]> http://www.healthedia.com/latest Senior Health Sector - Latest Blog Articles at http://www.healthedia.com en http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/science-roll/943638?rsstype=latest&cid=101 From this Sunday (4th of July), I will cover the World Congress of Gerontology & Geriatrics 2009 through my blog and Twitter account for 4 days. I will mostly focus on the genetics-related presentations.Held every four years, the IAGG (International ... Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:43:12 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/science-roll/943638?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/943597?rsstype=latest&cid=101 I'm ready to celebrate the Fourth of July, but must admit I am not a fan of the noise that accompanies fireworks - lovely as they may be. Those booming sounds can really damage the delicate structures in your ears; once they're damaged, they never r... Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:31:20 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/943597?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/943552?rsstype=latest&cid=101 We mentioned yesterday that the feds are proposing their annual tweaks to the way Medicare pays doctors. But we were so busy geeking out on a proposed accounting change that we neglected to mention a few other details likely to be of interest: Namely... Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:53:52 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/943552?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-william-barretts-blog/943542?rsstype=latest&cid=101 The goals of hip replacement include the relief of pain secondary to various forms of arthritis, restoration of function, providing a stable hip with a functional range of motion and as close as possible normalizing leg length. These goals are met by... Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:21:25 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-william-barretts-blog/943542?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/943145?rsstype=latest&cid=101 The following is a reader take by an anonymous medical student.One of the ideas that comes up in the search for explanations of high healthcare costs is the so-called Moral Hazard the idea that insured patients are more likely to agree to unn... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:00:32 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/943145?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-william-barretts-blog/943120?rsstype=latest&cid=101 In a recent Wall Street Journal article, 06/04/09, N. Tergesen writes a column on Doubt s Raised Over New Type Of Hip Surgery . Outcomes Of Resurfacing Don t Beat Replacements. Ms. Tergesen reviews some recent literature that found that resu... Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:54:31 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-william-barretts-blog/943120?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/science-roll/942523?rsstype=latest&cid=101 From next Sunday (4th of July), I will cover the World Congress of Gerontology & Geriatrics 2009 through my blog and Twitter account for 4 days. I will mostly focus on the genetics-related presentations.All the Youtube videos, Flickr images, etc. wil... Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:42:28 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/science-roll/942523?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitness-health-with-drgabe/942529?rsstype=latest&cid=101 The most-feared injury among serious bicyclists is a broken hip. The femur hip bone is shaped like a shepherd's crook. The blood supply to the ball at the top of the hip bone comes in through the neck just below the ball. If the neck or ball are brok... Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:05:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitness-health-with-drgabe/942529?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/science-roll/941557?rsstype=latest&cid=101 It s confirmed now so I can tell you I will attend and cover (through Twitter and Scienceroll) the biology/genetics section of the World Congress of Gerontology & Geriatrics taking place in Paris this July 5-10.Held every four years, the IAGG (Inte... Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:03:44 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/science-roll/941557?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/941526?rsstype=latest&cid=101 Via AsiaOne.com: Saudi faces rising H1N1 flu threat from Muslim pilgrims. Excerpt:Saudi Arabia is gearing up for a possible outbreak of swine flu among Muslim pilgrims to Mecca after the first case in the holy city was detected in a Malaysian boy, a... Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:46:36 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/941526?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/941534?rsstype=latest&cid=101 Via the Vancouver Sun: Field hospital for flu-struck Manitoba reserve denied: Chiefs. Excerpt:During a meeting between the federal health minister and First Nations leaders Wednesday, the federal government turned down a request to set up a field ho... Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:10:49 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/941534?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/941439?rsstype=latest&cid=101 Good news for med students worried about their debt loads: Physicians coming out of residencies last year reported increases in their starting salaries in many specialties, according to a survey by the Medical Group Management Association, a trade gr... Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:48:48 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/941439?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-wes/940836?rsstype=latest&cid=101 Yep, it's time for another in the series.A 74 year old man with a biventricular pacemaker placed for a history of congestive heart failure is placed on telemetry following a total hip replacement. The low rate alarm on telemetry sounds, the nurses ... Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:26:47 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-wes/940836?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/genetics-health/940585?rsstype=latest&cid=101 Remember that 2001 film Unbreakable starring Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson? The film is about a man (Jackson) who became a successful, wealthy comic-book dealer despite having osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) or Brittle Bone Disease.Features o... Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:45:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/genetics-health/940585?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/baseline-of-health/940334?rsstype=latest&cid=101 Along with the many complaints that may come with old age, insomnia ranks high on the list. Older people complain that they can't get a good night's sleep anymore, that they can't sleep the way they did when younger -- but their complaints may, in... Sat, 06 Jun 2009 10:13:33 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/baseline-of-health/940334?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/939853?rsstype=latest&cid=101 Via The Times of India: One more tests positive for swine flu.Swine flu continued to spread in the country with one more person testing positive for the dreaded disease on Wednesday while five people were quarantined with suspected symptoms. With W... Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:42:42 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/939853?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/health-care-blog/938329?rsstype=latest&cid=101 By THCB STAFF Scott Shreeve, MD, Senior Health Advisor at The X Prize Foundation and frequent THCB contributor, has asked the health care blogosphere to take part in this blog rally in order to raise awareness about the Healthcare X...... Mon, 25 May 2009 20:26:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/health-care-blog/938329?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/937776?rsstype=latest&cid=101 May 18, 2009 (AACE) - Current recommendations for vitamin D were called grossly inadequate Saturday at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) 18th Annual Meeting & Clinical Congress. National recommendations from... Mon, 18 May 2009 11:25:45 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/937776?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/a-hearty-life/935617?rsstype=latest&cid=101 If you re having a cementless hip replacement, chances are you can count on a good 20 years of service from it.For certain types of hip replacements, a special cement is used to hold the pieces together. Unfortunately, for many people, this cement ... Mon, 04 May 2009 04:50:06 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/a-hearty-life/935617?rsstype=latest&cid=101 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/flu-patrol/935659?rsstype=latest&cid=101 If you re having a cementless hip replacement, chances are you can count on a good 20 years of service from it.For certain types of hip replacements, a special cement is used to hold the pieces together. Unfortunately, for many people, this cement ... Mon, 04 May 2009 04:50:06 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/flu-patrol/935659?rsstype=latest&cid=101