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Older Prostate Cancer Patients with Other Underlying Health Problems Ought to Think Twice Before Getting TreatmentOlder 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. |
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 |
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Future Hospitalization and Increased Health Service Use May Be Linked to InsomniaNew study finds insomnia may be an important indicator of future hospitalization among middle-aged and older adults. |
Embargo expired: 5/10/2013 12:00 AM EDT
Released: 5/9/2013 12:40 PM EDT
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health |
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National Observance Day Is Opportunity for Senior Adults to Get FitNational Senior Health and Fitness Day on May 29 is opportunity for senior adults to get fit. |
Released: 5/8/2013 2:00 PM EDT
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center |
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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. |
Released: 5/7/2013 10:00 AM EDT
University of Michigan Health System |
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Driving with the Dog Not a Good Idea for SeniorsSenior 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. |
Released: 5/2/2013 9:45 AM EDT
University of Alabama at Birmingham |
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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. |
Embargo expired: 5/1/2013 5:00 PM EDT
Released: 4/25/2013 12:25 PM EDT
University of Iowa |
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Increased Rates of Hospitalization Linked to Elder AbuseOlder 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. |
Released: 4/8/2013 4:05 PM EDT
Rush University Medical Center |
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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 |
Embargo expired: 4/3/2013 5:00 PM EDT
Released: 4/1/2013 1:00 PM EDT
University of Michigan Health System |
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Home Hot Water Temperatures Remain a Burn Hazard for Young and ElderlyNew study finds temperatures remain dangerously high for a significant proportion of homes, presenting a scald hazard for young children and the elderly. |
Released: 3/28/2013 1:30 PM EDT
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health |
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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. |
Released: 3/19/2013 12:25 PM EDT
Health Behavior News Service |
