Aging:
News Articles on Aging, Back Pain, Age Related Disease, Eldercare, Healthy Aging
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Nov 20th, 2009
Arkansas reported it’s first H1N1 influenza death August 10. Since then 19 more deaths have been added to bring the total to 20 confirmed deaths due to H1N1 influenza.
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Nov 18th, 2009
Dr. Jonathan Wright, who is a pioneer in bio-identical hormone research and who is also known for a previous book, Natural Hormone Replacement for Women Over 45, will be releasing his new book, Stay Young & Sexy with Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement, by Valentine’s Day 2010. For those who like to be the first on their block to have the latest books, advance orders can be placed now (see the end of the review for information).
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Nov 17th, 2009
Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma more than a quarter century after he received treatment for Hodgkin’s disease. News of Allen’s diagnosis was revealed in a memo issued by Jody Allen, Paul’s sister, to Vulcan employees and later posted on CNET’s news website. Paul Allen founded Vulcan Inc. in 1986 to manage his business and charitable endeavors.
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Nov 15th, 2009
BMI (body mass index) may be a poor predictor for risk of heart disease and diabetes. A new study from Boston researchers, using MRI, found that even lean individuals with normal BMI had decreased heart function from fat accumulation around vital organs. The scientists suggest that treatment for heart disease and diabetes should be individualized given the findings.
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Nov 12th, 2009
In Chesapeake, Virginia, 12-year-old Lauren Johnson sneezes more than 12,000 times a day – about 16 times each minute. She hasn’t been able to attend school, it is too disruptive to class, and she has visited six different doctors and a hypnotherapist since the attacks began two weeks ago.
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Nov 12th, 2009
Many neuromuscular disorders have severe weakness of the quadriceps as a defining feature. This includes Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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Nov 11th, 2009
Drugs used to treat anemia among cancer patients, known as ESA's, have been found to increase risk for blood clots. The medications are costly, and could potentially be eliminated, given new findings that they have not been shown to decrease the need for blood transfusion for chemotherapy patients in real life situations versus twelve week clinical trials.
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Nov 10th, 2009
Do you have what it takes to be a bone marrow donor? Every five minutes, someone is diagnosed with blood cancer, such as leukemia and lymphoma. Every ten minutes, someone dies of blood cancer--children, men, and women who could have benefited from a bone marrow donation.
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Nov 9th, 2009
Bone marrow transplants are considered organ transplants by federal law and regulated as such. United States federal law prohibits purchasing organs under the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (1968). The act created a uniform legal procedure for persons who wish to donate organs and for hospitals and medical institutions that want to accept them.
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Nov 7th, 2009
Deep brain stimulation has been shown to help individuals with Tourette syndrome in a small study. Tourette syndrome overview includes symptoms of involuntary movements of the limbs and trunkm as well as vocalizations that can become repetitive. Decreased quality of life is associated with severe cases of Tourette syndrome. Individuals who did not respond to conventional treatment of the condition were shown to benefit from deep brain stimulation to treat Tourette syndrome in two year follow-up.
