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9 hrs ago | Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

Specialized unit for older hospital patients opens under University...

The Acute Care for Elders unit marks a full-scale collaboration between the two hospital systems and introduces southeast Michigan to an integrative model of care that is making inroads nationwide and appears to improve patient outcomes.

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Related Topix: Michigan, Medicine, Nursing

12 hrs ago | The Mountaineer Publishing Company

Learn about senior resources available June 10

The Smoky Mountain Center Geriatric & Adult Mental Health Specialty Team is partnering with The Area Agency on Aging, Haywood Senior Resource Center, and the 30th Judicial District Domestic Violence-Sexual Assault Alliance to present a senior resource panel discussion.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Domestic Violence (Domestic Abuse), Law, Long Term Care, Health

Fri May 24, 2013

Circulation

Cardiovascular Risk Profile and Cognitive Function in Young,...

From Department of Internal Medicine , University Center for Geriatric Medicine , Department of Nephrology , and Alzheimer Center Groningen , University Medical Center Groningen, the University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; and Department of Internal Medicine, Isala Clinics, Zwolle, The Netherlands .

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Related Topix: Medicine, Netherlands, World News,

Circulation

Long-Term Cognitive Impairment After First-Ever Ischemic Stroke in Young Adults [Clinical Sciences]

From the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Center for Neuroscience, Department of Neurology , and Departments of Medical Psychology and Geriatric Medicine , Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Department of Neurology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands.

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Related Topix: Netherlands, World News, Medicine

The Financial Mirror

European Cancer Diagnostic Testing Marke ...

Europe's cancer diagnostic testing market is poised for rapid growth in the next five years, largely driven by expected tech breakthroughs creating lots of opportunities for genetic risk assessment, detection of specific tumors, as well as for the monitoring of biological response to cancer treatment.

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Related Topix: Cancer, Medicine, Genetics

PhysOrg Weblog

Ground breaking cancer research finds immune system link

Curtin University researchers have found evidence that targeting specific cells in the body can reverse the effects of cancer on the immune system.

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Related Topix: Medicine

The Dobbs Ferry Daily Voice

Westmed Hosts Health & Wellness Fair In New Rochelle

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. Westmed Medical Group will host a health and wellness fair on Saturday, June 1, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at its full-service medical facility in New Rochelle.

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Related Topix: New Rochelle, NY, Medicine

Thu May 23, 2013

Newswise

U-M Health System and St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Team Up to Offer Region Specialized Geriatric Care

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - In a joint effort to improve health outcomes for the region's older adult patient population, the University of Michigan Health System and St.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, Nursing

Business Journal

Medical noncompliance should be treated as a condition, researcher says

Between 30 percent and 50 percent of adult Americans do not follow long-term medication regimens, leading to an estimated $100 billion in preventable costs annually, according to Zachary Marcum , a geriatric medicine pharmacist at the a University of Pittsburgh.

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Related Topix: Medicine, University of Pittsburgh

NEWS.com.au

Breakthrough in cancer research in WA

TARGETING specific cells in the body can reverse the effects of cancer on the immune system, West Australian researchers say.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Family, Elderly (Senior Citizen)

Sat May 18, 2013

In El Dorado County

Computer games may reverse cognitive decline that comes with age

A new study reveals that adults who played a video game helped their mental agility more than adults who did crossword puzzles.

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Related Topix: University of Iowa, MadFox, Break., Video Games, Health, AARP, Medicine

Fri May 17, 2013

KAUZ

May Is National Osteoporosis Month

May is National Osteoporosis Month. Dietitian Claire Florsheim is passionate about healthy living and joined us Friday on Newschannel 6 at Noon.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Supplement, Calcium, Nutrition, Life, Food, Recipes

Business Wire

Research and Markets: 2013 U.S. Other Specialty Hospitals Industry-Industry & Market Report

The U.S. Other Specialty Hospitals Industry-Industry & Market Report, published annually , contains timely and accurate industry statistics, forecasts and demographics.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Long Term Care, Health

Wed May 15, 2013

Circulation

Cross-Talk of Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-{kappa}B Ligand...

From the Division of Vascular Medicine and Epigenetics, United Graduate School of Child Development , Department of Clinical Gene Therapy, Graduate School of Medicine , and Department of Geriatric Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine , Osaka University, Suita, Japan; and Department of Cardiovascular Physiology and Medicine, Graduate School of ... (more)

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Related Topix: Medicine, Japan, World News

Tue May 14, 2013

The Mountaineer Publishing Company

'Dementia & Exercise' lecture set for May 28

The Smoky Mountain Center Geriatric & Adult Mental Health Specialty Team is partnering with The Area Agency on Aging and Haywood Senior Resource Center to present a lecture on Dementia & Exercise from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, May 28, at the Haywood Senior Resource Center, 81 Elmwood Way, in Waynesville.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Waynesville, NC

Mon May 13, 2013

BBC News

Dementia 'to double in 20 years'

About 19,000 people are currently living with the condition, but that figure is expected to rise dramatically as people live longer.

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Related Topix: Medicine

The Hartford Courant

Seminar On Aging To Be Held In Glastonbury May 21

If you are worried about caring for aging parents or are reaching elderly age yourself, a free seminar will be held May 21 to help you deal with the twilight years.

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Related Topix: Family, Elderly (Senior Citizen), Medicine, Long Term Care, Health

Fri May 10, 2013

MediLexicon

Memory Problems In Some Older Adults May Be Related To Anticholinergic Use

Research from the Regenstrief Institute, the Indiana University Center for Aging Research and Wishard-Eskenazi Health on medications commonly taken by older adults has found that drugs with strong anticholinergic effects cause cognitive impairment when taken continuously for as few as 60 days.

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Related Topix: Alzheimer's, Medicine

Thu May 09, 2013

BioSpace

Mission Pharmacal Company Release: BINOSTO® (Alendronate Sodium) ...

Yet the disease, which causes bones to become fragile and more likely to fracture, remains poorly understood, according to osteoporosis expert Dr.

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Related Topix: Fosamax, Alendronate (generic), Medicine, Osteoporosis, University of Pennsylvania

WebMD

The Secret to Healthy Aging

Who doesn't wish for a fountain of youth? Magical youth-restoring springs exist only in legend, but science does point to a few simple, healthy habits that can help extend your life.

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Related Topix: Duke University, Fitness, Aerobics, Life, Food, Vegetables, Health