Only 1% of flu victims are 65 or older
According to a study done by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), only 1% of flu victims are aged 65 or older. More than 64% of the infections are among people between the ages of 5...
View ArticleFDA Warns Zicam Poses Serious Health Risk
The Food and Drug Administration has warned consumers to stop using three of the Zicam nasal cold symptom remedies because they have been shown to cause users to permanently lose their sense of smell....
View ArticleBMW Developing Car That Can Detect Strokes
Smart car? That’s an understatement. BMW, along with Mercedes and Volvo, are developing cards with a wide range of technology intended to make driving safer for seniors. BMW’s model is a car that will...
View ArticlePatients Often Not Informed About Abnormal Test Results
A recent study finds that people who visit their primary care doctor for routine blood tests or screening are frequently not informed of the results of those tests, even if they come back abnormal. To...
View ArticleEat Your Vitamins to Prevent Loss of Sight
A new study, conducted by Queen’s University in Belfast, Ireland shows that a specific amount of vitamins and other nutrients can slow down the rate of sight loss in AMD (age-related macular...
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Increased Risk of Skin Cancer for Men Over 50
Recent studies have found that men are almost twice more likely to develop skin cancer than women. Skin cancer is actually more prominent than prostate, lung and colon cancer in men over fifty years...
View ArticleWorkers Delaying Retirement
Many workers aged 65 and older are delaying retirement due to the economic state of our country, approximately 430,000 to be exact. This is a 45% increase from last year according to the Bureau of...
View ArticleAmericans Spending on Alternative Medicine
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently announced that Americans spent $33.9 billion on complementary and alternative medicines in 2007. These results come from a study which surveyed more...
View ArticleA Cup of Coffee a Day Keeps the Alzheimer’s Away
Alzheimer’s is one of the most feared human diseases. It robs your memory and then your life. As many as 2.3 to 4.5 million Americans have Alzheimer’s, according to the National Institute on Aging...
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2 Genetic Factors Linked to Alzheimer’s
Recently, researchers have announced that they have identified two genetic factors that may make certain individuals more susceptible to Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists have established that there is...
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