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Friday, May 16, 2008

Top Headlines

O'Connor Urges Help for Alzheimer's Disease (Time Magazine)
Memory: Forgetting Is the New Normal (Time Magazine)
Disclosing drug makers payments to docs gets boost (AP)
Wii finds home in retirement communities, medical centers (USAToday)
Treating osteoporosis calls for physician, dentist collaboration: ADA Journal (EurekaAlert)
Vitamin D May Prevent Prostate Cancer: Study (HealthDay)
Study: Older Brains Don't Benefit From Painkillers (Washington Post)
CDC Recommends Shingles Vaccine for Those Over 60 (HealthDay)
Health Care Workforce Unprepared for Aging Baby-boomers (New America Media)
Groups Push for Inclusion of Privacy Protections in E-Rx Bill (iHealthbeat)
Death Gap Widens Between Educated and Those Not (MSNBC.com)
Adults can now take president's fitness test (CNN.com)
New Laser Approved to Treat Psoriasis (U.S. News & World Report)
How Consumers Can Force Health Reform (U.S. News & World Report)
Tackle obesity like smoking, expert says (MSNBC.com)
Men need bone tests as well as women (MSNBC.com)
Insurance costs pressure smokers (Chicago Tribune)
FDA: Bisphenol A in Plastic Bottles is Safe (WJS)
Genes Play Part in Prostate Cancer Among Races (HealthDay)
U.S. Surgeon General's Family History Initiative (U.S. HHS.gov)
Kaiser Completes EHR Roll Out; Are National Efforts Close Behind? (ihealthbeat.org)

Aging Network News

Week of May 11, 2008

Emergency Fund Awards Luncheon June 13th to Honor Senior Advocates (PCA)

The Emergency Fund Coalition for Older Philadelphians will honor four Philadelphia advocates for their commitment to seniors at its 18th annual awards luncheon Friday, June 13th. The honorees are: The Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of the Elderly (CARIE); SeniorLAW Center; Dr. Lawrence Robinson, Philadelphia Deputy Health Commissioner; and Celeste Zappala, Executive Director of Mayor’s Commission on Services to the Aging.

The luncheon, highlighted by a theme of “Honoring Excellence in Senior Advocacy,” will take place 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at the Hilton Philadelphia Airport, 4509 Island Avenue. Hosted by NBC10 news anchor Terry Ruggles, the event also will feature a silent auction fund-raiser to benefit the Emergency Fund, a crisis assistance program for low-income older Philadelphians. Entertainment will be provided by Thomas Bowers.

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Top Headlines

Tackle obesity like smoking: researcher (Reuters)
Aspirin at Bedtime Lowers Blood Pressure (HealthDay)
Researchers find smoking-lung cancer culprit (Reuters)
Death Gap Widens Between Educated and Those Not (HealthDay)
Racial differences in cancer care still unexplained (Reuters)
Clot-Busting Treatment Improves Bleeding Stroke Outcomes (HealthDay)
Exercise may cut premenopausal breast cancer risk (Reuters)
Quality Lags at Safety-Net Hospitals (HealthDay)
More Americans are taking prescription medications (Associated Press)
Disclosing drug makers payments to docs gets boost (Associated Press)
Bye-bye biopsy? (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Government to unveil fitness test for adults (Associated Press)
Pennsylvania Insurers To Pay Doctors To Better Track Patients (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Research links common chemicals to obesity (Reuters)
O'Connor makes personal plea for Alzheimer's aid (Associated Press)
Five Steps Families Can Take To Mitigate Asthma's Affect On Children, Elderly (Medical News Today)
Man With Alzheimer's Fights 'Family Disease' (Washington Post)
Study shows that prostate cancer increases the risk of bone fracture (Research Australia)
Families shed light on likely causative gene for Alzheimer's (Medical College of Georgia)
For the Disabled, Age 18 Brings Difficult Choices (New York Times)

Quote of the Day

“Democracy cannot be built on revenge and you will not have the support of the world if you are intolerant and take the law into your own hands,”
Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of State, is 71 today.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Top Headlines

Beta Blockers Raise Stroke, Death Risk After Surgery (HealthDay)
Marijuana may up heart attack, stroke risk: study (Reuters)
Celebrex, Naproxen Won't Prevent Mental Decline (HealthDay)
Foundation offers plan to widen health coverage (Reuters)
Air Pollution Linked to Blood Clots in Legs (HealthDay)
Eli Lilly to help train doctors on drug-resistant TB (Reuters)
Drugs Alone Don't Lower Heart Disease Risks for Overweight Americans (HealthDay)
Chinese drugs seen driving down generic prices (Reuters)
High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Associated With Eye Disease (HealthDay)
U.S. obesity rates alarmingly high (Reuters)
Electrode Placement Key to Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Patients (HealthDay)
Doctors miss chances to give flu vaccines (Reuters)
Moderate drinking may lower hip fracture risk (Reuters)
US health secretary: Chinese Heparin shipped to US now safe (Associated Press)
Physician Association Details Guidelines for E-Rx Adoption (iHealthBeat)
1 in 10 boomers borrows for everyday expenses (MSNBC)
Accepting Change: A Daughter Comes To Terms With Her Folks' Move to Senior Housing (Washington Post)
The Right Time to Make a Move: With a Flexible Attitude, Aging Can Be Graceful (Washington Post)
Florida officials respond to and help seniors prepare for hurricane season (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Long-term care deserves boost in Pennsylvania [editorial] (Towanda Daily Review)
A Guided Tour of Your Body [special section on aging] (Well, New York Times)

Quote of the Day

"The artist's job is to be a witness to his time in history."
Robert Rauschenberg, American artist, died Monday at age 82.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Top Headlines

Prostate cancer deaths fall after screening program (Reuters)
High Blood Pressure Still Slipping Past Doctors (HealthDay)
Bladder trouble tied to depression, anxiety (Reuters)
New Class of Drugs Might Treat Many Conditions (HealthDay)
New bowel prep drink easier to take: study (Reuters)
Drug-Coated Stents Still Spark Debate (HealthDay)
Flu vaccine makers to set new doses record for next season (Associated Press)
That Must Be Bob. I Hear His New Hip Squeaking (New York Times)
Microsoft Executive Discusses Potential for New Health IT Devices (iHealthBeat)
Newer Prostate Cancer Treatment Similar to Traditional Surgery (HealthDay)
Memory lane: Older persons with more schooling spend fewer years with cognitive loss (University of Southern California)
End-stage dementia patients deserve the same access to palliative care as people with cancer (Wiley-Blackwell)
Advances in treatments for enlarged prostates (Los Angeles Times)
Reverse mortgages aren't the only option for seniors (Los Angeles Times)
Molecular Pathway in Muscle Helps Explain Effectiveness of Diabetes Interventions (NIH)
Medicare too heavy a burden [opinion] (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Mothers' days: A daughter still learns about motherhood as her mom struggles with Alzheimer's (Albany Times-Union)
More than a matter of aging: Alzheimer's can go unheeded by many (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Model shows how mutation tips biochemistry to cause Alzheimer's (University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
Elderly blind man bowls perfect 300 (UPI)

Quote of the Day

"After being in the business for such a long time, I've done everything but rodeo and porno."
Bea Arthur, actress, is 82 today.

Monday, May 12, 2008

Top Headlines

911 Call Centers Not Equipped To Handle Wireless Devices (iHealthBeat)
For-Profit Health Data Exchanges Could Be Wave of Future (iHealthBeat)
McKesson Donates EHR System To Aid Homeless Patients (iHealthBeat)
New Pa. Web Site Helps Social Service Providers and Clients (KYW Newsradio)
Caregiving Policy Digest, April 30, 2008 (Family Caregiving Alliance)
Public Policy & Aging E-Newsletter (National Academy on an Aging Society)
Planning for the Future — Long-Term Care and the 2008 Election (New England Journal of Medicine)
Acrylamide Raises Kidney Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
Noise in Artery Could Warn of Heart Risk (HealthDay)
Americans still unclear about stroke warning signs (Reuters)
Medical know-how raises suicide risk for doctors (Associated Press)
Hard Sell to Medicare Insurance Buyers Would Get Softer Under New Rules (New York Times)
Path to retirement has pitfalls for women (USA Today)
ACP says Medicare cuts will hurt physicians in small practices (American College of Physicians)
Saving Medicare [commentary] (Forbes)
The struggling economy hurts the elderly (KGO Channel 7 TV News [San Francisco])
Pelvic floor maladies can impact women's sex life (Reuters)
'Falls clinics' help cut elderly fall risk (Reuters)
Flavonoids May Help Treat Alzheimer's (HealthDay)
Group B Strep Down Among Newborns, Up Among Adults: Study calls vaccination trials for mothers, new treatments for elderly a priority (HealthDay)
Pittsburgh Initiative Seeks To Reduce Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease Among Blacks (Kaisernetwork.org)

Quote of the Day

"May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house."
George Carlin, comedian, is 71 today.

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