A high ankle-brachial index also spells trouble.
MUNICH -- Just when a low ankle-brachial index is gaining traction in clinical practice as a useful predictor of cardiovascular events, new evidence indicates a high ankle-brachial index also confers significant risk. Historically, high ankle-brachial index (ABI) values were dismissed as erroneous and were tossed out. Not...

Effect of prescription drug coverage on health of the elderly.
In 2003, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (MMA) established a prescription drug benefit for the Medicare population. The program, which started in January 2006, provides prescription drug insurance through privately sponsored insurance plans with varying levels of cost sharing depending on a person's income and expenditures...

Depression in age-related macular degeneration.
Abstract: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a major cause of disability in the elderly, substantially degrades the quality of their lives, and is a risk factor for depression. Rates of depression in AMD are substantially greater than those found in the general population of older people, and are on...

Hebrew SeniorLife Names New Board Chair.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-17 September 2008-Hebrew SeniorLife Names New Board Chair(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Andrew I. Glincher, managing partner of the Boston office of the international law firm Nixon Peabody, has been elected board chair of Hebrew SeniorLife. Glincher has been actively involved with Hebrew SeniorLife...

BROOKFIELDS NOTEBOOK.
Byline: Karen TRAINOR COLUMN: BROOKFIELDS NOTEBOOK - Residents of former Quaboag Plantation towns are displaying their pride with T-shirts, hats, totes and other accessories displaying the Quaboag Plantation logo. The Quaboag Plantation, settled in 1660, will celebrate its 350th anniversary in 2010, and the original...

Seniors `panic' on cost of heat; Service agencies get calls for aid.
Byline: Paula J. Owen People working with area seniors say they are experiencing a record level of requests for help with fuel costs this year. They are hoping the state will expand its fuel assistance program and get the word out sooner than in previous...

Invitrogen Licenses Stem Cell Line from the Buck Institute for Age Research.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-3 August 2008-Invitrogen Licenses Stem Cell Line from the Buck Institute for Age Research(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Invitrogen , a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics, has licensed an engineered stem cell line from the Buck Institute for...

Dr. Robert Butler Elected to the BioTime Board.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-9 August 2008-Dr. Robert Butler Elected to the BioTime Board(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com BioTime announced that Robert N. Butler, M.D., has been elected to BioTime's Board of Directors. Dr. Butler is the founder, Chief Executive Officer, and President of the International...

Town to buy Legion post; Senior center to be built from scratch.
Byline: Karen Nugent CLINTON - After more than 10 years of searching, a plan for a new senior center in town took a giant step forward last night. Selectmen voted unanimously to approve the Council on Aging's recommendation to buy the former American Legion Post...

Handbook of cognitive aging; interdisciplinary perspectives.
9781412960281 Handbook of cognitive aging; interdisciplinary perspectives. Ed. by Scott M. Hofer and Duane F. Alwin. Sage Publications 2008 730 pages $99.95 Paperback BF724 People over 60 will soon outnumber children...