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Women face greater health risks as they age
New ICES report highlights how the elderly will use the health-care system
84% of NI People Have Made No Provision For Future Care
More than four out of five people in Northern Ireland have made no provision for their care in the future, while a full one-third of elderly people say their greatest fear is of having to move into a care home, because of worries about the kind of treatment they might receive....Older Adults in Home Health Care at Elevated Risk for Unsafe Meds
New Study Shows 40 Percent of Seniors Cared For by a Home Health Agency Are Taking a Prescription That Is Potentially Unsafe or Ineffective to Them...Researcher probes secrets of fruitful retirement
Thinking about work-life balance and creating a broader self identity could be the secret to a more satisfying retirement, according to a Charles Darwin University researcher....New Report Highlights LGBT Older Adults’ Needs, Identifies Policy Opportunities
The National Academy on an Aging Society and Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) today released the first-ever issue of the acclaimed Public Policy & Aging Report (PPAR) on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) aging, highlighting gaps in policy and research on LGBT older adults, and current and future solutions to address the needs of LGBT elders....LGBT seniors face harder old age, national study finds
By Molly McElroy - Aging and health issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender baby boomers have been largely ignored by services, policies and research. These seniors face higher rates of disability, physical and mental distress and a lack of access to services, according to the first study on aging and health in these communities....Giving Elderly Immigrants Easy Access to Medicaid is in Everyone's Best Interest
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- With health care, the national deficit and immigration all serving as current hot-button political issues, one University at Buffalo professor has found a viable way to both save money and provide health care for elderly immigrants. ...Depressive Symptoms Linked to Mobility Limitations in Older African Americans
Second study links mobility loss in older blacks to poorer initial mobility status...Elderly emergency patients less likely to receive pain medication than middle-aged patients
A study by UNC researchers finds that people 75 years old or older are less likely to receive any pain medication in hospital emergency departments than people between 35 and 54 years old. ...
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Jon
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12/10/2011 16:41:04
One reason people get the wrong idea: articles like yours that talk about "association with the risks of smoking"
Hello? Are you familiar with the ...
brigitte
on
07/10/2011 14:29:44
Those listed items are not going to make much impact. Smoking compromises babies, but doesn't result in prematurity anymore than any other imperfect practice prenatally. ...
admin
on
06/10/2011 18:47:06
Actually there is a great deal of published evidence of fluoride in drinking water severely harming the health of users.
Try examining the dozens of clinical ...
Richard Windsor
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29/09/2011 05:25:07
Point to a single double-blind placebo controlled trial that meets modern standards of evidence based medicine and I might consider your argument.
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