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Doctors had high hopes for an operation designed to prevent strokes, but a $20 million federal study on the procedure was cut short when it became apparent that it didn't work. And a conservative-leaning federal appeals court yesterday ruled Barack Obama's health care law"”including the individual mandate"”is constitutional.
Legendary boxer 'Smokin' Joe Frazier lost his battle with liver cancer Monday night. And older adults took to the streets yesterday in Chicago in defense of Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
The wealth gap between young and old is wider than ever before, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, with the typical net worth of households headed by someone 65+ at 47 times that of households headed by those under 35. And scientists are increasingly exploring the ways in which diabetes and dementia may be linked
It's a story that's been developing for several years now"”more and more young adults are moving back home with their parents (or never leaving in the first place). Now the U.S. Census Bureau has data.
If the latest anti-aging research on mice proves applicable to humans, future seniors could find it possible to flush old cells right out of their bodies. And a new survey finds Americans of all ages worried about retirement security.
A small study of obese men found their metabolism improved when they took a daily supplement of resveratrol, the ingredient that's thought to give red wine its health-promoting powers. And the number of overdose deaths from prescription painkillers more than tripled over the last decade, with middle-aged adults leading the pack.
What's made by Toyota, has no wheels but still helps you get from here to there? That would be the 'independent walk assist,' part of the auto manufacturer's new line of high-tech health care products aimed at helping disabled or older adults get around ... There are now 117 Green House nursing homes across the United States, and it's not just the structure of these houses that's different.
President Barack Obama is ordering the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to take more action on prescription drug shortages. And with the world's population set to hit 7 billion today, it's not only growing"”it's growing older, too.
Patients who took 600 mg of aspirin daily for two years were 63 percent less likely to get colorectal cancer than those who took a placebo. New GPS sneakers were designed mainly with Alzheimer's and dementia patients in mind.
While boomers said they'd prefer to retire somewhere close to family, medical care, a more affordable climate or a beach, few think they'll actually move to a new home. The latest memoir from Joan Didion, Blue Nights, details the author's loss of her only child, adopted daughter Quintana Roo. And Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry said he would end the tax on Social Security benefits for older Americans and allow younger workers to privatize Social Security accounts.