Archive for the 'Seniors' Category
Health Care Costs, Lack Of Savings Might Contribute To Lower Standard Of Living For Future Retirees, Study Finds
Sixty-one percent of baby boomers and members of Generation X are “at risk” of being unable to preserve their standard of living in retirement, in part considering of rising health care costs, according to a study released on Tuesday by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, the AP/Ho…
Chronic Disease Impacting On Australia’s Older Workforce
Measures to prevent chronic health conditions among Australia’s older workers may be fundamental to increasing future labour force participation, according to a study in the latest Medical Journal of Australia. Dr Deborah Schofield and her co-authors from the Northern Rivers University division of R…
Absence Of Cancer Diagnosis And Treatment In Elderly Medicaid-Insured Nursing domestic Residents
UroToday.com- A study in the January 2008 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute suggests that Medicaid patients in nursing domestic care get limited cancer services. While the prevalence of cancer in nursing domestic patients is 1 in 10, according to Dr. Bradley and coauthors that p…
ASCO GU 2008 - Side Effects Of Local Therapy In The Elderly Male
UroToday.com - Dr. Sanda reported on the PROSTQA, which assesses the QOL outcomes for patients treated with RP, XRT and brachytherapy. Sexual, urinary, bowel, and vitality documents were collected and analyzed. The study was not randomized and the HRQOL was assessed within groups. Sexual function dr…
Scientists Develop Tool To Probe Role Of Oxidative Stress In Aging, Disease
Oxygen, although fundamental for human life, can turn into an aggressive chemical that is outright toxic to fundamental molecules inside our cells. that “oxidative stress” is associated with many diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, heart disease and cancer, and has been suggested to be the culprit underl…
Cost Of Government Benefits To Seniors Grows, Driven By Health Cost Increases, USA nowadays Analysis Finds
The cost of government-sponsored benefits for U.S. adults ages 65 and older increased to $27,289 in 2007 — a 24% increase by the inflation rate since 2000, according to a USA nowadays analysis. Medical costs were the primary cause of the increase, USA nowadays reports.Original post by Dentistry New…
Study Provides Insights Into Age-Related Diseases And Proof That Mitochondrial DNA Is Central To Health
A restricted change in the DNA of mitochondria - the cellular potential plants that generate energy in all human cells - has been found to cause degenerative heart and muscle disease, according to University of California, Irvine researchers.The study provides new insights into age-related disease a…
Keeping Active Whilst Aging Curbs Health Care Costs
Group Health seniors are not only sweating to the oldies in local health clubs. They are plus keeping health care costs down, according to a study by researchers at Group Health and the University of Washington (UW). The study appears in the January 2008 issue of the journal Preventing Chronic Disea…
Life Begins At 40 And 50 And 60
Growing old is a happier experience than many of us suppose that’s according to the findings of a study conducted at Queen’s University, Belfast, on behalf of the Changing Ageing Partnership (CAP).The study, which was conducted by Dr John Garry from Queen’s University, looked at young people’s attit…
Minister Hoctor Launches SPARC Book On “domestic Care For Ageing Populations”, Ireland
Máire Hoctor, T.D, Minister for Older humans, launched a new book by The Social Policy and Ageing Research Centre (SPARC) In Trinity College Dublin. The title of that publication is “Home Care for Ageing Populations: A Comparative Analysis of domestic Care Services in Denmark, the United States a…
Key To enlarged Life
A study has shown that men who exercise, are the right weight and do not smoke during retirement increase their chances of living for another 25 years, reported The Daily Telegraph. The Guardian additionally covered the story and said the chances of reaching 90 were surprisingly dependent on behavio…













