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Good Health Habits at 60 and Beyond
Family Doctor — Information for seniors about good health habits from the American Academy of Family Physicians. Do you feel as good now as you did at 40 years of age? At 50? I haven't been physically active in a long time. I'm afraid I'll get hurt when I ...More…
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Aging: What to expect as you get older
Mayo Clinic — Explore the natural changes that are part of the normal aging process. Looked in the mirror lately only to find a few more wrinkles and gray hairs? Those are just a few of the changes you're likely to notice as you get older. But what exactly is ...More…
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Memory loss: Training can prolong independence
Mayo Clinic — Memory loss is a fact of life for people with Alzheimer's disease. It's also quite common in people who've had traumatic brain injuries. Some of the memory training techniques used with brain-injured people are also proving helpful to people ...More…
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Human growth hormone (HGH): Does it slow aging process?
Mayo Clinic — Human growth hormone - Some doctors prescribe HGH as an anti-aging regimen. Is it safe? Your body naturally makes growth hormone to help fuel growth during your childhood and to help maintain your tissues and organs throughout your life. ...More…
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What is testosterone?
Mayo Clinic — Testosterone therapy - Explore the benefits, risks of creams and gels used to increase testosterone. The possibilities of testosterone therapy are enticing - increase your muscle mass, sharpen your memory and mental focus, boost your libido, and ...More…
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Depression and Older Adults: What It Is and How to Get Help
Family Doctor — Why is depression in older adults hard to recognize? Your body contains chemicals that help control your moods. When you don't have enough of these chemicals or when your brain doesn't respond to them properly, you may become depressed. ...More…
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Getting Your Affairs in Order
Institute on Aging — No one ever plans to be sick or disabled. Yet, it's just this kind of planning that can make all the difference in an emergency. Long before she fell, Louise had put all her important papers in one place and told her son where to find them. She ...More…
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Centers for Disease Control — It is our pleasure to share with you The State of Aging and Health in America 2007. This report was released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and The Merck Company Foundation at the 2007 Joint Conference of the American ...More…
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SENIORS STAY SOLIDLY ON THEIR FEET AND FREE OF INJURY
National Athletic Trainers Assoc — NATA and AAOS offer active seniors the following guidelines to guard against injuries caused by falling: Strength training with weight bearing and resistive exercise works for all age groups. Exercise at least three days a week to improve ...More…
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Health Affairs
National Institutes of Health — Americans in their early to mid-50s today report poorer health, more pain and more trouble doing everyday physical tasks than their older peers reported at the same age in years past, a recent analysis has shown. The research, published in print ...More…
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Radiation Might be Avoided for Older Patients with Good ...
National Cancer Institute — Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, radiation therapy, CHOP. (Definitions of many terms related to cancer can be found in the Cancer.gov Dictionary.) Current standards call for radiation therapy in addition to chemotherapy in the treatment of localized, ...More…
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Dialogue Topics
National Institutes of Health — In spite of the high use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among people age 50 or older, 69 percent of those who use CAM do not talk to their doctors about it, according to a new survey conducted by AARP and the National Center for ...More…