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Calcium supplements linked to heart attacks: study (AFP)

AFP - Ordinary calcium supplements taken by the elderly to strengthen bones may boost the risk of heart attacks, according to a study released Friday.

Sleep Disorder May Help Predict Parkinson's Decades Earlier (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 28 (HealthDay News) -- A certain type of sleep disorder may be an early warning of Parkinson's disease and other neurological disorders, new research confirms.

Delirious Hospital Patients a High-Risk Group, Study Finds (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 27 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly hospital patients with delirium are at increased risk for dementia, institutionalization and death, a new study has found.

Link Between Depression, Cholesterol May Differ by Gender (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, July 26 (HealthDay News) -- Gender-specific regulation of cholesterol levels may help prevent depression in the elderly, suggests a new study.

FDA approves larger dose of Pfizer's Aricept (AP)
AP - Drugmakers Eisai Inc. and Pfizer Inc. said on Saturday that government regulators have given them permission to make a larger dose of its Alzheimer's disease drug Aricept for patients who have already been taking the smaller dose.

More weight may equal less brainpower
Older women hoping to keep their minds young should keep an eye on the scale -- researchers have found a link between slowing down mentally and piling on the pounds.
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Glucosamine no better than placebo for back pain
Taking glucosamine for six months did no more to ease chronic lower back pain than taking a dummy pill, Norwegian researchers said Tuesday.


Glucosamine - Health - Medicine - Conditions and Diseases - Low back pain

Robert Butler, who coined 'ageism,' dies at 83

Dr. Robert Butler, a Pulitzer Prize-winning expert on aging who coined the phrase "ageism," has died in New York City, his daughter said Tuesday. He was 83.

Living to 100? Certain genes may play a role

A new study of people aged 100 and over found most had a number of genetic variations in common, researchers report in Thursday's online edition of the journal Science.

America’s addicts are graying, study suggests
The proportion of people admitted to treatment for drug abuse who are aged 50 or over nearly doubled between 1992 and 2008, a new government study says.


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