Fracture Risk Up With Higher Levels of HDL-C in Healthy Seniors
THURSDAY, Jan. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For older adults, higher levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) are associated with increased fracture risk, according to a study published online Jan. 18 in JAMA Cardiology.Sultana Monira Hu…
Learn More¿Los audífonos reducen las probabilidades de demencia?
MARTES, 17 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — ¿Perder la audición al envejecer podría ser un precursor de la demencia?Tal vez, sugiere una investigación reciente, que encontró que las personas mayores que tenían problemas para escuchar eran más prop…
Learn MoreFeds to Investigate Overuse of Antipsychotic Drugs by Nursing Homes
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials say they plan to investigate whether some nursing homes are falsely labeling patients as schizophrenic so they can administer sedating antipsychotic drugs to them.The Centers for Medic…
Learn MorePandemic Funding Saved More Americans From Medical Debt
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The number of Americans who had trouble paying their medical bills dropped precipitously between 2019 and 2021, and funds from the American Rescue Plan and other federal pandemic relief programs may have be…
Learn MoreHave Arthritis? Design Your Office to Ease the Strain
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Whether your job is remote or takes you to an office, you’ll feel better and offset joint pain by having a workspace that’s designed to work for you instead of against you. The biggest problem isn’t sitting…
Learn MoreUn deterioro del sentido del olfato en los adultos mayores podría ser señal de fragilidad
VIERNES, 13 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los médicos ya evalúan el oído y la vista de los adultos mayores. El sentido del olfato se podría algún día añadir a estas pruebas de detección, según unos investigadores, que encontraron vínculos entre…
Learn MoreEl aislamiento social puede aumentar las probabilidades de demencia
VIERNES, 13 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El aislamiento social es un factor de riesgo sustancial de la demencia en los adultos mayores, según dos estudios que amplían las evidencias de investigaciones anteriores sobre este peligro.Pero estos n…
Learn MoreCould Hearing Aids Lower Your Odds for Dementia?
TUESDAY, Jan. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Could losing your hearing as you age be a harbinger of dementia?Maybe, suggests new research that found that older people who had trouble hearing were more likely to develop dementia down the road. But there’…
Learn MoreMarijuana-Linked ER Visits by Seniors Are Rising
MONDAY, Jan. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research out of California finds seniors are being treated in emergency rooms in significantly higher numbers for adverse side effects from cannabis consumption.Researchers from the University of Californi…
Learn MoreSeniors, Make This Winter an Active & Healthy One
SATURDAY, Jan. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Winter may feel like a time for hibernation, but it’s important for seniors to safely keep up their hobbies and physical activity in the cold weather. “It’s important to get outside as much as possible, whet…
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