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Nutrition Services For Older Adults At Home And In Communities

Medical News Today - Seniors - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 07:00
The Society for Nutrition Education (SNE) has partnered with the American Dietetic Association (ADA) and American Society for Nutrition (ASN) to publish a position paper, "Position of the American Dietetic Association, American Society for Nutrition, and Society for Nutrition Education: Food and Nutrition Programs for Community-Residing Older Adults," focusing on access to safe...

Medicare Payment Issues Raise Questions, Concerns

Medical News Today - Seniors - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 06:00
Medicare payment issues including rising costs, caps on physical therapy and other outpatient services for some patients are in the news. The Dallas Morning News reports that Medicare Advantage plans with drug benefits are getting more expensive: "Seniors in those plans will pay an average of $39.61 a month this year in premiums, up 14...

Racial Differences In Hospice Use For Heart Failure

Medical News Today - Seniors - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 06:00
Building on previous studies that found racial differences in hospice use, a new study from the Institute for Aging Research of Hebrew SeniorLife and Boston University School of Medicine finds that blacks and Hispanics use hospice for advanced heart failure at a rate of up to 50 percent less than whites, despite a markedly higher rate of incidence of the disease in these populations...

Diabetes Memory Loss Stroke

About.com What's Hot in Senior Health - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 05:08
Question and answer about the connection between diabetes and memory loss.

Unhealthy Diet

About.com What's Hot in Senior Health - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 05:08
Guest article with a reprint from the book "Runaway Eating: The 8-Point Plan to Conquer Adult Food and Weight Obsessions" with information on diet and weight loss.

Rick Factors For Pressure Ulcers

About.com What's Hot in Senior Health - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 05:08
Information about the risk facotrs for pressure ulcers.

Hearing Loss Otosclerosis

About.com What's Hot in Senior Health - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 05:08
Information about the condition otosclerosis which causes hearing loss in adults.

About Senior Health Forum Basics

About.com What's Hot in Senior Health - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 05:08
Basic information about the senior health forum. : paste features reply button nutrition fitness place where people health community

TRICARE For Life

About.com What's Hot in Senior Health - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 05:08
Information about the TRICAR for life program for military retirees

Acromegaly Treatment

About.com What's Hot in Senior Health - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 05:08
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Lipitor

About.com What's Hot in Senior Health - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 05:08
nformation about the medication Lipitor, used for lowering bad cholesterol levels in people with high cholesterol putting them at risk for heart disease and stroke. Lipitor is one of the most prescribed medications for seniors.

What is Home Health Care?

About.com What's Hot in Senior Health - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 05:08
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Fallen Arches

About.com What's Hot in Senior Health - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 05:08
Information about foot pain caused by flat feet and how fallen arches can be evaluated at home.

Sunglass Primer

About.com What's Hot in Senior Health - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 05:08
Do you know what to look for in a pair of non-prescription sunglasses? This information from the FDA will help you shop for the right pair to protect your eyes.

Impotence

About.com What's Hot in Senior Health - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 05:08
Impotence is a consistent inability to sustain an erection for sexual intercourse.

Carotid Doppler

About.com What's Hot in Senior Health - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 05:08
Information about the diagnostic test carotid doppler, used to look at blood flow in the carotid arteries. This test can assess risk of stoke caused by blood clots to the brain.

Women and HBP

About.com What's Hot in Senior Health - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 05:08
Information about women and high blood pressure.

toenail fungus

About.com What's Hot in Senior Health - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 05:08
Information about toenail fungus including its cause, treatment and prevention.

Study Confirms Viagra Risky To Those With Heart Disease

About.com What's Hot in Senior Health - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 05:08
Information about confirmation of the risks of using Viagra for impotance for people who have heart disease.

Heart Rhythm

About.com What's Hot in Senior Health - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 05:08
Information about heart arrhythmias and rhythm disorders, what causes them, how they are diagnosed and how they can be treated.
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