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It appears that people who regularly eat whole grains have a lower overall death rate and a lower death rate from heart disease than people who don’t eat whole grains regularly.
Anticholinergic use among older adults for three or more years is linked to an increased risk for developing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
If not corrected, vision problems can lead to many complications, such as trouble reading medication labels, difficulty driving, and an increased risk of falls. It’s crucial to have comprehensive eye exams to catch common eye conditions.
Harvard researchers say healthy men who do 20 minutes of daily weight training have less of an increase in age-related abdominal fat compared with men who spend the same amount of time doing aerobic activities.
Urinary tract infections are common among older adults, but the infections are often overdiagnosed and overtreated.
Silent strokes occur without symptoms, yet have the potential to severely impair memory and brain health.
It appears that exercise may significantly reduce falls among people with less severe PD, and may improve balance and quality of life for anyone with PD.
Evidence shows that people with conditions that rob them of oxygen and deep sleep are more likely to have changes in the brain that may lead to dementia.
The healthiest breakfast cereals are those made with whole grains, such as corn, wheat, or brown rice.
Two techniques-the pop-bottle method and the lean-forward method-can help people improve their ability to get medicine down better than the old method of taking a sip of water from a cup and trying to swallow.