Senior Health Stories
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Why Do Blood Pressure Meds Up The Risk For Falling Injuries?
Blood pressure medication may raise the risk of serious fall injuries by 40 percent in older patients with hypertension, a new study finds. -
Sitting All Day Leads To Disability After 60
Sitting and a sedentary lifestyle may double your risk of disability after 60, a new study finds. -
Loneliness Will Make You Die Younger
Loneliness will increase your risk of premature death, but moving to Florida won't help, a new study finds. -
Will Destruction Of Evidence Sway Jury In Vaginal-Mesh Trial?
A jury in a vaginal-mesh lawsuit regarding Johnson & Johnson's TVT sling may hear about destruction of documentation. -
Boost Hearing By Spending Some Time In The Dark
The hard of hearing may boost their lesser sense with some temporary blindness, a new study finds. -
1-Minute Computer Game Could Predict Early Death
A simple, computer-based test may predict your likelihood of dying early by assessing your reaction time. -
Swim Against The Current Of Dementia By Eating More Things That Swim
Maintain brain size in old age by increasing your intake of omega-3 fatty acids, a group of fats commonly found in fish like salmon and trout. -
Balancing Your Gut Bacteria Could Help You Live A Longer Life
Balancing your population of gut bacteria makes you live longer by reducing chronic inflammatory responses. -
Genetic Target Could Delay Onset Of Alzheimer's Disease
A variation of the gene APOE may represent a promising target for Alzheimer's disease prevention in people with mild cognitive decline, a new study finds. -
Self-Diagnose Alzheimer's With 15-Minute Test
The SAGE test is a short pen-and-paper quiz that can spot cognitive issues indicative of Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia. -
U.S. Lifespan Surges, 'Healthspan' Not So Much
The average U.S. lifespan has increased consistently over the past 50 years, federal health officials reported on Monday. -
Top 7 Craziest Medical Photos Of 2013 [PHOTOS]
These photos provide a glimpse of the often mind-numbing strangeness that pervades the lives of medical doctors and researchers.
