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Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News
Life Expectancy For European Women Is Longer Than For Men, But Not Better European women live longer than men, because of both biological and behavioral advantages, but women's longer lives are not necessarily healthy lives. Studies commented on by Dr Vannuzzo at the ESC Congress 2011, show that due to increase in tobacco and in women, the gender gap is decreasing.	31 Aug 2011

Autism News
Older Fathers Run A Greater Risk Of Having Children With Brain Disorders According to the latest issue of Translational Psychiatry, scientists at the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) have discovered a genetic change that could explain the reason for children of older fathers being more susceptible to developing schizophrenia or autism.	31 Aug 2011

Dentistry News
Implant Prosthesis Offers An Improvement Over Dentures As the number of older adults increases, more people are facing a reduced quality of life because of tooth loss. Edentulism is common among the elderly, and one survey estimates that 37 million Americans will need dentures by 2020.	31 Aug 2011

Flu / Cold / SARS News

H1N1 Swine Flu Death Reported In Lake County, Florida Health officials from Lake County Health Department, Florida, have confirmed that an 80-year old woman who lived locally and had visited California died of H1N1 Swine Flu. Since the start of the influenza H1N1 pandemic in 2009, the virus strain that was circulating then has become part of the normal group of strains that typically circulate during the influenza season.

31 Aug 2011

Heart Disease News
In Patients With Triple Vessel Disease, CABG Still Preferred Over PCI Results from CREDO-Kyoto PCI/CABG Registry Cohort-2 show that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was associated with significantly higher risk for serious adverse events in patients with triple vessel disease than coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).	31 Aug 2011
Link Between Elite Cross-Country Skiing And Increased Risk Of Subsequent Arrhythmias A Swedish study presented at the ESC Congress 2011, found a higher incidence of arrhythmias in cross-country skiers with a long history of endurance training. Compared to those who had completed one single race, those who had completed 7 or more races had 29% higher risk of a subsequent arrhythmia.	31 Aug 2011

IT / Internet / E-mail News
Tracking Populations During Disasters Helped By Mobile Phone Data Research conducted by Linus Bengtsson and fellow researchers from the Karonlinska Institute in Sweden and Columbia University in the USA revealed that mobile phone positioning data could be beneficial to monitor individual's movements during disasters and outbreaks, as those in need can be tracked and assistance be dispatched within hours of receiving the data.	31 Aug 2011
Safe Alternative To Conventional Follow Up Is Remote ICD Monitoring Device management using a home monitoring system with daily telemetry in patients with ICDs (implantable cardioverter defibrilators) is a safe alternative to conventional monitoring and could decrease the number of inappropriate shocks, according to results of the ECOST study, a multicentre randomised trial performed in France.	31 Aug 2011
Remote Follow-Up Of ICD Patients Results from the EVATEL (EVAluation of TELe follow-up) trial are the first in Europe to demonstrate potential safety and efficacy benefits from the remote follow-up of ICD patients. The trial was conducted in France, with the financial support of the French Ministry for Health and independent of any manufacturer grants.	31 Aug 2011

Seniors / Aging News
Mild Hearing Loss Linked To Brain Atrophy In Older Adults A new study by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania shows that declines in hearing ability may accelerate gray mater atrophy in auditory areas of the brain and increase the listening effort necessary for older adults to successfully comprehend speech.	31 Aug 2011
Aging Authorities Differ On Tweaks To Social Security's Benefit Structure Experts agree that financial constraints and an aging population will require America to modify its Social Security system, but some also find that pushing back the eligibility age could be a major concern for those who rely on the program the most.	31 Aug 2011
Loss Of Bone Quality A Major Factor In The Brittleness Of Aging Bones It is a well-established fact that as we grow older, our bones become more brittle and prone to fracturing. It is also well established that loss of mass is a major reason for older bones fracturing more readily than younger bones, hence medical treatments have focused on slowing down this loss.	31 Aug 2011
Memory Abilities Of Oldest Adults Improved By UCLA Memory Fitness Program Who hasn't forgotten someone's name, misplaced their glasses or walked into a room and not remembered why they entered? Normal age-related memory decline affects more than half of all seniors, and those over 80 are the most vulnerable.	31 Aug 2011
Collaborative Dialogue Helps Middle-Aged Couples With Memory Tasks, But Has Less Effect For Older Couples Effective memory is a key ability for independent living in later life, and a new Iowa State University study is among the first to report that social partners can help extend memory. The study also found that the collaboration that helps middle-aged couples with memory tasks doesn't seem to be as effective for couples older than 70.	31 Aug 2011
UBC Researchers Say Fear Of 'Gray Tsunami' Overblown Fears that Canada's aging population could lead to skyrocketing health care costs and doctor shortages may be greatly exaggerated, according to two studies by researchers at the University of British Columbia.	31 Aug 2011

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