Cruise Ship Care for Elderly? Why Not, Say Experts
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With some minor adjustments, cruise ships can provide elderly people with every amenity they get from assisted living facilities -- and a lot more fun -- suggest two doctors at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois.
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Doctors deny older people treatments they would offer younger patients, a study says.
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For years, doctors have thought that patients over the age of 75 with chest pain should be treated gingerly, and given medication rather than surgery.
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A tidal wave of aging Baby Boomers   will overwhelm many U.S. communities with special needs such as   handicapped access and long-term care, but fewer than half of   cities and towns have begun to plan for it, according to a   report released on Wednesday.
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NEW YORK  - With a special training program, elderly people can learn better balance control, which may lessen their risk of falling, according to a new report.
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VANCOUVER - A retired Canadian Navy submarine commander says it&#39;s unlikely that rust on the HMCS Chicoutimi played a part in a fire that led to the death of one sailor, and left another in critical condition.
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A small cruise ship that ran aground last spring did so under the watch of a 22-year-old navigator fresh out of a maritime academy with no formal knowledge of Alaska waters, according to federal investigators.
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HILTON HEAD, SC  Hurricane Charley demonstrated last weekend why some of the nation&#39;s most vulnerable folk - the ill, the disabled, and the frail elderly - should think twice before taking up residence in the most dangerous parts of ...
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A common treatment for head injuries could be killing rather than saving patients, experts warn.
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FRIDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDayNews) -- Sailing the seven seas might be more than just a vacation option for seniors.
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Elderly women with invasive cervical carcinoma are less likely to receive aggressive treatment than younger patients, and are more likely to die from the disease, a new study shows.
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AUSTIN, Texas -- State officials Monday proposed a $34 million plan to reform Texas&#39; elder care program, which has been marred by reports of caseworkers allowing seniors to live in squalid conditions.
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Gambling good for your health? Perhaps among the elderly, according to a new report.
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BOSTON Elderly women in treatment for early-stage breast cancer may safely forgo radiation therapy - which is expensive, inconvenient and often difficult - without substantially increasing the prospects for the return of the disease, researchers reported
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A wide range of experts on long-term care express serious concern that the new Medicare law will be unworkable for most of the 1.5 million Americans who live in nursing homes.
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New research suggests that a long life is no accident. So what are  the secrets of the world's centenarians?
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NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - Medical breakthroughs hold   out the prospect of living longer and healthier lives, with   current life span norms set to be turned on their head, an   expert on anti-aging said on Friday.