Topic: American Geriatrics Society
Results of a study reported in the September issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society suggest that Veterans with post-traumatic...
A new study among older women links obesity to poorer brain function. In a surprising twist, where women carried extra pounds - around their waists ...
Matthew Sharbaugh checked himself into a nursing home recently, complaining of chronic pulmonary obstructive disease, congestive heart failure, and ...
The spare tire many U.S. adults carry around their middles has been linked to a host of health risks, including, some research has found, decreased...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Prior to reaching the golden years, too much body fat tends to increase the risk of dying, but extra weight may have the opposite effect for older adults, a new study hints.Higher fat mass in older adults ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For people in their 70's, light to moderate alcohol intake may offer women, but not men, some protection against loss of mobility, a study hints.But the investigators caution that most of this benefit is tied to ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Are you at risk for dowager's hump? Findings from a small study suggest you may want to try yoga to decrease this age-related curve of the upper spine.Among a group of elderly study participants, those who ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Low levels of vitamin D appear to increase the risk of death in older adults, researchers report in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.Skin produces vitamin D when directly exposed to the sun. But older people ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women become less sexually active and less interested in sex as they get older, on average, but there are still plenty of women who continue to have sex and maintain their sexual desire into their 60s and beyond ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older Americans who have low strength and poor physical function are at increased risk of being hospitalized, researchers report.They advise that interventions to improve physical function, such as exercise, could help keep mor
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