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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News tagged with baby boomer generation
Oncology & Cancer
Young men unaware of risks of HPV infection and need for HPV vaccination
Young sexual minority men—including those who are gay, bisexual, queer or straight-identified men who have sex with men—do not fully understand their risk for human papillomavirus (HPV) due to a lack of information from ...
Feb 11, 2020
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Health
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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Neuroscience
Study shows fruit fly is ideal model to study hearing loss in people
If your attendance at too many rock concerts has impaired your hearing, listen up.
Sep 2, 2013
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Addiction
Aging Baby Boomers keep on using... bringing substance abuse, and treatment, into old age
The rate at which older adults were treated for substance abuse increased sharply from 2000 to 2017, UConn Health researchers report in the March 28 issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. The rates of older adults getting ...
Mar 28, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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. Though those ...
Dec 21, 2012
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Is it adultery if my spouse doesn't know who I am anymore?
In Zoomer magazine's September 2017 issue, there was an enlightening article written by Rev. Dr. Sheila Macgregor addressing contemporary issues that have emerged as a result of what's become known as the longevity revolution.
Nov 29, 2017
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Health
Social contact, regular exercise key to living longer
Social contact and regular exercise are key to aging well and living a longer life, according to newly presented research.
Feb 17, 2014
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Overweight & Obesity
Gen X overtaking baby boomers on obesity
(Medical Xpress)—New research from the University of Adelaide shows that Generation X is already on the path to becoming more obese than their baby boomer predecessors.
Nov 1, 2012
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Health
More aging boomers, but fewer doctors to care for them
By 2030, the last of the Baby Boomer generation will have turned 65 years old, putting the population of "senior boomers" in the United States at approximately 71 million. Currently, only about 7,000 certified geriatricians ...
Nov 24, 2014
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