Medical Care Prompt Care for Dislocated Shoulder Prevents Repeat Dislocations By Jane Farrell article Prompt and appropriate treatment of a dislocated shoulderΓÇöwhen the head of the upper arm bone (humerus) is completely knocked out … Read More→
Cosmetic Surgery 4 Tips for Anyone Considering Plastic Surgery By Jane Farrell article Thankfully, societyΓÇÖs understanding of plastic surgery has matured as the practice has demonstrated its ability to improve human well-being, says … Read More→
Aging Well Web-Savvy Older Adults Who Enjoy Culture May Retain ΓÇ£Health LiteracyΓÇ¥ Better By Jane Farrell article HereΓÇÖs one more reason to be glad youΓÇÖre a ΓÇ£Silver SurferΓÇ¥ who often visits ThirdAge.com and other sites: Researchers from … Read More→
_ Aging Well Cancer Center Hope for Tackling Signs of Aging and Treating Cancer By Jane Farrell article A new advance in biomedical research led by the University of Leicester in the UK could have potential in the … Read More→
_ Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Brain Health Senior Health Many Seniors Aren't Getting Dementia Tests By Jane Farrell article Millions of seniors with signs of cognitive impairment havenΓÇÖt seen a doctor about them, according to a new study from … Read More→
_ Rheumatoid Arthritis A New Understanding: Why the Immune System Doesn't Always Fight Back By Jane Farrell article Researchers have drawn closer to understanding why the immune-system process can go wrong. The investigators, from Johns Hopkins, focused on … Read More→
Grandparenting Kid's & Teen Health Safety First for Your GrandchildrenΓÇÖs Holiday Gifts By Jane Farrell article The injury rate for children has increased nearly 40 percent from 1990 through 2011. Foot-powered scooters are a leading cause, … Read More→
Mental & Emotional Health Early to Bed = Greater Happiness By Jane Farrell article Researchers Jacob Nota and Meredith Coles of Binghamton University in New York have linked late evenings to repetitive negative thoughts. … Read More→
_ Aging Well Exercise Health & Fitness Senior Health Grip Strength and Life Expectancy By Jane Farrell article Researchers from the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (MRC LEU) at the University of Southampton in the UK have … Read More→
_ Mental & Emotional Health The Brain and "Social Pain" By Jane Farrell article When it comes to physical vs. emotional pain, the brain seems to have a separate area to process each, new … Read More→
Medical Care New approach to treating ALS By Jane Farrell article Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a neurodegenerative disease that primarily kills motor neurons, leading … Read More→
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_ Solve the Medical Riddle: She Had a Rash on Her Arms and Then New Patches Started Appearing on Her Legs, 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→
_ Aging Well Brain Health Senior Health Surprise! With Age, We Sometimes Learn More Than Younger People. By Jane Farrell article Older people can actually take in and learn from visual information more readily than younger people do, according to research … Read More→
_ Heart Health A New Understanding of Cardiovascular Disease Risk By Jane Farrell article Researchers appear to have found an improved way of diagnosing cardiovascular disease risk. An investigation at the University of Texas … Read More→
Vision Health New Laser Therapy Helps Slow AMD By Jane Farrell article A low impact, low energy laser treatment for patients with early age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has produced positive results by … Read More→
_ Solve the Medical Riddle: She Had a Rash on Her Arms and Then New Patches Started Appearing on Her Legs, Fourth 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→
_ Hearing Loss Hearing Aids: What's New - And Right for You By Jane Farrell article By Jennifer Gehlen, Educational Specialist at Siemens Hearing Instruments After a certain age, we sometimes avoid invitations to what we … Read More→