Senior Health
Cancer Treatment for the Elderly: No Single Treatment
In the U.S., the number of citizens over the age of 65 will double between 2000 and 2050 as individuals live longer due to improvements in medicine. Who will care for this group is still a question mark, as the proportion of the population over age 65 will double from just over 10 percent to […]
National Senior Health and Fitness Day 2012
Wednesday, May 30, 2012, will be a special day for seniors and those who care for them. It’s National Senior Health and Fitness Day, held on the last Wednesday of May. It is a celebration of seniors with events in all 50 states; from Laughter Yoga to free health screenings, May, which is also Older […]
Physical Therapy: Treating Senior Citizens as Individuals, Not A Group
For patients, regardless of how elderly, who are seeking to improve their quality of life through physical therapy, it’s important for the therapist to remember that the future years their patients are fighting to enjoy may be the best years of their lives. Today’s Guest Post talks about treating senior citizens with the same dignity […]
How Asbestos Exposure has Affected Senior Citizens
 The year was 1973. The year Watergate made headlines. The year Roe v. Wade made history in the U.S. Supreme Court. The year the United States finally found peace in Vietnam. And the year asbestos use peaked in the United States. In this year alone, more than 719,000 tons of asbestos were processed into flooring, […]
Easing the Burden on Caregivers of Patients with Prostate Cancer
The prostate is a walnut-size gland that produces seminal fluid and nourishes sperm. Despite its small size, it’s the source of one of the most common cancers men are likely to develop. More than 240,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year, and 97 percent of those diagnosed are 50 or older. These numbers […]