Judith Graham The Washington Post
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Symptoms Of Some Drugs May Imitate Dementia
An estimated 1 in 4 older adults take anticholinergic drugs - a wide-ranging class of medications used to treat allergies, insomnia, leaky bladders, diarrhea, dizziness, motion sickness, asthma, Parkinson's disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and various psychiatric disorders.
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How Loneliness Affects People In Old Age
The potential health impact of loneliness includes a higher risk of heart disease, dementia, immune dysfunction, functional impairment and early death.
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Older People Don't Get Enough Help, Study Says
The study focuses on how older adults respond to changes in physical function - a little-studied and poorly understood topic.
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Not Only Athletes And Body-Builders But Even Older Adults Should Stick To Protein-Rich Diet! Here's Why
Even healthy seniors need more protein than when they were younger to help preserve muscle mass, experts suggest.
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Terminal Illness Gives Blogger A New View On Her Life
Writing is, for Bennett, a necessity, the thing she wants to do more than anything during this last stage of her life. For decades, it's been her way of understanding the world - and herself.
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Symptoms Of Some Drugs May Imitate Dementia
An estimated 1 in 4 older adults take anticholinergic drugs - a wide-ranging class of medications used to treat allergies, insomnia, leaky bladders, diarrhea, dizziness, motion sickness, asthma, Parkinson's disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and various psychiatric disorders.
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How Loneliness Affects People In Old Age
The potential health impact of loneliness includes a higher risk of heart disease, dementia, immune dysfunction, functional impairment and early death.
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Older People Don't Get Enough Help, Study Says
The study focuses on how older adults respond to changes in physical function - a little-studied and poorly understood topic.
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Not Only Athletes And Body-Builders But Even Older Adults Should Stick To Protein-Rich Diet! Here's Why
Even healthy seniors need more protein than when they were younger to help preserve muscle mass, experts suggest.
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Terminal Illness Gives Blogger A New View On Her Life
Writing is, for Bennett, a necessity, the thing she wants to do more than anything during this last stage of her life. For decades, it's been her way of understanding the world - and herself.
