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13 hrs ago | Newswise

U-M Health System and St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Team Up to Offer Region Specialized Geriatric Care

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - In a joint effort to improve health outcomes for the region's older adult patient population, the University of Michigan Health System and St.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, Nursing

17 hrs ago | Business Journal

Medical noncompliance should be treated as a condition, researcher says

Between 30 percent and 50 percent of adult Americans do not follow long-term medication regimens, leading to an estimated $100 billion in preventable costs annually, according to Zachary Marcum , a geriatric medicine pharmacist at the a University of Pittsburgh.

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Related Topix: Medicine, University of Pittsburgh

22 hrs ago | NEWS.com.au

Breakthrough in cancer research in WA

TARGETING specific cells in the body can reverse the effects of cancer on the immune system, West Australian researchers say.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Family, Elderly (Senior Citizen)

Sat May 18, 2013

In El Dorado County

Computer games may reverse cognitive decline that comes with age

A new study reveals that adults who played a video game helped their mental agility more than adults who did crossword puzzles.

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Related Topix: University of Iowa, MadFox, Break., Video Games, Health, AARP, Medicine

Fri May 17, 2013

KAUZ

May Is National Osteoporosis Month

May is National Osteoporosis Month. Dietitian Claire Florsheim is passionate about healthy living and joined us Friday on Newschannel 6 at Noon.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Supplement, Calcium, Nutrition, Life, Food, Recipes

Business Wire

Research and Markets: 2013 U.S. Other Specialty Hospitals Industry-Industry & Market Report

The U.S. Other Specialty Hospitals Industry-Industry & Market Report, published annually , contains timely and accurate industry statistics, forecasts and demographics.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Long Term Care, Health

Wed May 15, 2013

Circulation

Cross-Talk of Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-{kappa}B Ligand...

From the Division of Vascular Medicine and Epigenetics, United Graduate School of Child Development , Department of Clinical Gene Therapy, Graduate School of Medicine , and Department of Geriatric Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine , Osaka University, Suita, Japan; and Department of Cardiovascular Physiology and Medicine, Graduate School of ... (more)

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Related Topix: Medicine, Japan, World News

Tue May 14, 2013

The Mountaineer Publishing Company

'Dementia & Exercise' lecture set for May 28

The Smoky Mountain Center Geriatric & Adult Mental Health Specialty Team is partnering with The Area Agency on Aging and Haywood Senior Resource Center to present a lecture on Dementia & Exercise from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, May 28, at the Haywood Senior Resource Center, 81 Elmwood Way, in Waynesville.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Waynesville, NC

Mon May 13, 2013

BBC News

Dementia 'to double in 20 years'

About 19,000 people are currently living with the condition, but that figure is expected to rise dramatically as people live longer.

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Related Topix: Medicine

The Hartford Courant

Seminar On Aging To Be Held In Glastonbury May 21

If you are worried about caring for aging parents or are reaching elderly age yourself, a free seminar will be held May 21 to help you deal with the twilight years.

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Related Topix: Family, Elderly (Senior Citizen), Medicine, Long Term Care, Health

Fri May 10, 2013

MediLexicon

Memory Problems In Some Older Adults May Be Related To Anticholinergic Use

Research from the Regenstrief Institute, the Indiana University Center for Aging Research and Wishard-Eskenazi Health on medications commonly taken by older adults has found that drugs with strong anticholinergic effects cause cognitive impairment when taken continuously for as few as 60 days.

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Related Topix: Alzheimer's, Medicine

Thu May 09, 2013

BioSpace

Mission Pharmacal Company Release: BINOSTO® (Alendronate Sodium) ...

Yet the disease, which causes bones to become fragile and more likely to fracture, remains poorly understood, according to osteoporosis expert Dr.

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Related Topix: Fosamax, Alendronate (generic), Medicine, Osteoporosis, University of Pennsylvania

WebMD

The Secret to Healthy Aging

Who doesn't wish for a fountain of youth? Magical youth-restoring springs exist only in legend, but science does point to a few simple, healthy habits that can help extend your life.

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Related Topix: Duke University, Fitness, Aerobics, Life, Food, Vegetables, Health

The Hartford Courant

Reader Submitted: Families Struggling With Alzheimer's Or Dementia

There's Help! Nutmeg TV's Live Mic Call In Show, hosted by Charlotte Neild, wil provide an interactive experience between Freddi Hoffmann, MS, vice president at McLean in Simsbury who works with families as they struggle with the issues of dementia , helping them through the available services within the community, and Dianne Thurston, MA, LPC who ... (more)

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Related Topix: Simsbury, CT, Medicine

The Wilton Daily Voice

Memory Loss Seminar on May 28 at Waveny Care Network

Are you concerned about your memory? Waveny Care Network invites the community to attend a free presentation, "Distinguishing 'Senior Moments' From Dementia" on Tuesday, May 28 at 5:30 p.m. at The Village at Waveny Care Center, 3 Farm Road, New Canaan, Conn.

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Related Topix: New Canaan, CT, Canaan, CT, Medicine, Norwalk, CT, University of Texas at Austin

Marietta Times

Teddy Bear Run

A hospital can be a frightening place for a young child but a furry friend to cuddle can sure help to ease those fears.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Marketing, Marietta, OH

Wed May 08, 2013

Examiner.com

Aging well is a family affair

Educating today's families on fitness and lifelong good health is critical as life expectancy ages rise.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Greenwich Hospital, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Greenwich, CT

Lumina News

Movers and Shakers

Sarah Blake has joined the staff of Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter as a physician assistant in New Hanover County.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Palliative Care, New Hanover County, NC, Wilmington, NC

Newswise

Gerontology Education On the Rise at New York Institute of Technology

From technology-driven training for healthcare workers to a special program that helps senior citizens remain happy, fulfilled, and safe in their homes, New York Institute of Technology has launched new initiatives to highlight gerontology issues and education for students and faculty.

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Related Topix: New York Institute of Technology, Family, Elderly (Senior Citizen), Medicine, Nursing, Old Westbury, NY, Westbury, NY

Circulation

Long-Term Cognitive Impairment After First-Ever Ischemic Stroke in...

From the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Center for Neuroscience, Department of Neurology , and Departments of Medical Psychology and Geriatric Medicine , Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Department of Neurology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands.

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Related Topix: Netherlands, World News, Medicine