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Study Challenges Value of Oxygen Therapy in End-of-Life Care (Source: Duke University)
Suggests "plain air" may be just as effective | 9/3/2010 |
Alzheimer's Risk "Could be Increased by Surgery" (Source: Telegraph, UK)
Study identifies link between surgery and onset of dementia. | 9/3/2010 |
Alzheimer's Caregivers Suffer Severe Stress, Depression (Source: Vancouver Sun)
They also run high risk of anger and anxiety, Canadian Institute for Health Information study warns | 9/3/2010 |
Doctors Seek Way to Treat Muscle Loss (Source: New York Times)
With aging of population, sarcopenia receives more attention | 9/3/2010 |
Protein Discovery Raises Hope for Alzheimer's Drug Treatment (Source: Rockefeller University)
Projected to take drug research in a different direction | 9/3/2010 |
Foster Care Agency Keeps on Caring with Nursing Assistant Program (Source: Florida Times Union)
Foster care agency pilot program trains them, gives support
| 9/2/2010 |
Groups Press Congress to End Patients' Wait For Medicare (Source: Kaiser Health News)
Call to eliminate two-year waiting period | 9/2/2010 |
Canadian Studies Show Caregivers Are Struggling (Source: CTV)
Those caring for dementia loved ones at greatest strain | 9/2/2010 |
Caring for a Loved One With Alzheimer's (Source: US News & World Reports)
New insight on memory care | 9/2/2010 |
Alaska Native Nursing Home Residents Receive "Care Bags" (Source: Bristol Bay Times)
Bags include salmon strips, pilot bread to remind seniors of home. | 9/2/2010 |
A Little Drinking Cuts Death Risk for Older Adults (Source: HHS)
Teetotalers' lower survival partly explained by other health, social issues, study found. | 9/1/2010 |
Insulin Resistance, Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Plaques Associated with Alzheimer's Disease (Source: American Academy of Neurology)
Latest study correlates insulin troubles with dementia-linked brain plaques. | 9/1/2010 |
NCOA Newsletter Focuses on Health Care Reform and Seniors (Source: NCOA)
Latest issue of "Innovations" provides a good primer | 9/1/2010 |
Aging's Misunderstood Virtues (Source: New York Times)
Researcher explores idea of "gerotranscendence" | 9/1/2010 |
MA Nursing Home Built on Green House Model (Source: Boston Globe)
Supporters say baby boomer-friendly centers should be smaller and with more individualized care. | 9/1/2010 |
Impact of Alzheimer's on Women and Caregivers and Patients (Source: ABC)
The Shriver Report seeks to raise awareness | 8/31/2010 |
Retirement Communities 101: Seniors Flock to College Towns (Source: US News & World Reports)
Lifelong learners seek advantages of educational communities | 8/31/2010 |
More Than 3 Million Seniors May Have to Switch Drug Plans (Source: AP/Google)
Change might make things easier for people signing up for Medicare but harder for those already in the program. | 8/31/2010 |
Building Homes to Age In (Source: NPR)
The time is ripe for universal design | 8/31/2010 |
Why More Education Lowers Dementia Risk (Source: University of Cambridge)
The key: education makes people better able to cope with brain changes
| 8/31/2010 |
Delirium in Elderly Patients Associated With Increased Risks of Death, Dementia, and Institutionalization (Source: JAMA)
Those who experience it should be considered higher-risk | 8/30/2010 |
Robot Suits Tested for Elderly Japanese Farmers (Source: News Australia)
60% of agricultural workers in Japan are over 65 | 8/30/2010 |
Consistent Assignment Beneficial to Nursing Home Care and Costs (Source: PHI)
Participating facilities experience good results | 8/30/2010 |
Wired Homes Keep Tabs On Aging Parents (Source: NPR)
Boomers are using technology as aid in eldercare | 8/30/2010 |
Huge Verdict Shakes Up Nursing Home Industry (Source: San Francisco Chronicle)
CAHF president calls ruling "execessive and extreme." | 8/30/2010 |
American Medical Directors Association Offers New Tip Sheet for Controlled Substances in Nursing Homes (Source: AMDA)
Addresses new DEA regs | 8/27/2010 |
'Granny Pods' Keep Elderly Close, At Safe Distance (Source: NPR)
MEDCottages rent for $2000 per month | 8/27/2010 |
True Grit: Growing Old in America (Source: Huffington Post)
Author looks at effects of ageism | 8/27/2010 |
New Health-Care Law Provides Free Preventive Care for Many Seniors (Source: Washington Post)
Will no longer have to pay 20% for suite of tests | 8/27/2010 |
Plan to Exclude Felons as CA Caregivers Halted (Source: San Francisco Chronicle)
Judge says limits would cause "irreparable harm"
| 8/27/2010 |
