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Respiratory Diseases
Aging, besides a lot of perks and upside perspectives of retirement also comes with some diseases, prone to senior citizens over 65 years of age…
Read MoreAlzheimer’s Disease
With this subject itself being no fun topic, there are some good news too! Some of the recent years brought a lot of new developments…
Read MoreFinding Strength to Cope with the Arthritis
While arthritis is indeed one of the most common health concerns for people aged over 60, sometimes the disease is far more easier to contain and get rid of than you might think. With almost forty percent of American senior citizens over 65 contending with that condition, it has long become a major focus for medics, scientist and other specialists in the field, including the senior care industry. A condition known to cause long-lasting pain and lower quality of life for some seniors, with he modern ways to cure, it should never really discourage you from being active!
Read MoreWays to Prevent the Alzheimers
With Alzheimer’s disease being the biggest health and wellbeing threat and concern to senior American citizens over the age of 65, medics and scientists have been working out ways for its cure and prevention for years by now. So, the main idea and a surefire way of doing your best on preventing this condition is to keep your brain sharp and active at any age. All in all, boosting brainpower and keeping your mind fit is possible with the research-backed Alzheimer’s prevention tips from the book, “The Anti-Alzheimer’s…
Read MoreTips on Osteoporosis
An advancing bad case of Osteoporosis can potentially cause you become less mobile and can lead to results as bad as being disabled should you fall and have a fracture or as the vertebral bodies collapse. The National Osteoporosis Foundation estimates that almost 50 million senior Americans over age 50 are in this or another way affected by low bone mass or osteoporosis, endagnering them to a fracture or break that could lead to poor senior health and reduced quality of life. Furthermore, they projected that by the year 2020 that number will rise to 60 million.
Read MoreTreating the Diabetes
While the idea of having diabetes at any age is hard to cope with, senior Americans suffering from this disease experience a much more severe case of complications and see the condition advance so much faster. So far the CDC estimates that over a solid quarter of Americans aged 65 and older have the diabetes condition, which by and large is a very dangerous senior health risk. Moreover, if we look at the CDC-provided data, diabetes caused more than 50 thousand deaths among adults over age 65 in 2014 alone. Diabetes can be…
Read MoreInfluenza and Pneumonia
As harmless as this two widespread things might sound to a teenager or an average adult, these are some real health risks when you’re of a senior age… Luckily, neither the flu nor pneumonia are chronic conditions, these infections are sitting at the very top in the list of most common causes of death for people aged over 65, according to the CDC. Senior Americans are much more vulnerable to these diseases and their immune system is less acrive in fending it off. Some general senior healthcare medical tips include getting an annual flu shot, and…
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