| Computer Games Help People With Dementia | Thu, Jul 3 04:00 PM |
| Computer games offer an exciting and engaging way of helping older people with dementia keep their brain active and learn new skills. | Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today |
| Medicare proposes hospital outpatient pay rates
(Reuters)
| Thu, Jul 3 12:09 PM |
| Reuters - The U.S. government proposed a 3
percent inflation increase in 2009 Medicare rates for
outpatient services at about 4,000 U.S. hospitals, which will
also impact medical imaging, diagnostic and other health care
services. | Yahoo! News: Seniors/Aging News |
| USA Today Examines Financial Strain On Retirees With Fixed Incomes As Costs Of Health Care, Other Essentials Increase | Thu, Jul 3 05:00 AM |
| USA Today on Tuesday, in the first article of a series about retirement issues in the 21st century, examined how retirees are seeing "inflation wring much of the value out of their fixed incomes." Jim Dau, a spokesperson for | Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today |
| Applied NeuroSolutions Achieves Q2 2008 Alzheimer's Disease Serum Diagnostic Development Program Milestone | Thu, Jul 3 05:00 AM |
| Applied NeuroSolutions, Inc. (OTC BB:APNS), a biotechnology Company focused on the development of products for the early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease ("AD"), today announced the achievement of a key milestone directed to a multi-product program to develop serum-based diagnostic tests for Alzheimer's disease. | Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today |
| Women Over 90 More Likely To Have Dementia Than Men | Thu, Jul 3 04:00 AM |
| Women over 90 are significantly more likely to have dementia than men of the same age, according UC Irvine researchers involved with the 90+ Study, one of the nation's largest studies of dementia and other health factors in the fastest-growing age demographic. The researchers reviewed an analysis of 911 people enrolled in the 90+ Study. Of those, 45 percent of the women had dementia, as opposed to 28 percent of the men. | Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today |
| Isolagen Completes Pivotal Efficacy Portion Of Phase III Studies Of Isolagen Therapy(TM) For Wrinkles | Thu, Jul 3 01:00 AM |
| Isolagen(TM), Inc. (Amex: ILE) announced the completion of the pivotal efficacy portion of its Phase III clinical studies (IT-R-005/006) investigating the Isolagen Therapy(TM) for the treatment of nasolabial folds, or wrinkles. The last person in each study has completed the primary efficacy follow-up visit, and collation of this data has begun. The Company anticipates that top-line efficacy and safety data analyses from the studies will be reported in August 2008. | Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today |
| Health Tip: Giving Medications to People With Alzheimer's
(HealthDay)
| Wed, Jul 2 08:47 PM |
| HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- As a caregiver of someone with Alzheimer's,
administering their medication -- and preventing missed pills or the wrong
dosages -- can be a daunting responsibility. | Yahoo! News: Seniors/Aging News |
| Alzheimer's less likely for men over 90 than women
(Reuters)
| Wed, Jul 2 01:26 PM |
 Reuters - Men are much less likely than women
to live into their 90s, but those who do have a much lower
chance of having Alzheimer's disease or another form of
dementia, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
| Yahoo! News: Seniors/Aging News |
| HIV/AIDS Cases Among Adults Ages 50, Older In Georgia Increasing, Health Department Says | Wed, Jul 2 07:00 AM |
| New HIV/AIDS diagnoses among adults ages 50 and older in Georgia has nearly doubled in the last 10 years, according to recent data from the state Department of Human Resources' Division of Public Health, the | Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today |
| Weather Programme Hails Help The Aged, UK | Wed, Jul 2 07:00 AM |
| For the next three months, independent weather forecasters, Positive Weather Solutions, will help raise awareness of Help the Aged by displaying the Charity's logo during its long range forecast, which is broadcast on Sky Channel 167, 'The Information Channel'. The logo will be displayed on weather maps during the programme's long term forecast for autumn which is screened across the UK, Western Europe and parts of Russia. | Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today |
| Mental Test Spots Alzheimer's Risk
(HealthDay)
| Tue, Jul 1 08:47 PM |
| HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- A new questionnaire may help
in both diagnosing older adults facing dementia and also in identifying
individuals who need help with daily living. | Yahoo! News: Seniors/Aging News |
| Grape seed extract may fight Alzheimer's
(Reuters)
| Tue, Jul 1 11:27 AM |
| Reuters - A red grape seed extract that
packs the punch of red wine -- without the alcohol -- could
help protect against memory loss due to Alzheimer's disease,
research in mice suggests. | Yahoo! News: Seniors/Aging News |
| The Top 50 U.S. Cities for Seniors | Mon, Jun 30 08:35 PM |
| What qualities make a city good for senior living? And which U.S. cities offer the best resources for older adults, whether they are working or retired, active or not? These... | About Senior Living |
| How Baby Boomers Will Change Retirement | Mon, Jun 30 04:54 PM |
| Merrill Lynch reports that baby boomers are transforming the definition of retirement. Learn what the "new retirement" will look like for millions of Americans, and find out if you are... | About Senior Living |
| "Good" cholesterol may protect memory, study finds
(Reuters)
| Mon, Jun 30 01:48 PM |
| Reuters - Middle-aged people with low levels
of so-called good cholesterol may be at higher risk for memory
decline that could foreshadow Alzheimer's disease or other
forms of dementia, European researchers said on Monday. | Yahoo! News: Seniors/Aging News |
| Medicare proposes changes for imaging, dialysis
(Reuters)
| Mon, Jun 30 01:23 PM |
| Reuters - The U.S. government proposed payment
changes in the Medicare health insurance program on Monday that
could impact reimbursement of medical imaging, diagnostic
testing and dialysis providers. | Yahoo! News: Seniors/Aging News |
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