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Medicine Channels: Cancer, Seniors	Older Prostate Cancer Patients with Other Underlying Health Problems Ought to Think Twice Before Getting Treatment Older prostate cancer patients with other underlying health conditions should think twice before committing to surgery or radiation therapy for their cancer, according to a multicenter study led by researchers in the UCLA Department of Urology. View \| Comment	Embargo expired: 5/20/2013 5:00 PM EDT Released: 5/16/2013 5:35 PM EDT University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences
Medicine Channels: Healthcare, Sleep, Seniors Keywords: Adam Spira , Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School Of Public Health, Insomnia, Health Care, Hospitalization, Christopher Kaufmann, Health Services, Sleep Disorder, Nursing Home Care	Future Hospitalization and Increased Health Service Use May Be Linked to Insomnia New study finds insomnia may be an important indicator of future hospitalization among middle-aged and older adults. View \| Comment	Embargo expired: 5/10/2013 12:00 AM EDT Released: 5/9/2013 12:40 PM EDT Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Medicine Channels: Aging, Diet and Exercise, Seniors Keywords: Exercise, Fitness, older adult, Aging, Senior Citizens	National Observance Day Is Opportunity for Senior Adults to Get Fit National Senior Health and Fitness Day on May 29 is opportunity for senior adults to get fit. View \| Comment	Released: 5/8/2013 2:00 PM EDT Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Medicine Channels: Mental Health, Seniors Keywords: Depression, hospital-acquired infection, Clostridium Difficile, Widowed, Older Adults, Geriatics	The Brain-Gut Connection: a Link Between Depression and Common Hospital-Acquired Infection Adults with depression, widowed Americans and seniors who live alone more likely to develop Clostridium difficile infection; some antidepressants modify risk. View \| Comment	Released: 5/7/2013 10:00 AM EDT University of Michigan Health System
Medicine Channels: Seniors, Pets	Driving with the Dog Not a Good Idea for Seniors Senior drivers who always take a pet in the car are at increased risk for being involved in a motor vehicle collision, said UAB researchers. In a study published on on May 2, 2013, the research team said both overall and at-fault crash rates for drivers 70 years of age or older were higher for those whose pet habitually rode with them. View \| Comment	Released: 5/2/2013 9:45 AM EDT University of Alabama at Birmingham
Medicine Life Social and Behavioral Sciences Channels: Aging, Featured: DailyWire, Featured: MedWire, Seniors, Gaming, Alzheimer's/Dementia, Cognition and Learning, Mental Health, Neuro, Technology Keywords: Aging Brain, Cognitive Aging, Neuroscience, elderly adults, elder health, Seniors	Want to Slow Mental Decay? Play a Video Game A University of Iowa study shows that older people can put off the aging of their minds by playing a simple game that primes their processing speed skills. The research showed participants' cognitive skills improved in a range of functions, from improving peripheral vision to problem solving. Results published in the journal PLOS One. View \| Comment	Embargo expired: 5/1/2013 5:00 PM EDT Released: 4/25/2013 12:25 PM EDT University of Iowa
Medicine Channels: Aging, Healthcare, Seniors Keywords: Elder Abuse, Elder abuse prevention, Aging, Self Neglect, Seniors, Aging Population, Older Adults, Abuse	Increased Rates of Hospitalization Linked to Elder Abuse Older adults who are subject to elder abuse, neglect and exploitation face a greater risk of being hospitalized than other seniors, according to the results of a study published in the April 8 issue of JAMA Internal Medicine. View \| Comment	Released: 4/8/2013 4:05 PM EDT Rush University Medical Center
Medicine Channels: Alzheimer's/Dementia, Featured: DailyWire, Featured: MedWire, Healthcare, Neuro, Seniors Keywords: Dementia, alzheimer disease	Dementia Care Costs Among Highest of All Diseases; Comparable to Cancer, Heart Disease Joint study by U-M Health System and RAND estimates total dementia care costs at $159- $200 billion a year, expected to nearly double with aging population View \| Comment	Embargo expired: 4/3/2013 5:00 PM EDT Released: 4/1/2013 1:00 PM EDT University of Michigan Health System
Medicine Channels: Public Health, Seniors Keywords: Wendy Shields , Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School Of Public Health, Burns, Water, hot water , Scald, Heaters, Injury Prevention, Young, Elderly, Children, Pediatrics	Home Hot Water Temperatures Remain a Burn Hazard for Young and Elderly New study finds temperatures remain dangerously high for a significant proportion of homes, presenting a scald hazard for young children and the elderly. View \| Comment	Released: 3/28/2013 1:30 PM EDT Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Medicine Channels: Mental Health, Seniors Keywords: Elderly, Depression, Rural Areas, depression and women	Elderly Women in Rural Areas Less Likely to Recover from Depression Being female and living in a rural area are among several factors that predicted whether an elderly person with depression recovered over the course of a year, finds a recent study in Depression Research and Treatment. View \| Comment	Released: 3/19/2013 12:25 PM EDT Health Behavior News Service

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