News tagged with elderly women

Mortality risk greater for elderly women who nap daily

A new study appearing in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society has found that older women who reported taking daily naps had a significantly greater risk of dying. The results of the study are in contrast to a number ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Young men and elderly women at biggest risk for shoulder dislocations

An article published in the March 2010 issue of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) reveals that the majority of all shoulder dislocations occur during sports activities and young males are at a higher risk. The s ...

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created Mar 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

MRI finds tumors in second breast of women diagnosed with cancer in one breast, researchers say

Postmenopausal women, including those over 70 years old, who have been newly diagnosed with cancer in one breast have higher cancer detection rates when the other breast is scanned for tumors with MRI, compared to premenopausal ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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