News tagged with baby boom generation


Number of people with Alzheimer's disease may triple by 2050

The number of people with Alzheimer's disease is expected to triple in the next 40 years, according to a new study published in the February 6, 2013, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neu ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Feb 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Trial set to see if drug can prevent Alzheimer's

(HealthDay) -- Researchers are preparing to test an experimental drug in people genetically primed to develop Alzheimer's disease.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created May 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Hepatitis: The hidden hazard

(HealthDay)—Of all the diseases people worry about getting, viral hepatitis is usually way down on the list. Most often it's thought of as a disease that affects only drug addicts or the sexually promiscuous. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Population aging will have long-term implications for economy

The aging of the U.S. population will have broad economic consequences for the country, particularly for federal programs that support the elderly, and its long-term effects on all generations will be mediated by how—and ...

Health created Sep 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Washington tailors HIV and AIDS talk to seniors

(AP)—Officials in the nation's capital are asking senior citizens to think about HIV and AIDS.

HIV & AIDS created Oct 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Older cancer survivor population to increase substantially

Over the next decade, the population of cancer survivors over 65 years of age will increase by approximately 42 percent.

Cancer created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0