_ Glaucoma Vision Health Glaucoma Patients Who Increase Visual Scanning Can Pass Driving Tests By Jane Farrell article Some people with glaucoma-related binocular (both eyes) vision loss can pass a standard driving test by adopting increased visual scanning … Read More→
_ Mental & Emotional Health Talk Therapy Better Than Light Therapy for Preventing SAD Relapses By Jane Farrell article Are you prone to the winter blues? Cognitive behavior therapy is probably your best bet for preventing annual recurrences of … Read More→
Solve the Medical Riddle: Her Broken Bone IsnΓÇÖt Healing, Second Week By Jane Farrell article EditorΓÇÖs note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the … Read More→
_ High blood pressure / hypertension Breaking News: Lower Blood Pressure Target Recommended By Jane Farrell article A study presented at the American Heart Association meeting and published online in the New England Journal of Medicine on … Read More→
_ Eating in Moderation May Not Always Be Good for You By Jane Farrell article The classic advice to eat everything in moderation may not be as beneficial as once thought, new research shows. Diet … Read More→
_ Money Matters Holiday Shopping: Spend Less, Enjoy Life More By Jane Farrell article Two months before Christmas, the National Retail Federation predicts 3.7% uptick in holiday spending. But at the same time consumers … Read More→
_ Partnership for Food Safety Education launches GO 40 ┬░F or BELOW Campaign By Jane Farrell article The nonprofit Partnership for Food Safety Education is introducing a new campaign, GO 40 ┬░F OR BELOW, to call attention … Read More→
_ Breast Cancer Detection of Early-Stage Breast Cancer Increases With Age By Jane Farrell article The mammography detection rate of an early-stage but potentially invasive type of breast cancer rises with age, according to a … Read More→
Alzheimer's Research and Funding Articles By Jane Farrell blog The national media covers AlzheimerΓÇÖs heavily.┬á So heavily that I often find itΓÇÖs difficult to keep track of it all.┬á […]
_ Not Just Bone Density Anymore: Genetics, Aging and Osteoporosis By Jane Farrell article One of the defining moments of my work in aging research was learning how dramatically age affects the deterioration of … Read More→
_ Money Matters Retirement The Social Security Dilemma: Draw Now Or Draw Later? By Jane Farrell article The temptation is great. Maybe too great for some. The federal government allows retirees to start drawing Social Security as … Read More→
_ Medical Care Medication Errors & Adverse Drug Events in 1 out of 2 Surgeries By Jane Farrell article The first study to measure the incidence of medication errors and adverse drug events during the perioperative period – immediately … Read More→
_ Addiction & Substance Overuse New Policy Statements Urge Strong Regulations of E-Cigarettes By Jane Farrell article Parents and grandparents, take note! While adolescent use of tobacco has declined since the 1970s, e-cigarettes are threatening to addict … Read More→
_ Solve the Medical Riddle: Her Broken Bone IsnΓÇÖt Healing, First Week By Jane Farrell article EditorΓÇÖs note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the … Read More→
_ Medical Care Patients' Preferences for Receiving Test Results By Jane Farrell article The results of common medical tests are sometimes delivered to patients by email, letters or voice mail, but are these … Read More→
_ Brain Health Memory Complaints in Older Women May Signal Thinking Problems Decades Later By Jane Farrell article A study published in the October 28th, 2015, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of … Read More→
_ Too Old to Be SCARY? By blog Halloween is my favorite holiday. ┬áAnd it had always been a ΓÇ£bucket-listΓÇ¥ item for me to do something ΓÇ£bigΓÇ¥ for […]
_ Hearing Loss A Search for Better Hearing-Loss Treatments By Jane Farrell article Researchers have made a discovery that paves the way for understanding the ΓÇ£genetics of hearingΓÇ¥ and may eventually lead to … Read More→