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The following post was originally featured on the VA’s VAntage Point blog. By Alex Horton Rumor mills are permanent fixtures in schools, offices and wherever people congregate, and most of the time they’re pretty innocuous. But myths and rumors that deal with health–in this case Veterans health–are a serious matter that can prevent qualified Vets [...] From the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Elderly people (that is, people aged 65 years and older) are more prone to heat stress than younger people for several reasons: Elderly people do not adjust as well as young people to sudden changes in temperature. They are more likely to have a chronic medical [...] People who are better at simple physical acts such as gripping, walking, rising from a chair and balancing on one leg are more likely to live longer, according to a new study published on bmj.com today. Measures of physical capability, such as grip strength, walking speed, chair rising time and standing balance ability, can predict [...] We usually scold our children and teenagers for watching too much TV. It turns out that their grandmas and grandpas spend even more of their time watching TV. And it is not good for them either, according to researchers at the Stein Institute for Research on Aging and Rady School of Management at the University [...] From A to T, the National Institutes of Health has a wide range of health-related videos for seniors. Browse through the list: Alzheimer’s Disease Balance Problems Breast Cancer Caring for Someone with Alzheimer’s Cataract Colorectal Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) COPD Depression Diabetes Diabetic Retinopathy Dry Mouth Eating Well As You Get Older Exercise [...] (ARA) – An emerging health trend where a relatively simple illness leads to a number of physical and lifestyle changes is impacting seniors around the country, say immune system researchers from Embria Health Sciences, co-founders of the Nourish America Senior Health Project. They’ve dubbed this trend the Senior Sickness Snowball Effect, which impacts the overall [...] |
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