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Sedatives may increase elderly suicide risk - June 5, 2009
LONDON (Reuters) Sedatives and sleeping pills prescribed to ease depression, anxiety and sleep problems appear to increase the risk of suicide four-fold among the elderly, Swedish researchers said on Wednesday. A review of elderly Suicides in the Swedish city of Gothenburg and two nearby counties showed that antidepressants, antipsychotics, sedatives and hypnotics appeared to make [...]
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Rendell seeks changes to allow more seniors in PACENET program - June 4, 2009
By Angela Couloumbis and Mario F. Cattabiani Inquirer Harrisburg Bureau HARRISBURG – Gov. Rendell is proposing to allow an additional 30,000 seniors to enroll in the state’s prescription-drug program for older residents, a move called essential to helping them survive the difficult economic times. Rendell said yesterday that he is working with House Democrats to [...]
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For These Hard Times, Lessons In Resilience - June 3, 2009
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From Russia with ambition: Rita and Arkadi Katselnik, who arrived from the Soviet Union with $300, established successful businesses and now are living the American dream. by Steve Lipman During the Great Depression Sidney Kronish was, like countless Americans, out of work. He hunched over a typewriter for hours in his family’s cramped Bronx apartment, [...]
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Listeriosis And Vulnerable Groups Including The Elderly, Pregnant Women, Individuals With Weakened Immune Systems And The Newborn - June 3, 2009
ScienceDaily (June 2, 2009) Listeriosis is a food borne disease caused by eating food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. This organism causes serious illness in vulnerable groups such as the elderly, pregnant women, individuals with weakened immune systems and the newborn. Listeria monocytogenes is well-suited to growth and survival in foods, even if these are stored [...]
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Elderly Faring Better Than Expected With New Flu - June 3, 2009
June 2, 2009 By Anne Underwood Greg Wood/AFP An elderly passenger disembarks from an Australian cruise ship on Monday after an outbreak of AH1N1 flu. The epidemic has not taken the toll on seniors that many experts feared it might. Any new disease is cause for concern, especially when it’s potentially fatal. But the AH1N1 [...]
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Researchers develop light-treatment device to improve sleep quality in the elderly - June 1, 2009
May 29, 2009 Troy, N.Y. — Sleep disturbances increase as we age. Some studies report more than half of seniors 65 years of age or older suffer from chronic sleep disturbances. Researchers have long believed that the sleep disturbances common among the elderly often result from a disruption of the body’s circadian rhythms—biological cycles that [...]
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Exploration of Healthy Aging - May 28, 2009
Date: May 27, 2009 Source: Dalhousie University By Rick Nauert, Ph.D. Senior News Editor Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on A new multi-university study aims to improve the understanding of common health problems affecting seniors. Researchers from Dalhousie, McMaster, and McGill universities in Canada are coordinating one of the most comprehensive studies on aging [...]
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Hospital staff too busy to wash hands says NHS chief - May 28, 2009
Published Date: 28 May 2009 Source: Edinburgh Evening News By Adam Morris A SENIOR Lothian health official has suggested some hospital staff are simply too busy to wash their hands. NHS Lothian Health Board vice-chairman Eddie Egan was speaking as it emerged that in certain departments, almost a quarter of staff are failing to wash [...]
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Health official urges people to abide by Tobacco Law - May 28, 2009
Date: 5/28/2009 Source : THE PENINSULA DOHA: A senior official of the Supreme Council of Health has called on the public to abide by the Tobacco Law in Qatar that bans smoking in enclosed public places. The call came ahead of the World No Tobacco Day which falls on May 31. Qatar will mark [...]
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Take a load off - May 28, 2009
Posted on Wed, May. 27, 2009 Matthew M. F. Miller A new study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology finds that carrying around extra pounds early in life could lead to decreased mobility down the road – even if that weight was eventually lost. “In both men and women, being overweight or obese put [...]
