Cancer, Heart Disease Not Likely Killers of Those Over 100
2014-06-04
Instead, ‘acute’ illnesses like pneumonia or sheer frailty bring about the end for the very old, study findsContinue Reading
Antibiotic Lowers Death Risk for Elderly Patients With Pneumonia: Study
2014-06-03
But azithromycin boosted chances of heart attack slightly in this vulnerable populationContinue Reading
Antibiotic Lowers Death Risk for Elderly Patients With Pneumonia: Study
2014-06-03
But azithromycin boosted chances of heart attack slightly in this vulnerable populationContinue Reading
Anti-Alzheimer’s Drug Shows Promise in Mice Study
2014-06-03
Researchers hope to prevent disease onset by starting treatment in middle ageContinue Reading
First-Time Colon Cancer Screening May Be Beneficial for Elderly
2014-06-03
Healthy seniors might gain an extra month or more of life by getting checked, study suggestsContinue Reading
Learning Another Language May Help the Aging Brain
2014-06-02
Even doing so as an adult seemed to guard against mental decline, study foundContinue Reading
Why Youngest, Oldest Marathoners Post Similar Times
2014-05-30
Performance peaks in late 20s, slowing down 2 percent every year after: studyContinue Reading
Why Youngest, Oldest Marathoners Post Similar Times
2014-05-30
Performance peaks in late 20s, slowing down 2 percent every year after: studyContinue Reading
Facing Death, Most U.S. Doctors Would Decline Extraordinary Measures
2014-05-28
Discrepancy seen between their personal views, what they order for patients, researchers reportContinue Reading
Older Black Trauma Patients Fare Better Than Whites in ER: Study
2014-05-28
Researchers found older white trauma patients were 20 percent more likely to dieContinue Reading