Hospital Hints - Age Page - Health Information
Going to the hospital is somewhat like traveling to another country - the sights are unfamiliar and the people you meet there often speak a foreign language. No matter what the reason for the trip - whether it's an overnight visit for a few tests ... [... more]
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Talking With Your Doctor: A Guide for Older People
In the past, the doctor typically took the lead and the patient followed. Today, a good patientdoctor relationship is more of a partnership. You and your doctor can work as a team, along with nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, and other ... [... more]
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Urinary Incontinence - Age Page - Health Information
Loss of bladder control is called urinary incontinence. It can happen to anyone, but is very common in older people. At least 1 in 10 people age 65 or older has this problem. Symptoms can range from mild leaking to uncontrollable wetting. Women ... [... more]
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Skin Care and Aging - Age Page - Health Information
Americans spend billions of dollars each year on skin care products that promise to erase wrinkles, lighten age spots, and eliminate itching, flaking, or redness. But the simplest and cheapest way to keep your skin healthy and young looking is to ... [... more]
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Aging Hearts and Arteries: A Scientific Quest
This 64-page booklet offers an inside look at the latest cardiac research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Using easy-to-understand diagrams and illustrations of the heart, Aging Hearts and Arteries discusses the link between ... [... more]
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What's Your Aging IQ?
We all know someone "old." It might be a grandparent, a neighbor, or maybe the person behind the counter at the dry cleaners. But do you really know what it means to be "old?" Do you know what older people are concerned about, how [... more]
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Aging Under the Microscope: A Biological Quest
Where gerontologists once looked for a single, all-encompassing theory to explain aging-a single gene, for instance, or the decline of the immune system-they are now finding multiple processes, combining and interacting on many levels. Cells, ... [... more]
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El Ejercicio y Su Salud:
The National Institute on Aging's Exercise Guide is now available in Spanish. This Related Organizations Quantity: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 107-page book contains valuable information about how exercise and proper nutrition are crucial for staying ... [... more]
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Cuidado a Largo Plazo:
Muchos de nosotros tenemos la esperanza de poder quedarnos en nuestro hogar a medida que envejecemos. Casi siempre lo logramos, pero más adelante en la vida-usualmente entre los 80 y 90 años-algunos de nosotros necesitamos ayuda con las ... [... more]
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Crime and Older People
Older people and their families worry about crime. Though older people are less likely to be victims of crime than teenagers and young adults, the number of crimes against older people is hard to ignore. Older people are often targets for ... [... more]
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Hearing Loss
About one-third of Americans between the ages of 65 and 74 have hearing problems. About half the people who are 85 and older have hearing loss. Whether a hearing loss is small (missing certain sounds) or large (being profoundly deaf), it is a ... [... more]
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Understanding Risk: What Do Those Headlines Really Mean?
Every day in the newspaper or on television we see stories about new medical findings. Perhaps we hear that a certain drug causes a 300% or three-fold increase in strokes. That's a large increase-it sounds scary. But, if you know that in every ... [... more]
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