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Seniors

Golf Is Healthy Exercise for Seniors, Study Confirms

2023-02-07
By: Exporter
On: February 7, 2023
In: Fitness & Exercise, Seniors

TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Want to stay healthy well into your golden years? Grab a bag of clubs and hit the green, new research suggests. Golfing beat walking or even Nordic walking (a full-body workout that consists of walking using specialized poles) when it came to improvingContinue Reading

Sports-Linked Cardiac Arrest Rare in Seniors, Study Finds

2023-02-01
By: Exporter
On: February 1, 2023
In: Fitness & Exercise, Seniors

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The saga of Damar Hamlin’s recent collapse during a football game has thrown the dangers of sports-related cardiac arrest into the spotlight. What about this happening to someone much older? A new study brings reassuring news: It’s rare for an older adult toContinue Reading

Many Seniors Shunned In-Home Care During Pandemic, Worsening Health

2023-01-31
By: Exporter
On: January 31, 2023
In: Care Giving, Seniors

TUESDAY, Jan. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The COVID-19 pandemic continues to take its toll on older Americans. A new study finds that many older adults declined medically necessary in-home care during the height of the pandemic in 2020 for fear of contracting the coronavirus, but doing so may haveContinue Reading

Marriage Could Be a ‘Buffer’ Against Dementia

2023-01-31
By: Exporter
On: January 31, 2023
In: Alzheimers, Healthy Living, Mental Health, Seniors

TUESDAY, Jan. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Tying the knot is now tied to healthier aging brains: People who stay married for the long haul may gain some protection from dementia, a new study suggests. Researchers found that compared with both divorced people and lifelong singles, older adults in aContinue Reading

Home Workouts Help Your Brain, But Group Exercise May Be Even Better

2023-01-26
By: Exporter
On: January 26, 2023
In: Alzheimers, Fitness & Exercise, Mental Health, Seniors

THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A good physical workout benefits an older brain. So does socializing. Put those two together and the payoff may be even bigger. Researchers in Japan found that link in a new study that looked at exercising solo and in a group. “Exercise isContinue Reading

‘Spare Tire’ in Middle Age Could Mean a Frail Old Age

2023-01-24
By: Exporter
On: January 24, 2023
In: Neurological, Obesity, Seniors

TUESDAY, Jan. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Any ‘middle-age spread’ of excess weight around your tummy could raise your risk of becoming frail decades later, a new study suggests. Obese folks who’ve packed on pounds around their waist are more likely to develop symptoms of frailty, including exhaustion, weak gripContinue Reading

Feds to Investigate Overuse of Antipsychotic Drugs by Nursing Homes

2023-01-18
By: Exporter
On: January 18, 2023
In: Mental Health, Seniors

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials say they plan to investigate whether some nursing homes are falsely labeling patients as schizophrenic so they can administer sedating antipsychotic drugs to them. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) noted that evidence of this abuse has grownContinue Reading

Marijuana-Linked ER Visits by Seniors Are Rising

2023-01-16
By: Exporter
On: January 16, 2023
In: Health News, Public Health, Seniors

MONDAY, Jan. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research out of California finds seniors are being treated in emergency rooms in significantly higher numbers for adverse side effects from cannabis consumption. Researchers from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) said they studied the issue because they noticed more primaryContinue Reading

Seniors, Make This Winter an Active & Healthy One

2023-01-14
By: Exporter
On: January 14, 2023
In: Fitness & Exercise, Seniors

SATURDAY, Jan. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Winter may feel like a time for hibernation, but it’s important for seniors to safely keep up their hobbies and physical activity in the cold weather. “It’s important to get outside as much as possible, whether it’s temperate or even if it’s colder,Continue Reading

For Seniors, Declining Sense of Smell Could Signal Frailty

2023-01-13
By: Exporter
On: January 13, 2023
In: Head & Neck, Health & Technology, Seniors

FRIDAY, Jan. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Doctors already test seniors’ hearing and vision. Sense of smell could be added to screenings one day, according to researchers who found links between its loss and risk of frailty in older adults. “We use our sense of smell to identify the threatContinue Reading

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