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Family income can take a big hit when a wife or husband cares for a spouse with cancer

Household Income Takes a Hit After Cancer Diagnosis in Spouse

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Household income drops as much as 9 percent, new research finds
Weight loss of 5 percent or more can significantly lower cartilage degeneration in overweight/obese patients

Weight Loss Can Decelerate Knee Joint Degeneration

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Lower rates of progression seen with greater weight loss
Undetected seizures may contribute to some symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease

Silent Seizures May Contribute to Alzheimer’s Pathology

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Early occult hippocampal hyperexcitability may contribute to pathogenesis of AD, researchers say
Commonly used hearing tests often fail to detect a prevalent form of inner ear damage

Hearing Tests May Miss Common Form of Hearing Loss

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Audiogram can appear normal even with damage to inner hair cells
Many seniors over age 85 need help with finances and/or managing their medications

Aging Substantially Ups Risk for Needing Help With Money, Meds

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By 85, numbers in need of assistance significantly rise, researchers say
Physical activity and vitamin D appear to have synergistic beneficial effects on the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

Combo of Exercise, Vitamin D May Boost Effects on Heart Health

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Physical activity linearly associated with higher 25(OH)D levels in whites
Regularly taking low-dose aspirin appears to protect women from hormone receptor-positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative breast cancer

Low-Dose Aspirin Linked to Reduced Risk of Breast Cancer

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Protective link particularly significant for hormone receptor-positive/HER2-negative cancer
About 35 percent of Americans experience symptoms of a transient ischemic attack

Too Few Americans Know the Warning Signs of Stroke

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Many who experience symptoms consistent with a TIA fail to report it
Individuals with optimal cardiovascular health in middle age live an average of four years longer than their peers who have at least two risk factors for cardiovascular disease

Optimal Cardiovascular Health in Middle Age Adds Years to Life

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Researchers find it linked to longer, disease-free life

April 2017 Briefing – Geriatrics

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Geriatrics for April 2017. This roundup includes the latest...