Prana's Compound Featured in Annals of Neurology.
Company's MPACs for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease Shown to Prevent Neural Cell Death and the Production of Amyloid-Beta Protein MELBOURNE, Australia, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Prana Biotechnology Limited , a biopharmaceutical company focused on the research and development of treatments for neurodegenerative disorders, today announced that...

High vitamin C intake may reduce hip fracture risk.
MONTREAL -- Consumption of vitamin C at sufficiently high levels is associated with nearly a 50% decrease in the risk of hip and nonvertebral osteoporotic fractures in elderly men and women, according to a 15- to 17-year follow-up of participants in the Framingham Osteoporosis Study. Previous studies...

Report Finds Risks of Developing Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases can be Dramatically Reduced.
BOSTON, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Environmental factors are key drivers in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, according to the authors of a new report, "Environmental Threats to Healthy Aging", released today. Importantly, the report demonstrates that the risks for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's can be dramatically reduced. ...

Encyclopedia of rural America; the land and people, 2d ed.; 2v.
9781592371150 Encyclopedia of rural America; the land and people, 2d ed.; 2v. Ed. by Gary A. Goreham. Grey House Pub., Inc. 2008 1341 pages $250.00 Hardcover E169 Written by an impressive...

Aging and caring at the intersection of work and home life; blurring the boundaries.
9780805859171 Aging and caring at the intersection of work and home life; blurring the boundaries. Ed. by Anne Martin-Matthews and Judith E. Phillips. Lawrence Erlbaum 2008 270 pages $79.95 Hardcover HV1451 ...

Europe's coming demographic challenge; unlocking the value of health.
9780844772004 Europe's coming demographic challenge; unlocking the value of health. Eberstadt, Nicholas and Hans Groth. AEI Press 2007 71 pages $15.00 Paperback HB3581 Eberstadt (political economy, American Enterprise Institute) and Groth,...

Institute on Aging Collaborates With New Program San Francisco Village.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- In preparation for its January 1, 2009 opening, San Francisco Village-Northside (SFV-N) announces its partnership with San Francisco's highly regarded Institute on Aging (IOA). SFV-N is an innovative, nonprofit, membership-based, "aging-in-place" program designed to help older adults and those who care...

Care Improvement Plus Recognized with Metropolitan Partnership in Aging Award.
ATLANTA, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Care Improvement Plus today announced that it has been recognized with an "Emerging Health Model Partner Award" from the Atlanta Metropolitan Partnership in Aging. The award was given to Care Improvement Plus for developing a series of health education focused events for senior residents...

RVX-208 Exploratory Study Illustrates Early Potential for Alzheimer's Disease.
First in class drug illustrates early signal of transport of key amyloid marker from brain TSX Exchange Symbol: RVX CALGARY, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Resverlogix Corp. ("Resverlogix") (TSX:RVX) announced today that treatment with its lead drug RVX-208, a first in class ApoA-I/Prebeta-HDL elevating drug, in...

Video: CVS/pharmacy and National Council on Aging Help Seniors to Find the Right 'Prescription' for Medicare Savings.
Online CVS/pharmacy Medicare Part D Calculator offers easy access to personalized Part D Plan comparisons WOONSOCKET, R.I. and WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- As the Open Enrollment Period for Medicare Part D approaches, CVS/pharmacy -- the nation's leading retail pharmacy -- and the National Council on Aging...