Senior Health Stories
The greatest number of HIV-related Google searches ever recorded in US history occurred the day Charlie Sheen told the world he was HIV positive.
The more medical help family caregivers provide their elderly relatives, the greater the toll it takes on their well-being.
Americans who want to live 100 need to prioritize both healthy living and finances, survey says.
Older men can reduce their risk for falling by more than 35 percent with a little exercise, however, physical activity doesn’t seem to have the same effect on older women.
Frail patients may be three times more likely to die in the first year following an elective surgery than healthier people, a new study finds.
A bevy of new tech innovations at CES 2016 are helping or will soon help manage medical conditions and disabilities.
Generosity does not only boost happiness, it can also boost your physical health, like improving your blood pressure.
The percentage of older adults treated with antipsychotic drugs increases with age, despite the risk of serious side effects: study.
A principal research fellow from the University of Nottingham suggests home is not “the best and preferred place of death.”
The students at the University of Lublin don special suits to place strain on their limb and hand muscles and the bones of their spine, restricting mobility, along with goggles which reduce vision to 20 per cent.
Older adults living in long-term care are more than twice as likely as their peers living at home to suffer a fracture, and a new guideline endorsed by the Scientific Advisory Council of Osteoporosis Canada explains how to reduce their risk.
Low levels of vitamin D may accelerate cognitive decline in the areas of episodic memory and executive function among older adults: study.