by admin | May 15, 2010 | Senior health
A reader responds to an article about the use of lifesaving devices.read the full article
by admin | May 14, 2010 | Senior health
Good discharge planning can keep patients from needing to be readmitted after leaving a hospital, and could save Medicare billions.read the full article
by admin | May 13, 2010 | Senior health
The patients agreed to be scanned for Alzheimer plaque before they died and then have their brains examined after death to see if a company’s new system worked.read the full article
by admin | May 11, 2010 | Elderly health
Selenium is an antioxidant mineral which plays an important role in thyroid and immune function. Some studies have also shown that selenium may have anti-cancer activity. You can get selenium from Brazil nuts, whole grains, salmon and crab. However,...
by admin | May 10, 2010 | Elderly health
Not much is known about the prevalence of mood and anxiety disorders among older adults. According to a new study published in the May issues of the Archives of General Psychiatry, the rates of mood and anxiety disorders tend to decrease with age but remain very...
