Bill Is Too Little, Too Late'.
I read with amazement about "legislation aimed at addressing the potential crisis in providing care for elderly Americans" ("Senate Bill Would Encourage Practitioners to Care for the Elderly," May 1, 2008, p. 59). What kind of journalism doesn't face reality? "Potential"? We are already in deep trouble...

Dakim Rolls Out Product to Help Seniors Combat Memory Loss & Dementia.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-8 August 2008-Dakim Rolls Out Product to Help Seniors Combat Memory Loss & Dementia(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Dakim announced that it has posted sample exercises from its [m]Power Cognitive Fitness System online to illustrate its approach to helping seniors protect themselves against dementia....

Health disparities teased out between elderly blacks, whites.
SAN FRANCISCO--Several analyses of data from a longitudinal study of 3,075 elderly African American and white patients have helped identify some of the causes of health disparities between races in older adults, sometimes with surprising results. Investigators presented their findings in a joint session at the annual...

Novel agent promising for osteoarthritic knee pain.
PARIS - Tanezumab, a novel inhibitor of nerve growth factor, significantly eased knee pain in patients with moderately severe osteoarthritis, according to the findings of a large, phase II, double-blind randomized trial. Within 3 days after a first dose of tanezumab, many participants in the 440-patient trial...

Bill is 'too little, too late'.
I read with amazement about "legislation aimed at addressing the potential crisis in providing care for elderly Americans" ("Senate Bill Seeks to Encourage Care for Elderly," May 2008, p. 78). What kind of journalism doesn't face reality? "Potential"? We are already in deep trouble and getting deeper...

Seniors want their own center.
Byline: Shirley Barnes TEMPLETON - Local seniors have rejected a proposal from selectmen to share a building with other town offices. Instead, they want to have their own center. The Senior Center Oversight Committee told selectmen recently of their decision after meeting with...

Late-life low blood pressure may flag Alzheimer's disease.
WASHINGTON -- Low blood pressure correlated with Alzheimer's disease among 3,734 elderly men, but the dementia appeared to be attributable to the presence of other chronic diseases and not hypotension itself. Other studies have found that hypertension in midlife can predict dementia, but the impact of late-life...

'Beauty from Within' becomes major focus at Cognis.
Targeting the hot topic of "Beauty from Within," Cognis, La Grange, IL, is launching a series of concepts to help customers create foods and beverages that reduce stress, protect skin, and enhance healthy aging. According to the company, market data shows that consumers, especially Baby Boomers, clearly want foods...

Gerontological Health Section receives new award grant.
Thanks to a new grant from the Retirement Research Foundation, the Gerontological Health Section's ongoing work to develop future leaders received a much-needed boost in July. The $60,000 grant, to be distributed over the next 10 years, will be used to fund student research awards, including prizes...

Type 2 diabetes doesn't affect Alzheimer's risk.
WASHINGTON -- Type 2 diabetes did not increase the risk of onset or progression of Alzheimer's disease in older adults, according to results from a study of more than 700 individuals presented in a poster at the annual meeting of the American Geriatrics Society. The prevalences of...