Longevity - Page 91

Study seeks super agers' secrets to brain health

October 27, 2015

Study seeks super agers' secrets to brain health

They're called "super agers" - men and women who are in their 80s and 90s, but with brains and memories that seem far younger.

Drug overdose deaths up for 11th consecutive year

October 27, 2015

Drug overdose deaths up for 11th consecutive year

Drug overdose deaths rose for the 11th straight year, federal data show, and most of them were accidents involving addictive painkillers despite growing attention to risks from these medicines

CDC report finds US life expectancy reaches new high

October 27, 2015

CDC report finds US life expectancy reaches new high

Americans are living longer than ever before, according to a new government report filled mostly with good news. U.S. life expectancy inched up again and death rates fell.

Cancer doctor under fire for providing false hope to patients

October 27, 2015

Cancer doctor under fire for providing false hope to patients

Stanislaw Burzynski, a doctor whose unorthodox cancer therapies have been touted for decades, has come under fire for providing false hope to patients. Most doctors and cancer centers claim that Burzynski is profiting from preying on the sick and vulnerable.

Despite obesity rise, US calories trending downward

October 27, 2015

Despite obesity rise, US calories trending downward

U.S. adults have been eating steadily fewer calories for almost a decade, despite the continued increase in obesity rates, according to survey data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Falls indoors may signal frailty, linked to shorter survival

October 27, 2015

Falls indoors may signal frailty, linked to shorter survival

Women in their eighties who fell indoors, rather than outdoors or from a height like a ladder, died sooner than their peers, a new French study finds.

High-fat diet may increase Alzheimer's risk

October 27, 2015

High-fat diet may increase Alzheimer's risk

Diets high in saturated fat and sugar may increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease, and a new study may explain why

Analysis: Drug costs become bigger issue in cancer care

October 27, 2015

Analysis: Drug costs become bigger issue in cancer care

In the past, money was no object when cancer specialists considered which drugs would provide the best treatment for their patients. But some top oncologists are rethinking that stance, given the soaring costs of new cancer medicines

EKG helps find heart-attack risk in seniors

October 27, 2015

EKG helps find heart-attack risk in seniors

A widely used test to measure electrical activity in the heart may help identify elderly people at risk of a heart attack, said a study, rekindling a debate over the value of such tests in people without chest pain or other symptoms

Hospital group says 'alarm fatigue' can be deadly

October 27, 2015

Hospital group says 'alarm fatigue' can be deadly

Constantly beeping alarms in hospitals are being linked to patient deaths and other dangers in a new alert from the Joint Commission.