Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh discovered a link between walking more and better mental function in old age. The research group began following the physical and cognitive activities of 300 older adults, with an average age of 78, in 1989.After charting the group’s walking habits for nine years, each...
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Have an Extra Quarter Million – You’ll Need It to Cover HC Costs in Retirement
The nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) has released new figures on what retirees need to have in their nest egg in order to fund their health care costs assuming they retire at 65. Men retiring in 2010 will need anywhere from $65,000-$109,000 in savings to cover health insurance premiums...
Alzheimer’s Association Introduces TrialMatch
Every 70 seconds someone in America develops Alzheimer’s. In 2050, experts project there will be nearly one million new cases annually. The Alzheimer’s Association has developed TrialMatch, a confidential interactive tool that provides comprehensive clinical trial information and an individualized trial-matching service for people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias....
Prevention Screens – Are They Really Free?
According to a report by Minnesota Public Radio healthcare screenings may not be free for all people come January 1. That is when Medicare will begin covering these tests 100 percent. But the experts say, for other plans, there are myriad exceptions. æ There are exemptions under the new law...
Telethon to Support Alzheimer’s Research
The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America is having what is billed as the first-ever telethon for this disease. Al Roker of The Today Show hosts this event, which airs December 4.A laundry list of celebrities affected by loved ones with the disease are lined up to speak and entertain. Healthcare professionals...
Telethon to Support Alzheimeräó»s Research
The Alzheimeräó»s Foundation of America is having what is billed as the first-ever telethon for this disease. Al Roker of The Today Show hosts this event, which airs December 4.A laundry list of celebrities affected by loved ones with the disease are lined up to speak and entertain. Healthcare professionals...
Garlic, Cheese, Yogurt and Honey – Alternate Flu Cures?
Garlic. Yogurt. Steamed pears. Not all seniors believe it’s just the flu shot that prevents the flu. Many believe in various foods and treatments to stave off the seasonal bug, according to a study. Researchers at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University surveyed seniors in nine different countries to discover what...
75% Will Be Obese According to First-Ever Obesity Forecast
According to the first-ever obesity forecast citizens of the world’s richest countries are getting fatter and fatter and the U.S. is leading the charge. Three out of four Americans will be overweight or obese by 2020, and disease rates and health care spending will balloon, unless governments, individuals and industry...
World’s Oldest Man Shares Insight
Check out this interview at McKnights with the world’s oldest man.
Dental Health – A Good Time of the Year to Consider It
The following is a guest blog by Hannah Daniel who writes for the 1Dental.com Blog and can be reached at hdaniel@cidental.com. Fresh off a holiday feast and anticipating more of the same, it is important that we remember the affects this is all having on our teeth. Oral health affects...