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April 2011 Articles:
That Unsightly Cold Sore Could Trigger Cognitive Decline
Age-Related Conditions Develop Faster
Aspirin May Significantly Lower the Risk of Pancreatic Cancer
Severe Psoriasis
Enlarged Prostate and Cancer:
March 2011 Articles:
Dementia Risk at Your Fingertips: Online Test Could Pinpoint Troubling Signs
Commonly Used Parkinson's Drugs Linked to Impulse Behavior
Elderly Victims of Abuse Often Use Alcohol or Drugs
Seniors Can't Opt Out of Medicare, Judge Rules
TIA Is Important Warning Sign
More Evidence That Alzheimer's May Be Inherited
Ibuprofen May Lower Risk of Parkinson's Disease
Nap Might Help Lower Blood Pressure,
Hearing Loss in Older Adults Tops 60%;
Alzheimer's Disease, Other Dementias
Financial Confusion May Indicate Dementia:
Eating Berries May Reduce Risk of Parkinson's Disease;
Ongoing Use of Osteoporosis Drugs Cause Unusual Fractures;
Seniors Tend to Bruise More Easily
February 2011 Articles:
Experimental Drug 'Highly Superior' to Aspirin
Study Pinpoints Regions and Races with Highest Parkinson's Rates in US
Americans Not Controlling High Blood Pressure, High Cholesterol
Post-Valentine's Memo:
Avoiding Falls
Adult ADHD Linked to Dementia;
Prozac May Aid Stroke Recovery:
Why Poor Driving Skills May Help Explain Depression, Schizophrenia in Elderly
Smoking Takes Minutes -- Not Years -- to Damage the Body:
Creating Memories by Routinely
January 2011 Articles:
Nursing Homes Closing Faster Than Opening;
Sleeping Aid Ambien Found to Increase Risk of Falls
Healthy Seniors with First Inkling of Memory Decline
Is the Mediterranean Diet Latest Brain Food?
German Scientists Claim Successful Treatment of Parkinson's
Older Men with Prostate Cancer Face Treatment Bias,
Drug Misuse Common in Nursing Homes,
MRI Reveals Early Brain Changes in People at Genetic Risk for Alzheimer's
Caregiving Strategies: How to Thrive, Not Just Survive, in the Caregiving Season