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    Oct 4, 2010 | Orlando Sentinel

  1. Exercising to scripture boosts fitness of older black women

    The Religion World
    A study that encouraged African-American women aged 60 or over to exercise in conjunction with scripture reading and group prayer led to a 78 percent increase in steps per week — the equivalent to about three extra miles, according to a repor...
    2. Jan 7, 2011 | Chicago Tribune

  2. Alzheimer's study targets early memory loss

    TribLocal - Evanston
    Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is enrolling participants for the first national study to detect Alzheimer’s disease in older people before they begin to …...
    3. Nov 17, 2009 | Los Angeles Times

  3. Sleep problems and age: Not necessarily bedmates, say sleep docs

    Booster Shots
    Patients over 65 -- and sometimes their doctors -- often behave as if sleep problems are as inevitable a part of aging as aches and wrinkles. It doesn't have to be that way, says a group of leading sleep doctors.......
    4. Mar 5, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  4. California woman dies after nurse refuses to do CPR

    BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — A nurse's refusal to give CPR to a dying 87-year-old woman at a California independent living home despite desperate pleas from a 911 dispatcher has prompted outrage and spawned a criminal investigation.
    BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — A nurse's refusal to give CPR to a dying 87-year-old woman at a California independent living home despite desperate pleas from a 911 dispatcher has prompted outrage and spawned a criminal investigation. The harrowing 7-...

    Tags: Nursing, Disasters and Accidents, Health and Medical Professionals, Nursing Homes, Fires

    5. Feb 12, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  5. Pope shows lifetime jobs aren't always for life

    The world seems surprised that an 85-year-old globe-trotting pope who just started tweeting wants to resign, but should it be? Maybe what should be surprising is that more leaders his age do not, considering the toll aging takes on bodies and minds amid a culture of constant communication and change.
    The world seems surprised that an 85-year-old globe-trotting pope who just started tweeting wants to resign, but should it be? Maybe what should be surprising is that more leaders his age do not, considering the toll aging takes on bodies and minds amid a...

    Tags: Federal Reserve, Government, Physical Conditions, Alzheimer's Disease, Daniel Akaka

    6. Nov 28, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Short quiz could identify at-risk dialysis patients

    Nephrologists are only too familiar with dialysis patients challenged by disabilities and myriad health issues.
    Nephrologists are only too familiar with dialysis patients challenged by disabilities and myriad health issues. But a recent study by Johns Hopkins University found that a simple quiz to determine how well dialysis patients perform daily living tasks...

    Tags: Health and Safety at School, Diabetes, Dialysis, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Diseases and Illnesses

    7. Nov 30, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Even the most common medications pose threats

    Some drugs are so common that consumers -- at their peril -- don't think twice about them. But each drug, whether prescription or over-the-counter, poses risks. To highlight these risks, we offer up a few details on five of the most-prescribed medications, with additional input from pharmacists interviewed for this package of stories.
    Some drugs are so common that consumers -- at their peril -- don't think twice about them. But each drug, whether prescription or over-the-counter, poses risks. To highlight these risks, we offer up a few details on five of the most-prescribed...

    Tags: Urine, Viral Diseases and Infections, Amoxicillin (drug), National Institutes of Health, University of Southern California

    8. Oct 30, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Researchers find 10 best technologies for older drivers

    Move over teens, old people need their technology too.
    Move over teens, old people need their technology too. With plenty of attention being paid by safety groups, government agencies and automakers to curbing distracted driving by teens while bringing to autos the technologies that appeal to youths, it's...

    Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Porsche, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Passenger Cars, Science and Technology

    9. Oct 30, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Best technologies for older drivers

    Move over teens, old people need their technology too. With plenty of attention being paid by safety groups, government agencies and automakers to curbing distracted driving by teens while bringing to autos the technologies that appeal to youths, it's...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Transportation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Passenger Cars, Vehicles

    10. Oct 18, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. David A. Peterson dies at 75; directed USC school of gerontology

    David A. Peterson, a pioneer in the field of gerontology education and a longtime professor and director of USC's Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, has died. He was 75.
    David A. Peterson, a pioneer in the field of gerontology education and a longtime professor and director of USC's Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, has died. He was 75. Peterson died Oct. 4 of advanced Parkinson's disease at a nursing facility in...

    Tags: Health and Safety at School, Physical Conditions, University of Michigan, Diseases and Illnesses, Western Michigan University

    11. Oct 16, 2006 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Build your brawn -- for better looks, better living

    THE role models are all around us: 60-year-old Sylvester Stallone looking trim and muscular, 65-year-old singer Aaron Neville sporting bulging biceps, and a robust Harrison Ford, 64. What do they have that other men their age don't?
    Los Angeles Times
    THE role models are all around us: 60-year-old Sylvester Stallone looking trim and muscular, 65-year-old singer Aaron Neville sporting bulging biceps, and a robust Harrison Ford, 64. What do they have that other men their age don't? Maybe a good...

    Tags: Sylvester Stallone, Aaron Neville, Bones and Joints, Los Angeles Times, Muscle

    12. Aug 17, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. To soothe the body

    If you want to live longer -- avoid heart disease, Alzheimer's disease and cancer -- then pick and choose your foods with care to quiet down parts of your immune system.
    If you want to live longer -- avoid heart disease, Alzheimer's disease and cancer -- then pick and choose your foods with care to quiet down parts of your immune system. That's the principle promoted by the founders and followers of anti-inflammatory...

    Tags: Physical Conditions, University of California, Los Angeles, Alzheimer's Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, National Institutes of Health

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