Saturday, March 04, 2006

Medicare Rights Center Seeks New Consumer Action Board Members. The Medicare Rights Center (MRC), a national consumer service organization, is expanding its national Medicare Consumer Action Board to strengthen the voice of consumers in local, state, and national health care debates. The board is currently comprised of 50 men and women with Medicare from 34 states... click link for more info. [Medical News Today RSS/XML Feed] 6:44:12 AM    comment [] New Understanding Of Age-related Depression And Dementia Gained By Scientists. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have identified for the first time a certain area of the brain which can shrink in old age and cause depression and Alzheimer's disease. The scientists believe the shrinkage may be caused by high levels of stress hormones.They examined the size of a special region of the brain, the anterior cingulate cortex, that might be involved in controlling stress hormones... click link for more info. [Seniors/Aging News From Medical News Today] 6:43:50 AM    comment [] February's Big Freeze Threatens To Hit Elderly Hardest. The incidence of broken bones amongst the elderly looks set to increase this month, with the Met Office highlighting that wintry conditions are likely to continue across the UK. This icy weather poses a real - and often underestimated - risk of falling, which increases the risk of broken bones, especially amongst the elderly and the 3 million people across the UK who suffer from osteoporosis (brittle bone disease)... click link for more info. [Seniors/Aging News From Medical News Today] 6:43:22 AM    comment [] Metron care facility almost lost US backing The Grand Rapids Press - Grand Rapids,MI,USA ... has to look at how their nursing homes are ... manslaughter to failing to report the abuse of a ... The home's former administrator, now a resident of South Carolina ... 6:02:07 AM    comment []

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