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• Information Reduces Elderly Depression

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 563
  New research suggests elders over age 85 benefit when relatives keep them updated about important family matters. Scientists from the University of Michigan and Kyungpook National University looked at how stress and depression affected elders over age 85. Changes in positive life events — such as a new baby in ...
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• MedIndia launches pre-screening cancer clinic

  
  emedist.com — Authority: 159
  Senior neurologist Krishnamoorthy Srinivas receives the MedIndia Oration Award from Managing Director of The Hindu N.Murali at a function in Chennai on Saturday.source : www.topix.com
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• Mom Flies Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

  
  The 99th Monkey — Authority: 91
    Several weeks ago my mother, in her eighth or ninth year of Alzheimer’s Disease, and 63rd year of marriage, began wielding knives and trying to stab people, verbally threatening to kill my father, throwing dangerous glass objects and screaming bloody murder at her own image in the mirror—“I DON’T WANT YOU ...
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• This Isnt Your Grandmas Cell Phone! Yes It Is.

  
  Geekologie - Gadgets, Gizmos, and Awesome — Authority: 755
  If theres one thing old people love its soft food. If theres another its stuff with giant-ass buttons so they can push the right one with their shaky, arthritic fingers . Aaaaaand Ive officially depressed myself. Good times. Anyway, this is a cell phone for old people and people with fat fingers. Or, as we ...
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• November is Adopt-a-Senior-Dog-Month

  
  emedist.com — Authority: 159
  Our companion animals rocket through infancy in six short months, struggle though an adolescence that seems like forever but it’s actually only 12 to 18 months, and then reach that [...]
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• Younger Next Year for Women: Live Strong, Fit, and Sexy – Until You’re 80 and Beyond

  
  One Stop Shop for Woman — Authority: 138
  Younger Next Year for Women: Live Strong, Fit, and Sexy – Until You’re 80 and Beyond (Paperback)…
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• October Wrap-Up SC Supreme Court News

  
  SC Access To Justice Weblog — Authority: 121
  Last month there was a lot of excitement at the South Carolina Supreme Court. For those interested in state politics, we had an ethics probe case , with video. For those of us in the legal profession, results from the July Bar Exam were published. For those interested in research and accessibility, we saw the ...
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• Geriatric health services are needed in Iowa

  
  emedist.com — Authority: 159
  A recent report from the University of Iowa Center on Aging found a startling gap between the growing number of people who need geriatric health care services and the limited [...]
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• Geriatric wards to be set up at major hospitals

  
  emedist.com — Authority: 159
  Chief Minister K Rosaiah receiving a copy of book on Geriatrics from MLA P. Shankar Rao, who is also the president of Geriatric Society, at the 13th a Express News [...]
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• Collaborative Care Program for Elderly Cancer Clients Shows Promise

  
  Blogging on Good Therapy — Authority: 137
  A GoodTherapy.org News Summary As might be imagined, a number of elderly people who struggle with various forms of cancer also experience thoughts and feelings of depression , an issue which has prompted those in several disciplines of medicine to seek new ways to help improve the quality of life of this specific ...
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• Pain Management Best Practice with older adults: Effects of training on staff knowledge, attitudes, and patient outcomes

  
  Lancashire Care Library and Information Service — Authority: 140
  Pain Management Best Practice with older adults: Effects of training on staff knowledge, attitudes, and patient outcomes, Physical & Occupational Therapy In Geriatrics, Volume 27, Issue 3 2009 , pages 173 – 196 Bonnie L. Klassen a ;  Lili Liu b ; Sharon A. Warren c   a Camrose ...
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• Conflicting Advice on Cancer Tests

  
  emedist.com — Authority: 159
  Arthur Cohen was a healthy, active 85-year-old when his Toronto doctor recommended a colonoscopy to check for early signs of colorectal cancer.source : www.topix.com
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• World’s Oldest Dog ‘Still Sprightly’ at Almost 21

  
  Great Product Direct — Authority: 157
  Filed under: Dogs , Pets in the News Otto, a 21-year-old dachshund/terrier mix, has been confirmed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the worlds oldest living dog, reports the Associated Press . Hes not as big on going for walks, admits owner Lynn Jones, but she says hes "still sprightly." And he truly is
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• Book and Media Reviews: Hazzard’s Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology

  
  emedist.com — Authority: 159
  Hazzard’s Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology Edited by Jeffrey B. Halter, Joseph G. Ouslander, Mary E. Tinetti, Stephanie Studenski, Kevin P. High, and Sanjay Asthana 6th ed, 1634 pp, $210.95 New [...]
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• Requirements For A Geriatric Nurse Practitioner

  
  Becoming Who You Want To Be — Authority: 151
  Nursing is one of those professions that are highly important and sorely needed; unfortunately, there is a significant lack of nursing professionals in the country at present. Nursing these days takes quite a lot of training and education and is a widely regarded occupation. Indeed, nurses do command more respect ...
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• Aerobic exercise no big stretch for older adults but helps elasticity of arteries

  
  emedist.com — Authority: 159
  Just three months of physical activity reaps heart health benefits for older adults with type 2 diabetes by improving the elasticity in their arteriesreducing risk of heart disease and stroke, [...]
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• Book and Media Reviews: American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of…

  
  emedist.com — Authority: 159
  American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias Edited by Myron F. Weiner and Anne M. Lipton 4th ed, 557 pp, $125 Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Publishing, 2009 [...]
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• Pappya s Home Care: In the business of compassion

  
  emedist.com — Authority: 159
  When loved ones reach an age where they can no longer care for themselves family members want to know that they are in good hands, and local business Pappy’s Home [...]
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• Brains, Bones, Hips

  
  emedist.com — Authority: 159
  Fifteen years ago, Sandy Peterson’s father-in-law had back pain so severe he walked with a bend.source : www.topix.com
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• Study Links Working Post-Retirement is Linked to Mental Health

  
  Blogging on Good Therapy — Authority: 137
  A GoodTherapy.org News Summary Most people who retain steady careers throughout their lives spend a fair amount of time thinking about, and planing for, their eventual retirement. Hailed as a momentous and positive occasion, retirement is often considered in terms of its potential to allow for some much-needed ...
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