Elderly Health
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Hope for Alzheimer’s blood test
A new blood test could help identify Alzheimer’s disease in its early stages, British researchers said last night. Read more
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Plea for elderly HIV patients
A generation of people is entering old age infected with HIV, a conference heard yesterday. Read more
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UK’s centenarian challenge
More needs to be done to meet the health needs of the growing number of centenarians, experts warn today. Read more
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Elderly flock to shingles vaccine
Britain’s elderly population are flocking to get protection against the misery of shingles, it has been announced. Read more
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Alarm as pensioners shun bowel screening
Bowel cancer screening programmes across England are having dramatically different success rates, campaigners claimed yesterday. Read more
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Aerobic exercise boosts elderly memory
Elderly women with mild cognitive impairment benefit significantly from aerobic training, according to findings published today. Read more
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Organ breakthrough may boost elderly immunity
British scientists have made a double breakthrough which could help reverse some of the effects of ageing, it was announced last night. Read more
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Meat and fish plan for brain health
The brains of elderly men may benefit from diets rich in meat or fish, researchers say today. Read more
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Professor hits at ageism in cancer care
Cancer care world-wide remains riddled with ageism, a group of British experts says. Read more
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Elderly "overtreated"?
People in their 80s may be getting too many medicines to prevent diseases they have little risk of suffering, it was claimed today. Read more