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Sleep disorders

Kicking a sleeping pill habit is possible for seniors with a simple intervention, study shows

A new study by researchers from Dalhousie has shown that seniors taking sleeping pills can significantly reduce their dependence on the medications and improve their sleep with a simple intervention that is safer and more ...

Neuroscience

Not just a normal part of aging: Dizziness in older adults is linked to higher risk of future falls

The first meta-analysis of its kind has shown a conclusive link between older adults experiencing spells of dizziness and a dramatically elevated risk of falling.

Gerontology & Geriatrics

Quality indicators for palliative care established

Palliative care aims to improve the quality of life of patients and their families facing problems associated with life-threatening illnesses. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that each year, an estimated 56.8 ...

Medical economics

The burden of frailty on Australia's health care system

Frailty in older Australians is imposing a staggering burden on Australia's health care system and is driving up costs in community aged-care, new research by Flinders University has revealed.

Medical economics

The elderly still take too many potentially inappropriate drugs

In Canada, prescribing potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs)—drugs whose harms may outweigh their benefits, which may be ineffective, or for which a safer alternative exists—remains very common among the elderly. ...