Mentally Ill in Nursing Homes Often Lack Advance Care Plans
2011-01-06
But they are among the groups that most need them, researchers sayContinue Reading
Early Steps Toward an Alzheimer's Blood Test
2011-01-06
Different immune system proteins exist in the blood of people with the disease, study findsContinue Reading
Fast Walkers May Have More Years Ahead of Them
2011-01-04
Experts say speed can indicate a person’s state of healthContinue Reading
Tooth Loss May Be Linked to Memory Loss
2011-01-04
Gum infection may cause inflammation that affects the brain, researcher suggestsContinue Reading
Healthy Habits in Youth Tied to Better Adult Cholesterol Levels
2011-01-03
Poor lifestyle factors such as gaining body fat, smoking linked to high-risk levels, study findsContinue Reading
Medicare Makes Way for Baby Boomers
2011-01-03
Big, demanding generation expected to strain health-care resourcesContinue Reading
ER Visits by Underage Drinkers Spike on New Year's
2010-12-30
Adults urged to talk to kids about dangers of alcohol use at this time of yearContinue Reading
Older Folks Seem to Gain 'Emotional Intelligence'
2010-12-28
People in their 60s more compassionate than adults in their 20s or 40s, research showsContinue Reading
Elderly Patients Who Get on Feet Leave Hospital Sooner
2010-12-15
Even small amounts of increased mobility may speed discharge, researchers sayContinue Reading
Regular Exercise While Young May Slow Middle-Age Spread
2010-12-14
150 minutes of exercise a week helped keep off pounds, maintain a smaller waist over 20 years, study saysContinue Reading
Elderly Often Disabled After Mechanical Ventilation
2010-12-14
Only 30 percent live a year and they are severely handicapped, study findsContinue Reading
Report Finds Baby Boomers to Gain Most From Health Care Reform
2010-12-14
Benefits will help generation hit hard by unemployment, rising health-care costsContinue Reading
What’s Good for Heart May Also Be Good for Brain
2010-12-13
High ‘good’ cholesterol seems to protect against Alzheimer’s disease, study findsContinue Reading
Both High, Low Levels of Vitamin D in Older Women May Be Problematic
2010-12-09
Study finds levels outside a certain range were linked to an increased risk of frailtyContinue Reading