News tagged with elderly population
Relationships more important than genetic ties when deciding who cares for aging family, study finds
America's elderly population will nearly double by 2050, according to a Pew Research report. As baby boomers enter retirement, concern exists as to who will care for them as they age. Traditionally, children have accepted ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 18, 2011 |
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Study finds more Americans bypassing their personal physician when immediate treatment required
Only 45 percent of the 354 million annual visits for acute care in the United States are made to patients' personal physicians, as Americans increasingly make busy emergency departments, specialists or outpatient care departments ...
Sep 07, 2010 |
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Hand-grip strength associated with poor survival
Poor or declining handgrip strength in the oldest old is associated with poor survival and may be used as a tool to assess mortality, found an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). The fastest growing segme ...
Feb 08, 2010 |
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Pain relievers seem not to prevent Alzheimer's disease in the very elderly
A new study shows that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as the pain relievers ibuprofen and naproxen, do not prevent Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia. Instead, the risk of developing dementia ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 22, 2009 |
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