http://seniorhealth.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Senior Health GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2006-09-11T03:07:13Z hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://seniorhealth.about.com/b/2006/09/13/memory-loss-may-predict-alzheimers-disease.htm A study being reported in the September 12, 2006, issue of Neurology, finds that adults over the age of 60 who complain of severe memory problems may actually be losing... http://seniorhealth.about.com/b/2006/09/13/memory-loss-may-predict-alzheimers-disease.htm 2006-09-13T02:24:51Z http://seniorhealth.about.com/b/2006/09/11/higher-income-seniors-to-pay-higher-medicare-premiums.htm Beginning in 2007 Medicare beneficiaries who earn more money will pay higher premiums for their Medicare Part B coverage. A provision of the 2003 Medicare Modernization Act calls for a... http://seniorhealth.about.com/b/2006/09/11/higher-income-seniors-to-pay-higher-medicare-premiums.htm 2006-09-11T03:07:13Z http://seniorhealth.about.com/b/2006/09/08/copd-patients-need-physical-activity.htm Spanish researchers have found that physical activity, even a small amount can improve the health of patients suffering from COPD. Those who engage in exercise and activity have fewer hospitalizations... http://seniorhealth.about.com/b/2006/09/08/copd-patients-need-physical-activity.htm 2006-09-08T14:48:54Z http://seniorhealth.about.com/b/2006/09/06/no-flu-shot-shortage-this-year.htm There should be no repeat of the flu vaccine shortages of the last few years according to the CDC. Federal officials stated that at least 100 million doses would be... http://seniorhealth.about.com/b/2006/09/06/no-flu-shot-shortage-this-year.htm 2006-09-06T23:51:02Z http://seniorhealth.about.com/b/2006/09/05/hormone-therapy-and-hearing-loss.htm A new study finds that older women who are taking hormone therapy that included progestin may suffer hearing damage. This small study of postmenopausal women found that those women had... http://seniorhealth.about.com/b/2006/09/05/hormone-therapy-and-hearing-loss.htm 2006-09-05T07:13:00Z http://seniorhealth.about.com/b/2006/09/04/deep-brain-stimulation-for-parkinsons-diesease.htm Deep brain stimulation is a surgical procedure in which a thin wire is implanted deep within the brain to deliver an electrical current. The current helps to block abnormal brain... http://seniorhealth.about.com/b/2006/09/04/deep-brain-stimulation-for-parkinsons-diesease.htm 2006-09-04T12:27:13Z http://seniorhealth.about.com/b/2006/09/01/fruit-juice-may-prevent-alzheimers-disease.htm A study published in the American Journal of Medicine finds that seniors who drink fruit or vegetable juices at lease three times a week lower the risk of developing Alzheimer's... http://seniorhealth.about.com/b/2006/09/01/fruit-juice-may-prevent-alzheimers-disease.htm 2006-09-01T23:19:41Z http://seniorhealth.about.com/b/2006/08/30/aspirin-for-prostate-health.htm Researchers from the Mayo Clinic found that a daily aspirin or other NSAID drug helps prevent the occurrence of urinary symptoms caused by enlargement of the prostate known as benign... http://seniorhealth.about.com/b/2006/08/30/aspirin-for-prostate-health.htm 2006-08-30T23:39:53Z http://seniorhealth.about.com/b/2006/08/29/nursing-shortage-may-lead-to-senior-health-problems.htm The nursing shortage is not just a U.S. phenomenon it seems. A report from Britain finds that understaffed hospitals leave nurses with too little time to feed their elderly patients.... http://seniorhealth.about.com/b/2006/08/29/nursing-shortage-may-lead-to-senior-health-problems.htm 2006-08-29T22:42:58Z http://seniorhealth.about.com/b/2006/08/28/heart-disease-and-personality-not-linked.htm A new study had found that people described as having a Type A personality, are at no higher risk of heart disease than the general population. Type A personality is... http://seniorhealth.about.com/b/2006/08/28/heart-disease-and-personality-not-linked.htm 2006-08-28T23:24:57Z