Lack of Strong Thirst Signals Leads Elderly to Drink Too Little
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TUESDAY, Dec. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults don't drink enough water and become dehydrated during heat waves because their brains and bodies don't coordinate sensory signals about thirst, a new Australian study suggests.
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People will need to eat more vegetables and less meat because of dwindling water supplies, scientists say.
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NEW YORK  - A lack of sunshine doesn't appear to be responsible for the lower vitamin D levels that are observed in older, heavier, adults, a new study shows.
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NEW YORK  - In patients with type 2 diabetes, a decrease in hemoglobin (Hb) is insidious and occurs predominantly in older people with chronic kidney disease and damaged large blood vessels, research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - New findings from a large study  suggest that drinking up to two alcoholic beverages a day does  not significantly increase the risk of stroke.
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TRENTON, NJ - People with an unusually keen sense of taste tend to be thinner than others people, a new study suggests. Researchers at Rutgers University in New Jersey found that people who are particularly
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Declining physical performance  among some Dutch seniors may not be a simple consequence of  aging, it may actually be due to a vitamin D deficiency,  results of a new study suggest.
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NEW YORK  - Elderly people with type 2 diabetes have an accelerated loss of skeletal muscle strength compared with their counterparts without diabetes, Korean and US researchers report in the current issue of Diabetes Care.
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New research suggests that  obese adults with diabetes often say they eat less than they  actually do -- a problem that can hinder management of the  disease, according to researchers.
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NEW YORK  - Drinking caffeinated beverages on a regular basis may provide significant protection against death from heart disease in the elderly who have normal levels of blood pressure, according to data from a large U.S. health and nutrition study.
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Women who enjoy a drink of beer or wine  daily have sharper minds into old age than women who abstain,  U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.
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Many elderly hospital patients may   suffer from malnutrition simply because they cannot get to   their food and nurses are too busy to help them, according to a   study by two Australian researchers.
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDayNews) -- In all the excitement of the holidays, families can overlook the fact that the more frail and elderly among them are no longer able to take part in traditional holiday tasks, such as decorating or cooking.
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22 (HealthDayNews) -- Elderly people with impaired memory or behavioral problems may feel uncomfortable at large holiday family gatherings, but there are ways to include these people in such celebrations.
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NEW YORK  - The majority of elderly people  in assisted-living or residential care facilities are not  receiving all of the medications they need for four common  conditions, according to new study findings released Monday.
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Brightly colored cups and plates seem to help people with advanced Alzheimer&#39;s disease (news - web sites) consume food and beverages, says a Boston University study in a recent issue of Clinical Nutrition.
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Pumping a little iron can help elderly nursing home residents and heart failure patients gain strength for everyday life, the American Heart Association says, expanding on earlier advice.