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Language Barrier Means Millions Of Elderly - Like My Grandmother - Lack Access To Alzheimer's Trials
Although volunteers for Alzheimer's research are desperately needed, so many patients - mainly Spanish speakers - face a language barrier.
10 hours ago - CommonHealth Wbur
Cross-linking and scleral contact lenses: First steps in treating keratoconus
Welcome to another edition of CEDARS/ASPENS Debates. CEDARS/ASPENS is a joint society of cornea, cataract and refractive surgery specialists, here to discuss some of the latest...
23 hours ago - Healio
Best Forms of Exercise For People Over 50
People entering their senior years have many reasons to remain active - in fact, they may have more reasons to continue with or start a new physical activity regimen than...
3 days ago - Active Beat
7 Keys to Happy, Healthy Aging for Seniors
Some people are under the assumption that when you age, it's time to slow down. However, medical science begs to differ. In fact, research shows that staying active can help...
7 days ago - Active Beat
Best Forms of Exercise For People Over 50
People entering their senior years have many reasons to remain active - in fact, they may have more reasons to continue with or start a new physical activity regimen than...
7 days ago - Active Beat
Language Barrier Means Millions Of Elderly - Like My Grandmother - Lack Access To Alzheimer's Trials
Although volunteers for Alzheimer's research are desperately needed, so many patients - mainly Spanish speakers - face a language barrier.
7 days ago - CommonHealth Wbur
Premium surgeons should help patients navigate vicious maze of care access
Premium surgeons face challenges regarding patient care access daily, from access to certain eye drop pharmaceuticals to a growing population of aging patients living longer...
9 days ago - Healio - 3 articles
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...
1 month ago - Active Beat
7 Keys to Happy, Healthy Aging for Seniors
Some people are under the assumption that when you age, it's time to slow down. However, medical science begs to differ. In fact, research shows that staying active can help...
1 month ago - Active Beat
8 Safety Tips for Older Drivers
Everyone needs to practice safe driving, but some drivers face their own set of challenges. For example, inexperienced drivers-who, in most cases, are also young drivers-may...
1 month ago - Active Beat - 2 articles
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Half of Alzheimer's cases may be caused by the herpes virus
Professor Ruth Itzhaki, of Manchester University, claims the virus causes similar protein deposits in the brain to the characteristic plaques of Alzheimer's.
Why some with the 'Alzheimer's gene' do NOT develop the disease
The ApoE4 gene increases the risk of Alzheimer's, but has also been detected in people who never develop neurodegenerative disease. Boston University has a theory as to why.
World Osteoporosis Day
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Black Senior Citizens Told To Get Off The Bus Taking Them To Vote
A group of black senior citizens weren't allowed to take a bus to their polling station Dozens of black senior citizens set out to vote in Louisville, Georgia this week. The...
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If you are one of the 2.9 million men in the U.S. with prostate cancer, you might feel powerless about your situation. As the second leading cause of cancer deaths in America...
Language Barrier Means Millions Of Elderly - Like My Grandmother - Lack...
Although volunteers for Alzheimer's research are desperately needed, so many patients - mainly Spanish speakers - face a language barrier.
Distinguishing fatal prostate cancer from 'manageable' cancer now possible
Scientists have found a way of distinguishing between fatal prostate cancer and manageable cancer, which could reduce unnecessary surgeries and radiotherapy.
Cataract surgery with traumatic zonular loss
The patient is a relatively young construction worker who sustained a blunt traumatic ocular injury that was fortunately nonpenetrating. This resulted in the development of a...
More Evidence Herpes Virus Strongly Tied to Alzheimer's
New epidemiologic studies suggest a causal relationship between the herpes virus and Alzheimer's, as the involvement of the immunology system in the disease becomes a 'hot'...