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Medical Care Senior Health Age-related Discrimination by Doctors Is Bad for Our Health By article Being discriminated against by the healthcare profession or system can cause much more than just mere distress to older people. … Read More→
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Medical Care Senior Health Anticholinergic Drugs Linked to Risk Of Pneumonia in the Elderly By article In a study of more than 3,000 older patients living in the community, not in nursing homes, taking commonly used … Read More→
Aging Well Medical Care Senior Health A Call to Action for End-of-Life Care in Nursing Homes By article End-of-life care for nursing home residents has long been associated with poor symptom control and low family satisfaction. With more … Read More→
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_ Hearing Loss Difficulty In Hearing Linked To Brain By article The hearing difficulty experienced by older people concerns not just the auditory system but also changes in “attention processes” in … Read More→
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Medical Care Senior Health Antibiotic for UTI + Diuretic = Risk of Death in Older Patients By article The combination of the antibiotic trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, frequently prescribed for urinary tract infections, with the diuretic spironolactone, widely used for heart … Read More→
_ Medical Care Medical Research Senior Health Progress in Fighting Diseases of Aging? By article Scientists have found a new way to increase the length of human telomeres, protective caps on chromosomes that have been … Read More→
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_ Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias over-the-counter medicines Some OTC Drugs Linked to Dementia By article Researchers say that taking some commonly used drugs at a higher dose for a longer time carries a significantly increased … Read More→
_ Senior Health Falls Becoming More Frequent in Older Adults By article Falls among older adults appear to have been increasing over a 12-year period, according to a new study. And the … Read More→