Longevity - Page 136

Almost half of elderly patients miscalculate life expectancy

October 21, 2015

Almost half of elderly patients miscalculate life expectancy

Almost half of elderly people don't have an accurate sense of how much longer they're likely to live, a problem that may lead some of them to make poorly informed medical decisions, a U.S. study suggests.

Health risk assessments may benefit elderly

October 20, 2015

Health risk assessments may benefit elderly

When healthy elderly people fill out health risk questionnaires and get personalized counseling, they have better health behaviors and use more preventive care, according to a new study.

New genetic marker may protect some people against HIV

October 19, 2015

New genetic marker may protect some people against HIV

A genetic marker that may protect some people against HIV infection has been found, a new study suggests

Brain-dead Canadian woman kept on life support to save fetus

June 12, 2015

Brain-dead Canadian woman kept on life support to save fetus

A 32-year-old Canadian woman who has been declared brain dead is being kept on life support in a Victoria, British Columbia hospital, with doctors working to keep her alive long enough to deliver her unborn son.

New advice for vaccines to stave off pneumonia

June 12, 2015

New advice for vaccines to stave off pneumonia

People age 65 and older should get two separate vaccines to protect against pneumonia and other infections starting this fall, a change of decades-old advice, according to new health guidelines.

Add 10 Years to Your Life

June 12, 2015

Add 10 Years to Your Life

Since we can't buy a bottle from the Fountain of Youth, the editors of Prevention Magazine offer six ways to add an extra 10 years to your life from their book "List Maker's Get-Healthy Guide"

11 Ways to Ward Off Alzheimer's Disease

June 12, 2015

11 Ways to Ward Off Alzheimer's Disease

Prevention is the best medicine and there are things you can do right now to ward off Alzheimer's disease. Best-selling health writer Jean Carper shares some simple solutions from her book "100 Simple Things You Can Do To Prevent Alzheimer's."

Must-have fitness tools

June 12, 2015

Must-have fitness tools

Don't have time to make it to the gym? Keep these gadgets in your house so you can lift weights while watching TV or hit the treadmill early in the a.m. Experts from Prevention's List Maker's Get-Healthy Guide share which fitness accessories are essential for your exercise routine

Father asks Reddit for help in remembering his daughter

June 12, 2015

Father asks Reddit for help in remembering his daughter

Last week, Nathen Steffel posted a heartbreaking request on Reddit. He told the site that he recently lost his infant daughter Sophia, and he wanted a picture of her without all of the medical tubes she had worn to keep her alive. The response to his request was incredible.

Long life: 115-year-old Detroit-area woman now listed as world's oldest living person

May 21, 2015

Long life: 115-year-old Detroit-area woman now listed as world's oldest living person

A 115-year-old Detroit-area woman is listed as the world's oldest living person following the death of a 116-year-old Arkansas woman.