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Medicare access in the Sunshine state in jeopardy for seniors

The American Medical Association, (AMA), says that access to care for Florida's nearly 3 million Medicare patients will be in jeopardy if Congress does not act to halt a cut in payments to physicians.

9 Aug 2005

Three dead in New Zealand from legionnaires' disease

Three people have died in an outbreak of legionnaires' disease in Christchurch, New Zealand.

9 Aug 2005

New theory as to why some people die during sleep

According to scientists the reason why some people stop breathing fatally in their sleep, is because a cumulative loss of cells in the area of the brain that controls breathing triggers a condition called central sleep apnoea.

9 Aug 2005

U.S. ready to make bird flu vaccine

Even though officials in the United States say more testing needs to be done, the U.S. could begin mass production of an experimental avian flu vaccine by September.

9 Aug 2005

Supplements of multivitamins and minerals don't prevent infections in the elderly

Researchers at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, say giving daily supplements of multivitamins and minerals do not prevent respiratory, stomach, skin and other types of infections in the elderly.

8 Aug 2005

Nighttime dying linked to sleep apnea from brain cell loss

Aim to grow old and die peacefully in your sleep? Be careful what you wish for. A new UCLA study suggests that some people die in their sleep because they stop breathing due to a cumulative loss of cells in the brain's breathing command-post. The online edition of Nature Neuroscience reports the findings.

7 Aug 2005

One jab could in future protect against all flu strains

Scientists are apparently working on producing a vaccine that could give lifelong protection against all types of flu in one single injection.

7 Aug 2005

Early warning aigns of Alzheimer's show up across cognitive areas years before official diagnosis

By combing through dozens of Alzheimer's disease (AD) studies, psychologists have gained a clear picture of cognitive problems in people who will develop the degenerative brain disease.

4 Aug 2005

Obese people are less likely to receive preventive services such as mammograms, Pap smears and flu shots

The Duke study showed that, for a sample of white middle-aged women, as body mass index (BMI) went up, the odds of receiving mammograms and Pap smears went down.

3 Aug 2005

Obesity's effects on mortality may have been over-estimated

New research shows that obese adults who reach the age of 70 are at no greater risk of dying than their non-obese counterparts, but they do have a much greater probability of spending their remaining years disabled. The data supporting this is reported in the August 2005 issue of The Gerontologist (Vol. 45, No. 4).

3 Aug 2005

Limited efficiency with the English language increases the risk of adverse medication reactions

Limited efficiency with the English language is a barrier to medical comprehension and increases the risk of adverse medication reactions, according to a recent study led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco.

2 Aug 2005

People can show early warning signs of Alzheimer's disease years before they are officially diagnosed

By combing through dozens of Alzheimer's disease (AD) studies, psychologists have gained a clear picture of cognitive problems in people who will develop the degenerative brain disease.

1 Aug 2005

After 30 aerobic fitness declines rapidly

As if you did you didn't already know, without a team of scientists telling you, your physical fitness is on the decline once you hit 30, but now, even more depressingly for the grey brigade of fitness fanatics out, a new study shows that the decline gains speed with each decade, regardless of a person's previous exercise habits.

27 Jul 2005

Specialized immune-system B cells play dual role in triggering both kinds of immunity - innate and acquired

A specialized subpopulation of the antibody-producing B cells of the immune system plays a "double-barreled" role in triggering both kinds of immunity - innate and acquired, Duke University Medical Center immunologists have discovered.

26 Jul 2005

Controlling high blood pressure in individuals age 80 years and older has become a major national health problem

The study found that almost three fourths of those 80 years and older have hypertension -- blood pressure greater than 140 systolic over greater than 90 diastolic. Fewer than 10 percent have "normal" blood pressure levels -- less than 120 systolic over less than 80 diastolic.

26 Jul 2005

Investigational vaccine against Clostridium difficile

Acambis has announced that earlier this month it started a Phase I clinical trial of its investigational vaccine against Clostridium difficile (C. difficile).

26 Jul 2005

Vitamin D supplementation does not appear to prevent bone loss in postmenopausal black women

Although there is general agreement on the optimal calcium intake recommended for reducing postmenopausal bone loss, and it is recognized that vitamin D is important in calcium maintenance, the optimal intake of vitamin D is controversial, according to background information in the article.

25 Jul 2005

Pneumonia - another use for statins

Patients hospitalised because of pneumonia are at less risk of dying from the disease if they have been taking the widely used cholesterol-lowering drugs 'statins' before hospital admission.

25 Jul 2005

Insulin resistance increases a person's risk for development of congestive heart failure

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a major cause of illness and death, according to background information in the article. The death rate for patients with CHF is 4 to 8 times that of the general population. The predominant causes of heart failure are hypertension and coronary heart disease.

19 Jul 2005

ACE inhibitors should be available at no cost to the 8 million Americans over age 65 who have diabetes

Nothing in life is free, the old saying goes. But maybe some things should be, according to a new University of Michigan Health System study.

18 Jul 2005

Seniors News and Research

Medicare access in the Sunshine state in jeopardy for seniors

Three dead in New Zealand from legionnaires' disease

New theory as to why some people die during sleep

U.S. ready to make bird flu vaccine

Supplements of multivitamins and minerals don't prevent infections in the elderly

Nighttime dying linked to sleep apnea from brain cell loss

One jab could in future protect against all flu strains

Early warning aigns of Alzheimer's show up across cognitive areas years before official diagnosis

Obese people are less likely to receive preventive services such as mammograms, Pap smears and flu shots

Obesity's effects on mortality may have been over-estimated

Limited efficiency with the English language increases the risk of adverse medication reactions

People can show early warning signs of Alzheimer's disease years before they are officially diagnosed

After 30 aerobic fitness declines rapidly

Specialized immune-system B cells play dual role in triggering both kinds of immunity - innate and acquired

Controlling high blood pressure in individuals age 80 years and older has become a major national health problem

Investigational vaccine against Clostridium difficile

Vitamin D supplementation does not appear to prevent bone loss in postmenopausal black women

Pneumonia - another use for statins

Insulin resistance increases a person's risk for development of congestive heart failure

ACE inhibitors should be available at no cost to the 8 million Americans over age 65 who have diabetes

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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