CDC to baby boomers: Get tested for hepatitis C
(AP) -- For the first time, health officials are proposing that all baby boomers get tested for hepatitis C.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 18, 2012 |
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Hepatitis C is a new worry for baby boomers, study shows
The number of baby boomers dying from a "silent epidemic" of hepatitis C infections is increasing so rapidly that federal officials are planning a new nationwide push for widespread testing.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 02, 2012 |
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More baby boomers facing old age alone
Startling new statistics from Bowling Green State University's National Center for Family and Marriage Research (NCFMR) paint a bleak future for the largest generation in history, the baby boomers, as they cross into old ...
Health
Apr 16, 2012 |
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Food science poised to help address needs of aging population
The aging baby boomers and subsequent generations will be looking to the food industry to provide products that can help them live longer, healthier and more active lives than previous generations, according to research presented ...
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Apr 04, 2012 |
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Single baby boomers facing increased challenges as they age
Nick and Bobbi Ercoline, the couple depicted on the "Woodstock" soundtrack album cover, have now been happily married for over 40 years. However, a new special issue of The Gerontologist showing the Ercolines as they look ...
Health
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Boomers finding space for team, fitness sports
(AP) -- The country's largest generation is running, walking, swimming and using exercise machines in hopes of changing the face of aging.
Health
Mar 14, 2012 |
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Hepatitis C deaths up, baby boomers most at risk
(AP) -- Deaths from liver-destroying hepatitis C are on the rise, and new data shows baby boomers especially should take heed - they are most at risk.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 20, 2012 |
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Brain-imaging technique predicts who will suffer cognitive decline over time
Cognitive loss and brain degeneration currently affect millions of adults, and the number will increase, given the population of aging baby boomers. Today, nearly 20 percent of people age 65 or older suffer ...
Neuroscience
Feb 13, 2012 |
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Injured boomers beware: Know when to see doctor
(AP) -- It happened to nurse Jane Byron years after an in-line skating fall, business owner Haralee Weintraub while doing "men's" push-ups, and avid cyclist Gene Wilberg while lifting a heavy box.
Health
Feb 12, 2012 |
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Why two new studies represent important breakthrough in Alzheimer's disease research
Two different research groups have independently made the same important discoveries on how Alzheimer's disease spreads in the brain. The groups' findings have the potential to give us a much more sophisticated understanding ...
Neuroscience
Feb 03, 2012 |
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Retention study identifies key factors affecting three generations of nurses
If organisations want to retain qualified nurses they need to tackle the different work factors that are important to the three key age groups and build on the strong attachment that many nurses feel to the profession. Those ...
Health
Jan 17, 2012 |
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Add some spice to your food and boost your disease-prevention power
The holidays are over, January has arrived, and many of us enter the New Year determined to live our lives a little healthier than last.
Health
Jan 06, 2012 |
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The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics advocates for expanded nutritional coverage under Medicare
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has prepared a request to submit to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to expand coverage of medical nutrition therapy (MNT) for specific diseases, including hypertension, ...
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Dec 19, 2011 |
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US baby boomers feed need for joint replacements
US baby boomers are fueling a wave of joint replacement surgeries, hoping to use new artificial knees and hips to stay active as they get older.
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Dec 04, 2011 |
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Health gap has grown among young US adults, study finds
Levels of health disparity have increased substantially for people born in the United States after 1980, according to new research.
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Dec 01, 2011 |
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