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Seniors often underestimate their frailty, study finds
(HealthDay)—Many American seniors seen at emergency departments overestimate their mobility, according to a recent study.
Aug 31, 2015
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News tagged with baby boomers
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Baby boomers reeling in the years
It's long been said that you're as old as you feel. Now a group of researchers is looking at how the concept of "subjective" age might be used to manage the wellbeing of the baby boomer generation.
Aug 18, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Urban ERs see high rates of hepatitis C infection
An urban emergency department that set up a hepatitis C testing protocol saw high rates of infection among intravenous drug users and Baby Boomers, with three-quarters of those testing positive unaware they were infected. ...
Aug 6, 2015
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Trustees rating health of Social Security, Medicare
The federal government's two largest benefit programs face short- and long-term financial problems as they close in on milestone anniversaries. The magnitude of those problems will become clearer when the trustees for Social ...
Jul 22, 2015
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
AAIC: as baby boomers age, alzheimer's rates will soar
(HealthDay)—The number of people with Alzheimer's disease is set to increase significantly in the United States due to the aging of the baby-boom generation, and the cost of caring for these patients will use up a large ...
Jul 21, 2015
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Obama says US must step up care for aging Americans
President Barack Obama warned Monday of an increasing urgency for the U.S. to care for older Americans as millions of baby boomers head into their golden years.
Jul 13, 2015
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The plight of America's 'elder orphans'
(HealthDay)—Dr. Maria Torroella Carney grew increasingly distressed as she watched how emergency response teams had to help older, frail people who were living alone evacuate their homes in the wake of Hurricane Sandy in ...
May 19, 2015
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Neuroscience
Researchers see promise in treatment to reduce incidence of dementia after TBI
It was once thought that effects of a mild head injury—dizziness, headaches, memory problems—were only temporary, and the brain would heal over time. However, while the long-term consequences of head trauma are not fully ...
Apr 22, 2015
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High prevalence of HCV in baby boomers presenting to ER
(HealthDay)—The prevalence of unrecognized chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) is high among baby boomers presenting to the emergency department, according to a study published online Jan. 28 in Hepatology.
Mar 2, 2015
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'Aging in place' may be the wrong answer for boomers and their parents
Baby boomers trying to pick the best living arrangements for themselves or their parents as they age should be wary of a phrase they coined in their younger years: If it feels good, do it.
Feb 20, 2015
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