Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1428 health Seniors/Aging News en-us Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:50:04 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1428 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/hl_nm/us_usa_healthcare nm/20091106/us_usa_healthcare Reuters health Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:23:20 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/hl_nm/us_usa_healthcare"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257620678354-3-0.jpg?x=130&y=71&q=85&sig=ZbsAheNK4oDJfEDFlQk.oQ--" align="left" height="71" width="130" alt="US President Barack Obama (C) shakes hands with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (2nd L) as he walks out of the Caucus Room with House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (L) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, (R) after a meeting on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.(AFP/Jim Watson)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives scrambled on Friday to allay lingering concerns about a broad healthcare overhaul and said a landmark vote planned for Saturday could slip a day or more.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/hl_nm/us_usa_healthcare"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257620678354-3-0.jpg?x=130&y=71&q=85&sig=ZbsAheNK4oDJfEDFlQk.oQ--" align="left" height="71" width="130" alt="photo" title="US President Barack Obama (C) shakes hands with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (2nd L) as he walks out of the Caucus Room with House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (L) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, (R) after a meeting on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.(AFP/Jim Watson)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091106/hl_hsn/deadlyintestinalinfectionspreadingoutsidehospitals hsn/20091106/deadlyintestinalinfectionspreadingoutsidehospitals HealthDay health Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:49:03 GMT HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) -- A potentially deadly intestinal infection is on the rise outside of hospital settings, especially among the elderly, researchers warn. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091105/hl_time/08599193433000 time/20091105/08599193433000 Time.com health Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:00:00 GMT Time.com - A new study of more than 1,000 cases of hospitalization due to H1N1, or swine flu, in California gives a clearer picture of who is apt to develop severe cases of the disease http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091104/hl_hsn/deadlystomachbugmakinginroadsoutsidehospitals hsn/20091104/deadlystomachbugmakinginroadsoutsidehospitals HealthDay health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:49:08 GMT HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) -- A potentially deadly stomach infection is on the rise outside of hospital settings, especially among the elderly, researchers warn. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091104/hl_time/08599193419700 time/20091104/08599193419700 Time.com health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Time.com - Without general anesthesia, modern surgery and medical intervention would be crippled. But what do doctors really know about the long-term effects of these mysterious drugs? http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091103/hl_hsn/highbloodpressurelikelyinalzheimersoffspring hsn/20091103/highbloodpressurelikelyinalzheimersoffspring HealthDay health Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:49:13 GMT HealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Middle-aged adults whose parents have Alzheimer's disease are at increased risk for high blood pressure, evidence of arterial disease and markers of inflammation -- all of which may be associated with later development of Alzheimer's disease. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091031/hl_hsn/surgeryillnessnotlinkedtomentaldeclineinseniors hsn/20091031/surgeryillnessnotlinkedtomentaldeclineinseniors HealthDay health Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:49:22 GMT HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Illness and surgery don't contribute to long-term cognitive decline in seniors and don't accelerate progression of dementia, researchers say. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091031/hl_hsn/fludeathshigheramongseniorswithdementia hsn/20091031/fludeathshigheramongseniorswithdementia HealthDay health Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:49:19 GMT HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Seniors with dementia are diagnosed with flu less often, have shorter hospital stays and are 50 percent more likely to die than those without dementia, says a U.S. study that looked at flu and pneumonia in adults 65 and older. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091030/hl_hsn/taichimayhelpwardoffkneepaininseniors hsn/20091030/taichimayhelpwardoffkneepaininseniors HealthDay health Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:49:47 GMT HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Want to improve that osteoarthritis in your knee? New research suggests that regular Tai Chi exercise can reduce pain and help your knee function better. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091028/ap_on_he_me/us_medicare_genentech_drugs ap/20091028/us_medicare_genentech_drugs AP health Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:52:49 GMT AP - Medicare officials are backing off a policy that pushed many doctors to use a $2,000 injectable drug for a potentially blinding eye disorder, over a similar treatment that costs about $50. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091027/hl_hsn/doesdiabetesslowalzheimers hsn/20091027/doesdiabetesslowalzheimers HealthDay health Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:50:00 GMT HealthDay - MONDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- A French study finding that people with Alzheimer's disease and diabetes have less memory loss than those without diabetes should be regarded with caution, American experts say. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091026/hl_time/08599193175700 time/20091026/08599193175700 Time.com health Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:50:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091026/hl_time/08599193175700"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091019/capt.photo_1255923451032-1-0.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=4WXVsGnN.7rrjB4MlHPAFQ--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="English naturalist Charles Darwin ( 1809-1882), father of the theory of evolution meaning that all species of life have evolved over time from common ancestors through the process he called natural selection. A new field of medical research is looking at the emergence of modern epidemics like asthma and obesity through the prism of Darwin's 150-year-old theory of evolution.(AFP/File/null)" border="0" /></a>Time.com - Despite our stable agrarian society and medical advances that help us live into old age, the effects of natural selection are still at work on the modern human species, researchers say</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091026/hl_time/08599193175700"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091019/capt.photo_1255923451032-1-0.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=4WXVsGnN.7rrjB4MlHPAFQ--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="photo" title="English naturalist Charles Darwin ( 1809-1882), father of the theory of evolution meaning that all species of life have evolved over time from common ancestors through the process he called natural selection. A new field of medical research is looking at the emergence of modern epidemics like asthma and obesity through the prism of Darwin's 150-year-old theory of evolution.(AFP/File/null)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Time.com) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091023/hl_nm/us_usa_healthcare_medicare nm/20091023/us_usa_healthcare_medicare Reuters health Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:44:22 GMT Reuters - Democratic leaders moved on Friday to build support among the elderly for a massive overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system, saying the measure would immediately start closing a gap in Medicare prescription drug coverage. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091022/hl_hsn/genebehindgaucherdiseaseaplayerinparkinsons hsn/20091022/genebehindgaucherdiseaseaplayerinparkinsons HealthDay health Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:49:41 GMT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) -- An unprecedented worldwide study has clinched the case that the gene behind Gaucher disease, a rare neurological disorder, is also involved in Parkinson's disease. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091021/hl_hsn/commonantioxidantmightslowparkinsons hsn/20091021/commonantioxidantmightslowparkinsons HealthDay health Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:50:03 GMT HealthDay - TUESDAY, Oct. 13 (HealthDay News) -- A new look at some old data adds convincing evidence that high body fluid levels of the antioxidant urate slow the progressive nerve damage of Parkinson's disease. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091020/ap_on_he_me/us_med_swine_flu ap/20091020/us_med_swine_flu AP health Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:27:59 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091020/ap_on_he_me/us_med_swine_flu"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.ff9de7cbff134ee1902c992d0b797e53.nets_swine_flu_basketball_ny1552.jpg?x=77&y=130&q=85&sig=ntTy_uiZpCfFC9MRjjGvCw--" align="left" height="130" width="77" alt="FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2009 photo, New Jersey Nets guard Chris Douglas-Roberts (17) is fouled by Washington Wizards center JaVale McGee (34) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Washington. Douglas-Roberts has been diagnosed with swine flu. In a statement issued late Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, Nets President Rod Thorn said Douglas-Roberts 'has been treated accordingly for the illness, and the Nets have followed all precautionary measures as mandated by NBA guidelines.' (AP Photo/Nick Wass)" border="0" /></a>AP - Swine flu continues to be most dangerous to kids and younger adults and is largely bypassing the elderly, according to the latest and most solid government health information.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091020/ap_on_he_me/us_med_swine_flu"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.ff9de7cbff134ee1902c992d0b797e53.nets_swine_flu_basketball_ny1552.jpg?x=77&y=130&q=85&sig=ntTy_uiZpCfFC9MRjjGvCw--" align="left" height="130" width="77" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2009 photo, New Jersey Nets guard Chris Douglas-Roberts (17) is fouled by Washington Wizards center JaVale McGee (34) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Washington. Douglas-Roberts has been diagnosed with swine flu. In a statement issued late Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, Nets President Rod Thorn said Douglas-Roberts 'has been treated accordingly for the illness, and the Nets have followed all precautionary measures as mandated by NBA guidelines.' (AP Photo/Nick Wass)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091015/hl_nm/us_blood_thinner nm/20091015/us_blood_thinner Reuters health Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:25:14 GMT Reuters - Warfarin, a common blood thinner used for preventing heart attacks and blood clots may also cause problems for individuals who suffer some form of trauma, particularly the elderly. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091015/hl_hsn/genetherapyshowspromiseforparkinsons hsn/20091015/genetherapyshowspromiseforparkinsons HealthDay health Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:49:55 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091015/hl_hsn/genetherapyshowspromiseforparkinsons"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091014/capt.photo_1255543621922-1-0.jpg?x=116&y=130&q=85&sig=maxvbDqrIl6cM0KZ61UWhA--" align="left" height="130" width="116" alt="A gene therapy for Parkinson's disease that has been tested on lab monkeys is showing good early results in a small-scale trial on humans, French researchers said on Wednesday.(AFP/File)" border="0" /></a>HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Macaque monkeys that received gene therapy for symptoms of Parkinson's disease saw a significant improvement in their motor function without the side effects associated with current standard therapy, researchers say.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091015/hl_hsn/genetherapyshowspromiseforparkinsons"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091014/capt.photo_1255543621922-1-0.jpg?x=116&y=130&q=85&sig=maxvbDqrIl6cM0KZ61UWhA--" align="left" height="130" width="116" alt="photo" title="A gene therapy for Parkinson's disease that has been tested on lab monkeys is showing good early results in a small-scale trial on humans, French researchers said on Wednesday.(AFP/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (HealthDay) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091015/hl_hsn/dialysisdrawbacksoutweighbenefitsforsomeolderpatients hsn/20091015/dialysisdrawbacksoutweighbenefitsforsomeolderpatients HealthDay health Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:49:49 GMT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Dialysis may not be worth undertaking for many older Americans in nursing homes who suffer kidney failure in addition to other ailments, a study finds. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091014/ap_on_he_me/us_med_elderly_futile_care ap/20091014/us_med_elderly_futile_care AP health Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:07:25 GMT AP - A surprising number of frail, elderly Americans in nursing homes are suffering from futile care at the end of their lives, two new federally funded studies reveal.