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Nursing Home Restraints Fall – Anti-Anxiety Drugs Rise
According to a report released by the American Health Care Association and the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care, use of physical restraints, falls, and emotional and behavioral symptoms dropped at nursing and rehabilitation facilities across the country over the last decade. But other quality indicators, such as the prevalence...
Global Costs of Dementia 1% of GDP
The global cost of dementia in 2010 is expected to exceed 1% of the global gross domestic product, or $604 billionäóîand the price tag will only get higher, according to a new report by researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, and King’s College London in the UK. The...
Mercury in Flu Vaccines May Be Dangerous
Evidently, there have been studies suggesting that mercury may be implicated in somehow contributing to Alzheimeräó»s Disease. According to an industry advocacy group called SafeMinds, a mercury preservative, known as thimerosal, can be found in the majority of influenza vaccines, including those given annually to seniors. According to Lyn Redwood,...
New Technologies Help Caregivers and Seniors Alike
George Mason University Professor Andrew Carle recently released the top äóìNanaäó technologies for 2010. Carle, director of the university’s Program in Assisted Living/Senior Housing Administration, coined the term äóìNana” technology in 2004 to define the growing industry of microchip-based products for seniors.æ This year, he singled out four: GlowCaps, Wellcore,...
B Vitamins Can Cut Rate Brain Shrinkage
British researchers say they have discovered that very large daily doses of B vitamins can cut the rate of brain shrinkage in half. The findings could lead to treatment that would slow the progression of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, they said. “This is a very dramatic and striking result. It’s...
Prescription Drug Use on the Rise
Nearly 90% of older adults reported taking at least one prescription drug in the past month, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which noted that prescription drug use overall is on the rise. In the last decade, the number of Americans taking one...
Pollution Can Increase Risk of Sudden Heart Attack
The fine particles of pollution that hang in the air can increase the risk for sudden cardiac arrest, according to a study conducted by a team from Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Medical Center and The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) keeps tabs on air...
Met Life to Discontinue Selling LTC Insurance
Met Life says it will halt sales of long-term-care insurance. Coming from one of the thought leaders in aging that is pretty serious news. More and more insurers have given up this product because they underestimated the claims they would pay out over time and so did not price their...
Fighting the Aging Brain
This guest post is contributed byæAlisa Gilbert, who writes on the topics ofæbachelors degree.æ She welcomes your comments at her email Id:æalisagilbert599@gmail.com.æ ææ Everyone knows that the older they get the more forgetful they seem to be. This is because as we age, we not only begin to lose brain...