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(author unknown), Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today
The benefits of fluoridation in preventing tooth decay have been known for over half a century and today approximately two-thirds of Americans have access to fluoridated public water.Gerardo Maupomé, B.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D. [click link for full article]...
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Dec 05, 2007
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(author unknown), Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today
By making the skeletal muscles of mice use energy less efficiently, researchers report in the December issue of Cell Metabolism, a publication of Cell Press, that they have delayed the animals' deaths and their development of age-related diseases, including vascular disease, obesity, and one form of cancer. Those health benefits, driven...
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Dec 05, 2007
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(author unknown), Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today
A new US study suggests that over 60s who are fit live longer, regardless of their level of body fat. The study is published in the 5th December issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and is the work of Dr Xuemei Sui, of the University of South...
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Dec 05, 2007
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(author unknown), Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today
"In recent years, Medicaid has spent more money on antipsychotic drugs for Americans than on any other class of pharmaceuticals," largely because nursing homes are "giving these drugs to elderly patients to quiet symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia" -- conditions for which the drugs are not approved...
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Dec 05, 2007
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(author unknown), Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today
Metabolism researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that although it does not extend maximum lifespan in mice, activating a protein in muscle tissue increases average lifespan and prevents some age-related diseases. The researchers believe a similar approach may someday help people avoid age-related problems such...
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Dec 05, 2007
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By JANE E. BRODY, NYT > Alzheimer's
Sticky notes, mnemonics and other tips for the forgetful....
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Dec 04, 2007
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Hydrogen sulfide, or H2S, the chemical that gives rotten eggs their sulfurous stench -- and the same compound that researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center successfully have used to put mice into a state of reversible metabolic hibernation -- has now been shown to significantly increase life span and heat...
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Dec 04, 2007
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As the American workforce gets older, employment law experts told an AARP forum about the historical importance and future role of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), a landmark civil rights bill enacted 40 years ago to enforce workplace fairness for older workers....
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Dec 04, 2007
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AARP Services Inc. and Brendan Worldwide Vacations today announced a preferred provider relationship that will help AARP’s 39 million members to travel throughout the world at a discount....
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Dec 04, 2007
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AARP, the world’s largest advocacy organization for the 50+ community, today announced a new relationship with tennis legend Martina Navratilova in which she will serve as the Health & Fitness ambassador to AARP’s 39 million members....
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Dec 04, 2007
