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    Nov 30, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. PREVIOUS CONTENT: Common medications pose threats

    Some drugs are so common that consumers - at their peril - don't think twice about them. But each drug, whether prescription or over-the-counter, poses risks. To highlight these risks, we offer up a few details on five of the most-prescribed medications, with additional input from pharmacists interviewed for this package of stories.
    For Tribune Newspapers
    Some drugs are so common that consumers - at their peril - don't think twice about them. But each drug, whether prescription or over-the-counter, poses risks. To highlight these risks, we offer up a few details on five of the most-prescribed medications,...

    Tags: Consumers, National Institutes of Health, Blood Pressure Increase, Acetaminophen (drug), Muscle

    2. Jul 13, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Stay moving, not still

    You may have heard the advice "If you exercise, you'll live longer." The good news -- or the bad news, if you hate doing anything more active than downloading iTunes -- is that it's true.
    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    You may have heard the advice "If you exercise, you'll live longer." The good news -- or the bad news, if you hate doing anything more active than downloading iTunes -- is that it's true. Research backs this up. A 2007 study in the Journal of the...

    Tags: Muscle, Science and Technology, Heart and Circulatory System, Diseases and Illnesses, Clubs and Associations

    3. May 5, 2010 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  3. Dreaming of a Good Night's Slumber?

    You're not sleeping well. You're taking longer to drift off, snapping awake at 2 a.m., then finding it harder to sink back into slumber.
    Tribune Newspapers
    You're not sleeping well. You're taking longer to drift off, snapping awake at 2 a.m., then finding it harder to sink back into slumber. If you think this is normal when you're older, you're mistaken. A decade's worth of scientific research shows that,...

    Tags: National Institutes of Health, New York City, University of Chicago, Diseases and Illnesses, Psychiatry

    4. Apr 8, 2010 |Story| Health Portal

  4. Elderly Get ER Care Without Chaos

    HACKENSACK, N.J. - St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson, N.J., has become one of the first hospitals in the nation to open a geriatric emergency department to treat the growing elderly population.
    McClatchy Tribune
    HACKENSACK, N.J. - St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson, N.J., has become one of the first hospitals in the nation to open a geriatric emergency department to treat the growing elderly population. Doctors and nurses with geriatrics training...

    Tags: Heart and Circulatory System, Disasters and Accidents, Michigan, Health and Medical Professionals, Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland)

    5. Nov 17, 2009 | Los Angeles Times

  5. Sleep problems and age: Not necessarily bedmates, say sleep docs

    Booster Shots
    Patients over 65 -- and sometimes their doctors -- often behave as if sleep problems are as inevitable a part of aging as aches and wrinkles. It doesn't have to be that way, says a group of leading sleep doctors.......
    6. Jul 7, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Dr. Robert N. Butler dies at 83; Pulitzer Prize-winning pioneer in the study of aging

    Dr. Robert N. Butler, a gerontologist who pioneered the study of aging, founded the National Institute on Aging and the first department of geriatrics at a U.S. medical school and received the Pulitzer Prize for his seminal book on healthy aging, died Sunday at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. He was 83 and had leukemia.
    Dr. Robert N. Butler, a gerontologist who pioneered the study of aging, founded the National Institute on Aging and the first department of geriatrics at a U.S. medical school and received the Pulitzer Prize for his seminal book on healthy aging, died...

    Tags: Plastic Surgeons, National Institutes of Health, Columbia University, Crime, Law and Justice, Diseases and Illnesses

    7. Sep 16, 2009 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Lessons on Life Span From Centenarians

    Nothing in gerontology comes close to fulfilling the promise of a dramatically extended life span -- despite bold claims to the contrary.
    Special to Tribune Newspapers
    Nothing in gerontology comes close to fulfilling the promise of a dramatically extended life span -- despite bold claims to the contrary. "I have little doubt that gerontologists will eventually find a way to avoid, or more likely, delay, the...

    Tags: Genes and Chromosomes, Hospitals and Clinics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Health and Safety at School, Science and Technology

    8. Dec 27, 2009 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Health Tips for Aging Adults

    If you're an older adult wondering what you should be doing to stay healthy, the most important answer is staying active.
    Tribune reporter
    If you're an older adult wondering what you should be doing to stay healthy, the most important answer is staying active. "Physical activity is more powerful than any medication a senior can take," says Dr. Cheryl Phillips, a San Francisco physician...

    Tags: San Francisco, Diseases and Illnesses, Health, Colon, Pharmaceuticals

    9. Nov 25, 2009 |Story| Health Portal

  9. Brrrracing for Cold Weather

    When the temperature drops around the holidays, older adults run a high risk of health problems related to the cold-including hypothermia, frostbite, falls in ice and snow, and injuries. So it's important that they, and those who care for them, take certain precautions this time of year.
    Content courtesy of the American Geriatrics Society
    When the temperature drops around the holidays, older adults run a high risk of health problems related to the cold-including hypothermia, frostbite, falls in ice and snow, and injuries. So it's important that they, and those who care for them, take...

    Tags: Home and Garden Products, Hypothermia, Weather Reports, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Weather

    10. Jan 11, 2010 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  10. Tags: Social Services, Health Insurance, Crime, Law and Justice, New Jersey, Medical Procedures and Tests

    11. Jan 13, 2010 |Story| Health Portal

  11. Closing the Longevity Gap

    Americans are living longer than ever, according to the latest life expectancy statistics. But American men still aren't living as long as American women. The average life expectancy for men in the US is now roughly 75 years. For women, it's more than 80.
    Content courtesy of The Foundation for Health in Aging
    Americans are living longer than ever, according to the latest life expectancy statistics. But American men still aren't living as long as American women. The average life expectancy for men in the US is now roughly 75 years. For women, it's more than 80....

    Tags: Vaccines, Healthcare Provider, Shingles, Diseases and Illnesses, Vitamin Therapy

    12. Sep 25, 2009 |Story| Tribune Media Services
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    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health and Medical Professionals, Injuries and Wounds, Diabetes, Newspaper and Magazine

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