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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1428 Seniors/Aging News en-us Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:09:03 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1428 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080703/hl_nm/medicare_hospitals_dc nm/20080703/medicare_hospitals_dc Reuters Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:09:03 GMT Reuters - The U.S. government proposed a 3 percent inflation increase in 2009 Medicare rates for outpatient services at about 4,000 U.S. hospitals, which will also impact medical imaging, diagnostic and other health care services. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20080703/hl_hsn/healthtipgivingmedicationstopeoplewithalzheimers hsn/20080703/healthtipgivingmedicationstopeoplewithalzheimers HealthDay Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:47:23 GMT HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- As a caregiver of someone with Alzheimer's, administering their medication -- and preventing missed pills or the wrong dosages -- can be a daunting responsibility. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080702/hl_nm/alzheimers_women_dc nm/20080702/alzheimers_women_dc Reuters Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:26:07 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080702/hl_nm/alzheimers_women_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080702/2008_07_02t162519_450x306_us_alzheimers_women.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=VoeGZfo7BtsqAjaHy735sg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="A young carer holds the hands of an elderly woman in a residential home for the elderly in Planegg near Munich June 19, 2007. (Michaela Rehle/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Men are much less likely than women to live into their 90s, but those who do have a much lower chance of having Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080702/hl_nm/alzheimers_women_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080702/2008_07_02t162519_450x306_us_alzheimers_women.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=VoeGZfo7BtsqAjaHy735sg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="A young carer holds the hands of an elderly woman in a residential home for the elderly in Planegg near Munich June 19, 2007. (Michaela Rehle/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20080702/hl_hsn/mentaltestspotsalzheimersrisk hsn/20080702/mentaltestspotsalzheimersrisk HealthDay Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:47:00 GMT HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- A new questionnaire may help in both diagnosing older adults facing dementia and also in identifying individuals who need help with daily living. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080701/hl_nm/grape_seed_alzheimers_dc nm/20080701/grape_seed_alzheimers_dc Reuters Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:27:19 GMT Reuters - A red grape seed extract that packs the punch of red wine -- without the alcohol -- could help protect against memory loss due to Alzheimer's disease, research in mice suggests. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080630/hl_nm/cholesterol_memory_dc nm/20080630/cholesterol_memory_dc Reuters Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:48:39 GMT Reuters - Middle-aged people with low levels of so-called good cholesterol may be at higher risk for memory decline that could foreshadow Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia, European researchers said on Monday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080630/hl_nm/medicaredialysis_dc nm/20080630/medicaredialysis_dc Reuters Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:23:57 GMT Reuters - The U.S. government proposed payment changes in the Medicare health insurance program on Monday that could impact reimbursement of medical imaging, diagnostic testing and dialysis providers. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080630/hl_nm/myriad_flurizan_dc nm/20080630/myriad_flurizan_dc Reuters Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:35:34 GMT Reuters - Myriad Genetics Inc said it will stop developing its drug for Alzheimer's disease after a late-stage trial of the drug, Flurizan, failed to meet primary goals. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20080629/hl_hsn/alzheimersdrugshowsearlypromise hsn/20080629/alzheimersdrugshowsearlypromise HealthDay Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:46:10 GMT HealthDay - FRIDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) -- Long-anticipated results from a trial on an experimental Alzheimer's therapy look promising, at least in a certain group of patients. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20080628/hl_hsn/stayingsocialmaykeepdementiaatbay hsn/20080628/stayingsocialmaykeepdementiaatbay HealthDay Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:47:13 GMT HealthDay - FRIDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) -- The key to a healthy mind in old age may lie in an active social life, a new study suggests. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20080628/hl_hsn/hipreplacementboostsmobilityatanyage hsn/20080628/hipreplacementboostsmobilityatanyage HealthDay Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:47:03 GMT HealthDay - FRIDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) -- Total hip replacements are beneficial and economical for seniors with osteoarthritis, regardless of their age, say researchers at Duke University Medical Center. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080627/hl_nm/diabetes_cognitive_dc nm/20080627/diabetes_cognitive_dc Reuters Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:22:53 GMT Reuters - Older adults with type 2 diabetes may have a steeper mental decline as they age, a large study suggests. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080627/hl_afp/healthdiseasealzheimer afp/20080627/healthdiseasealzheimer AFP Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:31:05 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080627/hl_afp/healthdiseasealzheimer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080627/capt.cps.mvm38.270608133028.photo00.photo.default-512x343.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=t2zwAzxgwxchyye50ctKSg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="An old person suffering from Alzheimer's disease is seen at a hospital. An international team of researchers has said they have uncovered another link between faulty genes and the most common form of Alzheimer's disease. A variant of a gene called CALHM1, located on Chromosome 10, plays a role in late-onset Alzheimer's, which accounts for the majority of cases of this disease.(AFP/File/Fred Tanneau)" border="0" /></a>AFP - An international team of researchers said on Friday they had uncovered another link between faulty genes and the most common form of Alzheimer's disease.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080627/hl_afp/healthdiseasealzheimer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080627/capt.cps.mvm38.270608133028.photo00.photo.default-512x343.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=t2zwAzxgwxchyye50ctKSg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="An old person suffering from Alzheimer's disease is seen at a hospital. An international team of researchers has said they have uncovered another link between faulty genes and the most common form of Alzheimer's disease. A variant of a gene called CALHM1, located on Chromosome 10, plays a role in late-onset Alzheimer's, which accounts for the majority of cases of this disease.(AFP/File/Fred Tanneau)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080626/hl_nm/er_visits_dc nm/20080626/er_visits_dc Reuters Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:21:58 GMT Reuters - The number of emergency department visits by elderly individuals is increasing and is probably going to continue to increase as the population ages, according to a report published in the latest issue of the Annals of Emergency Medicine. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20080626/hl_hsn/genevariantmaycontributetoalzheimersdisease hsn/20080626/genevariantmaycontributetoalzheimersdisease HealthDay Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:46:54 GMT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they've discovered a gene that may make it easier for people to develop Alzheimer's disease, and it could become a target for drug treatments. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20080626/hl_hsn/lowchildhoodiqtiedtodementiainoldage hsn/20080626/lowchildhoodiqtiedtodementiainoldage HealthDay Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:46:51 GMT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 25 -- Your IQ in childhood may predict your odds of getting a common form of dementia in old age, according to Scottish researchers who turned to 76-year-old test scores to come to that conclusion. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20080626/hl_hsn/parkinsonsdrugsagainlinkedtocompulsivedisorders hsn/20080626/parkinsonsdrugsagainlinkedtocompulsivedisorders HealthDay Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:46:50 GMT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- People taking dopamine agonists to treat Parkinson's disease are at risk for impulse-control disorders such as compulsive gambling, buying and sexual behavior, University of Pennsylvania researchers report. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080625/ap_on_he_me/sci_alzheimers_gene ap/20080625/sci_alzheimers_gene AP Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:08:16 GMT AP - Scientists have identified a gene that may raise the risk of getting the most common kind of Alzheimer's disease by about 45 percent in people who inherit a certain form of it. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080625/ap_on_he_me/med_health_insurance ap/20080625/med_health_insurance AP Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:04:39 GMT AP - The Southwest has the lowest rate of health insurance coverage in the country, with 30 percent of non-elderly adults and 18 percent of children uninsured, according to a new government study. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20080625/hl_hsn/brainscansdetectalzheimersdiseasequickly hsn/20080625/brainscansdetectalzheimersdiseasequickly HealthDay Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:47:55 GMT HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- French radiologists report they've simplified a method of scanning the brain for signs of Alzheimer's disease, potentially making it easier to diagnose the mind-robbing condition.