While arthritis is indeed one of the most common health concerns for people aged over 60, sometimes the disease is far more easier to contain and get rid of than you might think. With almost forty percent of American senior citizens over 65 contending with that condition, it has long become a major focus for…
Anno: 2016
Ways to Prevent the Alzheimers
With Alzheimer’s disease being the biggest health and wellbeing threat and concern to senior American citizens over the age of 65, medics and scientists have been working out ways for its cure and prevention for years by now. So, the main idea and a surefire way of doing your best on preventing this condition is…
Tips on Osteoporosis
An advancing bad case of Osteoporosis can potentially cause you become less mobile and can lead to results as bad as being disabled should you fall and have a fracture or as the vertebral bodies collapse. The National Osteoporosis Foundation estimates that almost 50 million senior Americans over age 50 are in this or another…
Treating the Diabetes
While the idea of having diabetes at any age is hard to cope with, senior Americans suffering from this disease experience a much more severe case of complications and see the condition advance so much faster. So far the CDC estimates that over a solid quarter of Americans aged 65 and older have the diabetes…
Influenza and Pneumonia
As harmless as this two widespread things might sound to a teenager or an average adult, these are some real health risks when you’re of a senior age… Luckily, neither the flu nor pneumonia are chronic conditions, these infections are sitting at the very top in the list of most common causes of death for…
Injuries Caused by Falls
While not a very typical health risk for younger people, due to the fact that their bones are much stronger and much less prone to fracturing due to an injury, the older you get – the more careful should you be about falling. Just to get you glimpse of the situation at hand, each year,…
Oral Health Tips for Senior
While taking some good care about your dental health should be an essential part of your daily routine at any age, (simply because prevention costs much less than the dental treatment), some age groups are more vulnerable to risks than others. Americans aged 65 and over should have a special level of care for their…