Exercise Tips for Seniors to Start a Healthy 2009

Most fitness advice is aimed at a general audience.But if you're an older adult, the International Council on Active Aging (ICAA) has some tips for seniors to get started and keep them at the top of their game: Read more

Exercise Benefits Even the Oldest Old

Older adults who get regular exercise may live longer and be at lower risk for physical disabilities, according to an Israeli study. Read more

Good News for Elderly: Happiness Keeps Growing

The longer you live, the happier you're likely to be, a growing body of research shows. Read more

Exercise Keeps the Brain Young

In experiments in mice, exercise appears to reverse the decline in the production of brain stem cells usually seen with aging, Taiwanese researchers report. Read more

Elder Boom Will Be Felt Worldwide

The proportion of people who are age 65 and older will double from 7 to 14 percent of the world's total population by 2040, says a new U.S. Census Bureau study. Read more

Interactive Video Games Offer Exercise Benefits

(HealthDay News) -- Couch potatoes beware: If you start playing a new generation of video games that require users to get up and move around, you may find yourself getting a bit more fit. Read more

Multivitamins Might Prolong Life

(HealthDay News) -- Multivitamins may help women live longer by preventing parts of their DNA from shortening, a new study has found. Read more

Outgoing Nature Could Get You to 100

(HealthDay News) -- Want to live to 100 or beyond? Be very outgoing and know how to manage your stress.A new study found that those were the traits found in the children of people who lived to 100, and longevity is thought to run in families. Read more

Long-term light intake of wine can increase life expectancy up to five years

Dutch researchers find that drinking a small amount of wine each day can increase life expectancy – up to five years, in fact – twice that of study participants who drank a combination of wine, beer and other spirits. ... Read more

Diabetic patients receiving gene therapy show improvements in sensory symptoms and pain

Intramuscular injections of the vascular endothelial growth factor gene have been shown to help alleviate symptoms caused by diabetic polyneuropathy – a particular problem for long-time diabetics that can result in loss of sensory symptoms and pain. ... Continue Reading

Red tape may impede progress on stem cell research, California scientists fear

Draft rules recently issued by the National Institutes of Health will put some scientifically valuable stem cell lines off limits, including lines already approved under the Bush Administration, creating concerns for California’s stem cell scientists. ... Continue Reading

Dr. Jim Bell, Chairman of the Fellowship in Preventative Medicine, Nutrition and Sports Medicine (FPMNSM) will be presenting at the Florida Academy of

On Saturday, May 2nd at 3:30pm, Dr. Bell will be presenting on "Exercise, Nutrition and Sports Medicine Prescription for maximum health and longevity." The Florida Academy of Osteopathy conference will be held at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Bradenton, FL. Everyone knows proper nutrition and exercise can be the key to a healthier, longer life...Dr. Bell will empower doctors and their patients to take these basic principles to a new, deeper and broader level than ever before. ... Continue Reading

Researchers gain a clearer picture of neuron death in Parkinson’s disease

For the first time, researchers have learned how three molecules work together to destroy brain cells and believe that this knowledge could potentially lead to the development of more effective treatments for Parkinson's disease. ... Continue Reading

Swine flu outbreak causes 103 deaths in Mexico – and triggers worldwide action

Governments and health organizations around the world are ramping up efforts to prevent a pandemic of swine flu, which to date, has led to 103 deaths in Mexico and has spread to several states in the U.S., as well as in Canada. ... Continue Reading

Heart disease risk lowered in men with once-weekly diets of fatty fish

One of the largest studies of its kind done to date has confirmed past findings that eating fish high in omega-3 fatty acids is beneficial to cardiac health. Furthermore, the study of 39,367 Swedish men has shown that just one serving per week – no more, no less – is needed to reduce the risk of cardiac disease. ... Continue Reading

Combo chemo yields positive benefits for women with recurrent gynecologic cancers

According to physicians from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, a combination of two chemotherapy drugs given to patients with recurrent gynecologic cancer has been shown to be well tolerated and produce a positive clinical benefit. ... Continue Reading

Pancreatic islets take center stage in diabetes research

Pancreatic islets, a type of hormone-producing cell that is playing an increasingly significant role in diabetes research, may impact the development of new treatments – and may even help cure diabetes, say researchers from California’s City of Hope National Medical Center. ... Continue Reading

Smokers with high levels of two chemicals in their urine are 8.5 times more likely to get cancer

A new study has found that smokers are 8.5 times more likely to get lung cancer if two chemical byproducts of tobacco smoke are found in their urine – findings that could lead to the development of a new test to predict lung cancer risk in smokers. ... Continue Reading

Drug-resistant tuberculosis could cause deadly epidemic

Modern drugs are becoming ineffective at killing certain strains of tuberculosis. And health officials fear that drug-resistant tuberculosis cases could “spiral out of control,” causing a deadly epidemic. ... Continue Reading

Muscle strength improvements shown in adults undergoing long-term growth hormone treatment

Swedish investigators have found that adults who take growth hormones to supplement adult-onset growth hormone deficiency exhibited increased muscle strength during the first five years of treatment and experienced less loss of strength than would normally be expected during the second five years of treatment. ... Continue Reading