When A Fainting Spell Is Caused By A Serious Blood Clot
(By Richard Harris for NPR) Unexplained fainting episodes may be caused by a dangerous blood clot in the lung more
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Aging
Big Raises For Many Home Care Workers Won’t Necessarily Help Senior Citizens
(By Jane Gottlieb for Kaiser Health News) In recent months, health aides who care for elderly Americans at home appeared
Read MoreA big Alzheimer’s drug trial now wrapping up could offer real hope — or crush it
(By Damian Garde for STAT) Scientists at Eli Lilly are racing to wrap up a clinical trial on a drug
Read MoreExercise, Even In Small Doses, Offers Tremendous Benefits For Senior Citizens
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Retaining the ability to get up and about easily — to walk across a
Read MoreHas The Human Life Span Hit The Ceiling?
(By Rob Stein for NPR) Human life spans have been increasing for decades thanks to advances in treating and preventing
Read MoreWhen Pretend Play Is Real For Alzheimer’s Patients
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) BEVERLY HILLS — Sitting beside a neatly made crib, 88-year-old Vivian Guzofsky held up
Read MoreBrain Game Claims Fail A Big Scientific Test
(by Jon Hamilton for NPR) Want to be smarter? More focused? Free of memory problems as you age? If so,
Read MoreWhen The Blues Won’t Let You Be
(By Anna Gorman for California Healthline) LOS ANGELES — Rini Kramer-Carter has tried everything to pull herself out of her
Read MoreRats That Reminisce May Lead To Better Tests For Alzheimer’s Drugs
(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) What rats can remember may help people who forget. Researchers are reporting evidence that rats
Read MoreA Practical To-Do List For Family Caregivers
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Ask Kathy Kenyon about what it’s like to be a family caregiver, and
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