Reuters - Dimebon, a pill being developed as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, helped people with Huntington’s disease improve their thinking, learning and memory skills, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) — High blood pressure may
predict dementia in older adults with impaired executive function
(difficulty organizing thoughts and making decisions), but not in those
with memory problems, a new study has found.

HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) — Decreased handgrip strength in
the elderly is associated with increased risk of death, researchers
say.

HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) — The industrial cleaner
trichloroethylene (TCE) has been linked to an increased risk of
Parkinson’s disease, U.S. researchers say.

Reuters - Medicare’s move in 2005 to pay doctors to do bladder cancer surgery in their offices rather than in hospitals dramatically raised the number of procedures and overall health costs, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — States require that children have all their immunizations before they can enroll in school. Veterinarians send reminder cards to pet owners when Fido or Tabby is due for a shot. No such safety net exists for adults, however, and especially for the elderly, who are particularly susceptible to many diseases that vaccines can prevent, according to a new report about the low rate of adult immunization.

Reuters - Changes to Medicare, the federal health plan for the elderly, may be damaging important aspects of cancer care in the United States, according to a study released on Thursday.

Reuters - Changes to Medicare, the U.S. federal health plan for the elderly, may be damaging important aspects of cancer care in the United States, according to a study released on Thursday.