - should be expanded to include
donors up to 75 years of age, according to a study by the National Eye
Institute (NEI) of the National Institutes of Health and published in
the April issue of Ophthalmology.
Read more...
Senior Citizen Health & Medicine
New Discovery of Four More Genetic Variants Involved
in Type 2 Diabetes
This brings total to 16 for diabetes - one
has link with prostate cancer
April 1, 2008 – An unprecedented analysis of
genetic data from over 70,000 people has identified six more genetic
variants involved in type 2 diabetes. That brings the number to 16 of
genetic risk factors associated with increased risk of the disease. None
of the new variants had previously been suspected of playing a role in
type 2 diabetes. Intriguingly, the new variant most strongly associated
with type 2 diabetes also was recently implicated in a very different
condition: prostate cancer.
Read more...
Senior Citizen Health & Medicine
Antidiabetic Agent Proves It Can
Slow Plaque
Build-Up in Coronary Arteries
Thiazolidineddiones drug pioglitzsone (Actos) beats
sulfonyhlureas drug glimepiride (Amaryl)
March 31, 2008 – A new study has found the
medication pioglitzone – from a newer class of antidiabetic agents – is more
effective than glimepiride in slowing the development of plaque in the
coronary arteries of diabetics. More importantly, the researchers say it
is the first demonstration of the ability o f any hypoglycemic agent to
slow the progression of coronary atherosclerosis in patients with
diabetes. Read
more...
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