October 2011 - Posts

Tumeric Helps Ease Joint Pain
October 20, 2011 11:15 PM by Maureen Salera

Joint pain is a fact of life for many older people. Interestingly, The New York Times' Well blog recently highlighted the benefits of tumeric in the fight against joint pain. The article covers The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 's Read More...

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More Research Against Using Vitamins
October 17, 2011 9:26 PM by Maureen Salera

Are vitamins good for us or not? Two new studies add to the research that taking extra doses of vitamins may not be good, according to a blog post from The New York Times . A study of vitamin E and selenium use among 35,000 men found that the vitamin Read More...

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Negative Health Thoughts May Increase Dementia Risk
October 9, 2011 10:33 PM by Maureen Salera

Imagining that your health is poor may increase your risk for dementia, according to a recent study from the journal Neurology . People in the study who rated their health as poor or fair were significantly more likely to develop dementia later in life Read More...

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Patients With Dementia Hospitalized Unnecessarily
October 2, 2011 10:44 PM by Maureen Salera

One-fifth of Medicare nursing home patients with advanced Alzheimer's or other dementias were sent to hospitals or other nursing homes for questionable reasons in their final months, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine Read More...

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