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Risk Factors and Number of Falls as Determinants of Quality of Life of Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Background and Purpose: In older adults, the psychological impact and effects related to the loss of functional capacity are directly related to perceived quality of life. The...
2 days ago - LWW - 4 articles
D.C. Week: Postpartum Depression Gets Its Own Drug
Also, a novel Alzheimer's therapy deemed unready for prime time
2 days ago - MedPageToday
Robin Williams Death: 9 Things To Know About Lewy Body Dementia
If you followed the news coverage in the wake of Robin William's shocking and tragic death last August 11, 2014, you likely believe that the famous actor and comedian committed...
3 days ago - Active Beat
8 Special Health Challenges for Aging Adults
The world's population is aging quickly. The number of adults over the age of 60 will double in the next three decades. Today approximately 12 percent of the population is...
3 days ago - Active Beat
Anti-hormonal Drugs Trigger Depression in Men With Prostate Cancer
Men who receive anti-hormonal treatment after a radical prostatectomy have an increased tendency to depression, revealed Danish researchers.
6 days ago - Medindia Health
Hormonal treatment associated with depression in men with prostate cancer
Men who receive anti-hormonal treatment after having their prostate removed are 80% more likely to suffer from depression than men who don't receive this treatment. This leads...
7 days ago - News Medical
Scientists still don't understand what causes Alzheimer's but are beginning to see it as a “whole body” problem that manifests in the brain
Alzheimer's disease is a condition all pensioners do not want to be diagnosed with. It has no known cure, and its effects are depressing. Many scientists and researchers used...
9 days ago - Natural News
Knee pain not linked to daily walking levels in mild, moderate OA
Knee pain is not associated with the number of steps per day walked among patients with mild or moderate symptomatic knee osteoarthritis, according to findings published in...
11 days ago - Healio
Prospect of Bright Light Therapy for MDD in Parkinson Dims
Researchers report results from a randomized clinical trial to illuminate the effect of bright light therapy for the treatment of major depression in Parkinson...
17 days ago - Medscape
Alzheimer Drug Plus SSRI May Cut Depression, Improve Cognition
Adding the Alzheimer drug memantine to a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor may improve depressive symptoms, as well as apathy, anxiety, and cognitive function, in older...
18 days ago - Medscape - 2 articles
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Walking downhill after meals may protect your bones from decay after the...
Nutrients from food are believed to be absorbed best this way, researchers at the University of Michigan said. Walking uphill doesn't have the same affect, blood tests from a...
Bisphosphonates Increasingly Prescribed to the Risky Women
Bisphosphonates were prescribed more for older and risky women with osteoporosis compared to the younger, healthier women with osteopenia.
Sleep Naturally Prevents The Accumulation of Alzheimer's Disease-Causing...
Sleep has been found to be metabolic cleaner for amyloid beta proteins that are usually responsible for Alzheimer's disease.
Researchers report new regenerative medicine approach for treating...
Researchers at Tokai University report in the journal npj Regenerative Medicine a regenerative medicine approach for treating osteoarthritis of the knee.
States push for caregiver tax credits
Gloria Brown didn't get a good night's sleep. Her husband, Arthur Brown, 79, has Alzheimer's disease and had spent most of the night pacing their bedroom, opening and closing...
Bisphosphonates to treat osteoporosis appears to be beneficial for all women
In recent years, women who start taking bisphosphonates to treat osteoporosis and prevent fracture have trended from younger to older and from having osteopenia to having...
Nuclear receptors play key role in hormone-dependent malignancies
NEW ORLEANS - Most women and men with hormone receptor-positive breast or prostate cancers eventually become resistant to targeted endocrine therapies, and several key...
VIDEO: Remember to ask cataract surgery patients about Flomax use
NEW YORK - Clark Chang, OD, MSA, MSc, FAAO, gave a talk on cataract surgery problem-solving here at Vision Expo East and said communication is a big component. He said to be...