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Apr
29
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Health Tip: Managing Shoulder Arthritis (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Arthritis can cripple joints in the shoulder, causing significant pain and difficulty moving the affected arm.
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Apr
28
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Osteoporosis Can Be Forestalled By Exercise
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The stage for osteoporosis is set well before menopause - but exercise can help rewrite the script, according to Medical College of Georgia researchers. Declining estrogen levels have long been associated with osteoporosis...
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Apr
27
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Vitamin D = Better Quality of Life?
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) 2013 As we live longer than ever, concern has shifted from the mere quantity of years to the importance of the quality of those years.
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Apr
26
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Better Vitamin D Status Could Mean Better Quality Of Life For Seniors
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According to legend, it was The Fountain of Youth that the famed Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon was seeking when he landed on the Floridian coast in 1513. It has long been said that he who drinks from the Fountain will have his youth restored.
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Apr
26
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Mayo Clinic Finds Exercise And Computer Use May Reduce The Risk Of Mild Cognitive Impairment
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A new Mayo Clinic study found that physical exercise and computer use may help protect against mild cognitive impairment , a disorder of the brain that affects nerve cells involved in thinking abilities.
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Apr
26
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Seniors still angry with healthcare law, but many approve of the changes
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Most Americans are still unsure what effect the new healthcare law will have on them, and seniors more than any other group view the new reforms unfavorably, according to results of a new Kaiser Family Foundation survey.
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Apr
22
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CMS nominee Berwick may face questions on healthcare 'rationing' during confirmation hearings
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Donald Berwick, the current nominee for administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, likely will face questions over his views of end-of-life care during his Senate confirmation hearings, according to recent news reports.
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Apr
22
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Stroke: Hope of Recovery, Years After Injury
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Surviving a stroke often means long-term disability -- but new research offers hope of independence for those who undergo intense therapy.
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Apr
21
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Obama Officially Nominates Berwick To Head CMS
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President Obama on Monday officially nominated Donald Berwick to lead CMS, CQ HealthBeat reports. Berwick, a pediatrician, is currently the president and CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and a Harvard University professor...
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Apr
21
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Brain games do not improve people's cognitive skills, study finds
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A new study debunks the theory that brain-training games help to boost people's cognitive abilities.
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