Health officials report increase in US adults hindered by arthritis; obesity may be reason
CDC: More American adults hobbled by arthritis New health law ends out-of-pocket costs for many preventive services
Health law brings preventive care without copays Study: Stents may double risk of stroke or dying in older patients compared to surgery
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Fear of falling may be enough to raise injury risk Japanese women extend world’s longest life expectancy to new high, nearly 86 1/2 years
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Pelosi: Health care ‘public option’ needs new name CDC: Latest info shows younger people still suffer the most swine flu deaths, hospitalizationsNew info shows swine flu still hardest on young ATLANTA — Swine flu continues to be most dangerous to kids and younger adults and is largely bypassing the elderly, according to the latest and most solid government health information. US study: Swine flu’s first wave killed 7 percent of American patients who were hospitalizedSwine flu put many hospitalized patients into ICU One quarter of Americans sick enough to be hospitalized with swine flu last spring wound up needing intensive care and 7 percent of them died, the first such study of the early months of the global epidemic suggests. That’s a little higher than with ordinary seasonal flu, several experts said. Happy 100th birthday! Most babies born since 2000 will hit 100, life expectancy still risingMost babies born this century will live to 100 years
Hawaii’s elderly leprosy patients traveling 12,000 miles to see 1800s priest become a saintLeprosy patients to see 1800s priest canonized HONOLULU — Most need wheelchairs. Their average age is 80. Meltdown retirement lessons: Investment ignorance is expensive, so is retirementLesson: The best-laid retirement plans melt down DES MOINES, Iowa — Planning for retirement has never been as complicated — or as important — as it is now. Studies: Doubling chemotherapy dose helped adults with acute myeloid leukemiaDoubling chemo dose helped leukemia patients LOS ANGELES — Adults with a common form of leukemia had a better chance of remission if they got a double dose of a long-used cancer drug, two new studies found. AP Poll: Seniors most interested in swine flu shots even though they’re to be last in lineAP Poll: Seniors most interested in swine flu shot WASHINGTON — Americans are getting more worried about catching swine flu — but the people who most want that vaccine are the age that will be last in line, says a new Associated Press-GfK poll. |
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LONDON — Most babies born in rich countries this century will eventually make it to their 100th birthday, new research says. Danish experts say that since the 20th century, people in developed countries are living about three decades longer than in the past. Surprisingly, the trend shows little sign of slowing down.