Healthy lifestyle can help the elderly to live longer
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A HEALTHY lifestyle can reduce the death rate of elderly people by more than 60 per cent, a study has revealed. Researchers looked at the effects of a Mediterranean diet, not smoking, being physically active
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Gambling good for your health? Perhaps among the elderly, according to a new report.
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People in their 50s and 60s who get regular exercise are about 35 percent less likely to die within eight years than inactive people in the same age group, says a University of Michigan Health System study.
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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-ageing said on Friday.
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Five behaviors in elderly men are associated not only with living into extreme old age, a new study has found, but also with good health and independent functioning.
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People who drink moderately, exercise, quit smoking and eat five servings of fruit and vegetables each day live on average 14 years longer than people who adopt none of these behaviors, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Investing in assisted living could have you living well.
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In a country where the average life span has extended to 81.9 years, Japan's elderly are not only the longest-lived but statistically the healthiest seniors in the world.
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Keeping a healthy weight may help people live longer by limiting insulin exposure in the brain, US scientists say.
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22/09/2004 - The latest edition of the Journal of American Medical Association sings the health-gving praises of a Mediterranean-style diet in two separate studies, which show that following this regime improves healthy longevity and prevents metabolic
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CHICAGO - Walking regularly at age 70 and beyond can help keep the mind sharp and ward off Alzheimer's disease, according to research suggesting that what is good for the heart is also good for the brain.    Some previous studies found that physical activity might stave off mental decline...
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Preventing obesity and smoking can save lives, but it doesn't save money, researchers reported Monday. It costs more to care for healthy people who live years longer, according to a Dutch study that counters the common perception that preventing obesity would save governments millions of dollars.
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Want to age gracefully? Keep moving. Regular exercise can reduce the risk of chronic disease -- such as heart trouble, diabetes, even cancer -- and keep you feeling and looking younger as you age.
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MONDAY, Sept. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Consuming what&#39;s known as a Mediterranean diet -- one loaded with fruits, vegetables, grains and olive oil -- may help Alzheimer&#39;s patients live longer, a new study suggests.
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LONDON -- To get an extra 14 years of life, don't smoke, eat lots of fruits and vegetables, exercise regularly and drink alcohol in moderation. That's the finding of a study that tracked about 20,000 people in the United Kingdom.
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Moderate exercise by older people can cut the risk factors associated with heart disease and diabetes, according to John Hopkins&#39; researchers.
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MONDAY, Feb. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Among Americans living to the ripe old age of 100 and counting, it is the ability to delay the onset of disability, and not the onset of disease, that seems to secure a long life.