Older Adults News Headlines

• Older Adults May Be Unreliable Eyewitnesses, Study Shows
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
  
• Older Adults Face Double Whammy When It Comes To Body Fat
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 10 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
  
• Older Adults Face Double Whammy When It Comes To Body Fat
  ScienceDaily - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Older witnesses may be less reliable
  The Earth Times - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:49 EST
  
• Seniors' errors in drug use can cause harm
  Reuters - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:42 EST
  
• Coaching Can Help Older Adults Speak Up At Medical Visits
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Treatments Can Improve Troublesome Aches
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Kidney Disease Up 16% in U.S.
  WebMD - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
  
• CDC: Kidney Disease Up 16% in U.S.
  WebMD - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:00 EST
  
• Older people take a rosier view
  MSNBC - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 10:45 EST
  
• New Study Finds More Obese Teens Undergoing Bariatric Surgery, But May Have Better Post-Operative Outcomes Than Adults
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Oral Wounds Heal Slower In Women, Older Adults, Study Finds
  ScienceDaily - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Study: Caffeine may prevent heart disease
  The Earth Times - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:09 EST
  
• Elderly gain weight until age 80
  The Earth Times - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 06:23 EST
  
• Oral Wounds Heal Slower In Women, Older Adults, Study Finds
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
  
• High doses of zinc linked to urinary complications
  Reuters - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 07:11 EST
  
• Teens Spend More Time At Computers, Become Less Active As They Grow Older
  ScienceDaily - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Daily Use Of Antidepressants And Increased Risk Of Fracture In Older Adults Linked
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 26 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
  
• U Of M Study Shows Teens Become Less Active As They Grow Older
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
  
• Daily Use Of Antidepressants Associated With Increased Risk Of Fracture In Older Adults
  ScienceDaily - Tue, 23 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Exercise may neither help nor harm older knees
  Reuters - Wed, 31 Jan 2007 07:39 EST
  
• Chronic distress linked to higher dementia risk
  Reuters - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 04:35 EST
  
• 60% Of U.S. Residents Say They Would Pay Higher Taxes To Fund Nationwide Universal Health Insurance System, New York Times CBS News Poll Finds
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
  
• The Difficult Patient, a Problem Old as History (or Older)
  New York Times - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:07 EST
  
• One in four older women abused by partner
  The Earth Times - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:29 EST
  
• Teens less active as they grow older
  The Earth Times - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:10 EST
  
• Minorities More Likely To Receive Alcohol Counseling
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• New Registration For Care Workers Who Look After Older People, Children And Vulnerable Adults
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 18 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
  
• Nearly Half Of U.S. Adults Do Not Trust President Bush To Improve Health Care System, According To Poll
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
  
• Moderate drinking may benefit elderly men
  Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:19 EST
  
• Folic Acid Boosts Cognition in Older Adults
  MedicineNet - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 07:00 EST
  
• Want To Age Without Aching?
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Better Designed Roadway Intersections Can Boost Older Drivers' Performance
  ScienceDaily - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• One in seven have taken diet pills
  The Earth Times - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 10:34 EST
  
• Safer intersections for older drivers
  The Earth Times - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:37 EST
  
• Most Children In U.S. Hospitals Receive Medicine Off-Label
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• One-time Melanoma Screening Of Older Adults Appears To Be Cost-effective
  ScienceDaily - Sun, 21 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Most Children In US Hospitals Receive Medicines Off-label
  ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Spring pollen counts hard to predict
  The Earth Times - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:31 EST
  
• It Seems the Fertility Clock Ticks for Men, Too
  New York Times - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:04 EST
  
• Fertility & IVF Experts: Don't Bet All On Late Motherhood
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Doctors Still Deny Older Patients Tests And Treatment
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• In schizophrenia, drugs may be personal matter
  Reuters - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 05:21 EST
  
• In schizophrenia, drugs may be personal matter
  Reuters - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 01:15 EST
  
• Children Under Stress Develop More Fevers
  ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Could Baby Boomers Be Approaching Retirement in Worse Shape Than Their Predecessors? - March - 05, 2007
  National Institutes of Health - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 02:43 EST
  
• Falls And Hip Fractures Are Not Inevitable: A Return To Nature
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Among Older Adults, Men Have Similar Refracture Risk As Women
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 27 Jan 2007 02:00 EST
  
• Weight Loss Supplements Widely Used
  WebMD - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
  
• Breastfed babies may become better adults
  The Earth Times - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 05:06 EST
  
• "This is your gray-haired captain speaking... Relax"
  Reuters - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:15 EST
  
• Does Age Affect A Pilot's Ability To Fly?
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Harmful Particulates Blanket East Coast
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
  
• Falls, fractures not inevitable in elderly
  The Earth Times - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:41 EST
  
• Pharmacist-Driven Outreach Lowers Metabolic Syndrome Rates
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
  
• Foods for a colon-healthy diet
  The Earth Times - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:39 EST
  
• EEOC Defends Rule To Limit, Eliminate Some Retirement Benefits
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
  
• Exercise neither hurts nor helps knees
  The Earth Times - Wed, 31 Jan 2007 06:29 EST
  
• Device aids older men with leaky bladder
  Reuters - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 01:34 EST
  
• One-Tme Melanoma Screening Of Older Adults Appears To Be Cost-Effective
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 17 Jan 2007 02:00 EST
  
• Sleepless children, sleepless adults
  The Earth Times - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 09:01 EST
  
• Pharmacist-driven Outreach Lowers Metabolic Syndrome Rates
  ScienceDaily - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Hip surfacing helps baby boomers
  The Earth Times - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:39 EST
  
• Growing Prominence Of Older Americans Spurs Civic Engagement Debate
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Community groups help elderly function
  The Earth Times - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:24 EST
  
• Does Age Affect A Pilot's Ability To Fly?
  ScienceDaily - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Hispanic Women At Higher Risk For Heart Disease
  ScienceDaily - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Strength For Caring Reminds Caregivers To Eat Healthy During National Nutrition Month
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Communities Struggle To Accommodate 'Boomerang' Effect Of Retirees With Health Problems
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
  
• FDA approves new ADHD drug
  MSNBC - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:13 EST
  
• Too Young for This: Facing Cancer Under 40
  New York Times - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 03:19 EST
  
• Exercise Won't Up Knee Arthritis Risk
  WebMD - Thu, 01 Feb 2007 12:24 EST
  
• Takeda And Tap To Promote Sucampo's Amitiza In The US For Chronic Idiopathic Constipation
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 02:00 EST
  
• New Details In Schizophrenia Treatment Trial Emerge
  ScienceDaily - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Pedestrian-Friendly Communities Make For More Active Older Adults
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• MatTek's EpiVaginal Excels In Microbicide/HIV Research Study
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• HUMIRA(R) (Adalimumab) Receives FDA Approval For Treatment Of Crohn's Disease
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Tennessee's CoverRX Program Halts Enrollment Because Of High Demand
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
  
• Prostate Cancer Therapy May Increase Risk Of Death From Heart Disease In Older Men
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• FDA Approves Cymbalta(R) For Treatment Of Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• National Survey: U.S. Adults Support New R-Rating For Films With Tobacco
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• New AHA Guidelines Reinforce Importance Of Aspirin As A First-Choice Therapy For Preventing Cardiovascular Events In Women
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
  
• Tennessee's CoverRX Program Halts Enrollment Because Of High Demand
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Prostate Cancer Therapy May Increase Risk Of Death From Heart Disease In Older Men
  ScienceDaily - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Pulse Pressure Identified As Important Risk Factor For Atrial Fibrillation
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
  
• Exercise Has No Effect On Risk Of Knee Osteoarthritis, Study Finds
  ScienceDaily - Wed, 31 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Location is key to seniors walking
  MSNBC - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 02:22 EST
  
• Foetal clue to adult heart damage
  BBC - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 02:51 EST
  
• Keep your joints healthy: A guide to staying strong
  CNN - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:11 EST
  
• Breastfeeding may boost future social mobility
  Reuters - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 04:50 EST
  
• Spring Is Time For Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Awareness
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Toothbrush Care And Replacement - Some Helpful Tips
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Sleep Disturbance Puts Seniors At Risk For Falls
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Diet, exercise work for older obese adults too
  Reuters - Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:33 EST
  
• Antidepressants May Increase Fracture Risk
  WebMD - Tue, 23 Jan 2007 12:13 EST
  
• Breastfeeding 'aids class status'
  BBC - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:31 EST
  
• Time to bring back bloodletting?
  MSNBC - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 04:52 EST
  
• Sleep disturbances linked to elderly falls
  The Earth Times - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 05:45 EST
  
• Discrimination against the Elderly Still Rife in the NHS
  The Earth Times - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:51 EST
  
• The Greatest Generation Learns About Great Safe Sex
  New York Times - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 04:19 EST