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Osteoporosis Guidelines Revised to Be More Inclusive
Men need to be checked for osteoporosis too...more
6/17/08

Vaccine May Help Immune System Fight Alzheimer's
The success of a vaccine for mice that helps the immune system fight Alzheimer's disease may offer hope for humans...more
6/6/08

Fear of Falling Causes Physical Decline in Older Adults
The fear of falling can cause many older people to begin to restrict their activities...more
5/29/08

Urban Exercise? Take It Inside
Summer workouts in hazy conditions can be bad for urban runners, skaters and bicyclists...more
5/27/08

Fixing the Gait
A specially-outfitted treadmill can help stroke victims relearn how to walk in a safe and controlled way and return to their normal gait...more
4/25/08

Fast Walking -- Slow Aging
Vigorous walking for an hour a day, five times a week, can take a dozen years off your biological age, according to new research...more
4/22/08

Older Women Have Hard Time Staying Hard
A new study finds that muscle loss is harder to overcome in women over 50...more
4/14/08

Is Softer Better for Your Back?
The idea that a firm mattress can help ease lower back pain is on the way out...more
4/9/08

Meditation Can Reduce Reliance on Hypertension Medication
Learning meditation and relaxation techniques can help patients reduce their reliance on hypertensive drugs...more
4/8/08

U.S. Leads Europe in Strokes
American's are up to twice as likely to suffer a stroke as their European counterparts...more
3/13/08

Oxidation, Disease and Aging
New research on the role of oxidation in aging gives "I'm a little rusty," a whole new meaning...more
3/3/08

The 30-Minute Solution
Walking just 30 minutes a day cut the risk of death in half in a study of over 15,000 men...more
2/14/08

Folate Deficiency Triples Dementia Risk
People who are deficient in folate are 3.5 times more likely to develop dementia...more
2/12/08

How to Get Older, Slower
A new study explains what it is about exercise that helps keep you youthful...more
2/7/08

A Welcome Alternative to Spinal Fusion
A new, less-invasive surgery eliminates the long, painful recovery associated with spinal fusion...more
1/31/08

Fat But Fit
If you're over 60, your fatness is far less of a health concern than your fitness...more
12/19/07

Health Literacy 101: Prescription Labels
You probably didn't need a study to tell you that labels on prescriptions should come with a decoder ring. Test your health literacy...more
12/17/07

Alzheimer's: Old Drug, New Use
Treament for mild Alzheimer's disease can be used for severe cases as well...more
8/3/07

New Clue to Alzheimer's Cause
Age-related loss of myelin causes Alzheimer's? more
5/17/07

What Do You Know About Stroke?
âClot-busting drug can help decrease long-term effects of stroke...more
5/9/07

The Elderly & Vitamin D
Vitamin D is important to overall health...more
4/23/07

Good News About Coffee and Cigarettes?
How much does coffee and smoking affect chances of Parkinson's Disease? more
4/16/07

Don't Ignore the Snore
Treating sleep apnea is easy...more
3/5/07

New Alzheimer's Gene Discovered
Variants in SORL1 and late-onset Alzheimer's...more
1/14/07

Rapid Weight-Loss and Dementia
A link between weight loss and dementia...more
9/18/06

Use It or Lose It
Physical activity could stave off dementia and Alzheimer's...more
6/1/06

Radical Alzheimer's
Pollution, herbicides and other oxygen-consuming processes may be causing Alzheimer's Disease...more
12/26/03

Buzzzing News
Researchers point the way to better treatment for ringing in the ears...more
2/10/03

ICU Enemy #1
A little-known condition is the leading cause of death in hospital ICUs...more
10/22/02

Snake Oil?
A distinguished panel looks at anti-aging medicines and whether or not they work...more
3/28/02

The Memory Hormone?
A new study suggests that estrogen may help relieve some Alzheimer's symptoms...more
11/1/01

Sexercise?
Arise couch potatoes. Exercise lowers the risk of impotence...more
10/9/00

Flu Tip
A new [flu symptom] can fool your doctor, scare you and result in expensive and needless tests...more
1/19/00



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