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Pseudomedicine for dementia, brain health on the rise-6911

Pseudomedicine for dementia, brain health on the rise

Americans are feeding the multi-billion-dollar "brain health" dietary supplement industry in a desperate bid to stave off or reverse Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.

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Special report:  Should older adults be screened for abuse?-6716

Special report: Should older adults be screened for abuse?

The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently concluded there is insufficient to suggest that any women other than those who are pregnant or postpartum should be screened for intimate partner violence, according to recommendations published in JAMA.

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Stats: Fall death rates up by 110% for adults 65+-6694

Stats: Fall death rates up by 110% for adults 65+

Death rates from unintentional falls among adults ages 65 and older increased 110% from 1999 to 2016, from 29.4 to 61.6 per 100,000, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Tech Talk: Protect your digital identity-6689

Tech Talk: Protect your digital identity

While US adults are spending more time online shopping, managing their money and commenting in social media, many don't protect their digital (online) identity from being compromised, according to a recent AARP survey.

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Older adults taking opioid meds often lack vital information-6529

Older adults taking opioid meds often lack vital information

The latest National Poll on Healthy Aging revealed that among 2,000 adults ages 50 to 80, 29% had filled a prescription for an opioid pain medication in the past two years.

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Unnecessary meds prescribed after dementia diagnosis-6368

Unnecessary meds prescribed after dementia diagnosis

Following a diagnosis of dementia in adults ages 65+, medication use increased by 11% per year overall, while the use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) increased by 17%, according to a study of close to 2,500 older adults followed for 10 years.

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