Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why baby boomers need a hepatitis C screening
Baby boomers, adults born between 1945 and 1965, are five times more likely to have been exposed to the hepatitis C virus (HCV).
Jul 26, 2016
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Health
Baby boomers line up for Busselton ageing study
Some 5,000 baby boomers in Busselton are taking part in a unique health study examining how they're likely to cope with old age and how to better treat the diseases affecting them.
Jul 12, 2016
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Japanese city offering public funds to freeze women's eggs (Update)
A Tokyo suburb will help women cover the cost of freezing their eggs in a pilot program aimed at countering Japan's declining birth rate.
Jun 16, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Tackling hepatitis C infection through emergency department testing
Hepatitis C testing in the emergency department at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital has discovered 2,436 positive cases since testing began in September 2013.
Jun 10, 2016
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Health
More Americans are dying each year by accident (Update)
Accidents are killing more Americans each year, increasingly from overdoses and falls.
Jun 9, 2016
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Health
Study shows risk factors associated with injurious falls
Falls are one of the leading causes of injury-related death among elderly people. So finding the risk factors that endanger them is becoming increasingly important, particularly with the projected increase in the elderly ...
Apr 28, 2016
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Health
Americans live longer but with disabilities or health issues, study shows
Americans are living longer but in poorer health, according to a new study.
Apr 15, 2016
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Immunology
Allergy shots effective for baby boomers suffering from seasonal allergies
Recent years have seen an increase in those suffering from allergies, including baby boomers. And because older people tend to have additional chronic diseases, diagnosis and management of allergic rhinitis (hay fever) can ...
Feb 9, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How older people can use the internet to avoid loneliness
Placing someone in solitary confinement is usually seen as our most extreme forms of legally sanctioned punishment. And with good reason. Research suggests that loneliness can be as bad for your health as smoking 15 cigarettes ...
Nov 3, 2015
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Health
Shortage of nurses not as dire as predicted, but challenges remain to meet nation's needs
News for the nation's nursing workforce isn't as dire as had been predicted a decade ago, but the nation is still expected to be short of nurses in coming years, according to new research by Montana State University nursing ...
Sep 21, 2015
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