Immortality Online > News (RSS Feeds) ( DNN 3.1.1 )

Alzheimer's more likely to hit blacks, Hispanics (Chicago Sun-Times)
As deaths from heart disease and many types of cancers have dipped, living longer is putting more people at risk for Alzheimer's disease. Now a new report shows African Americans and Hispanics are particularly vulnerable to the brain-wasting disease.African Americans are almost twice as likely as whites to have Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, and Hispanics are about one and a half times ...

Better Health: More Frequent And Better Quality Sex In Later Life (Medical News Today)
Research published on bmj.com today reports that people who are in good health are just about twice as likely to be interested in sex compared to those in poor health. Sexual activity is recognized as having several health benefits. In addition, it is linked to living longer. In this case, the study investigates how general health impacts on the quality of sex. Furthermore, this research ...

Comparatively, we live longer (Houston Today)
Canadian men and women are living longer according to Statistics Canada, with life expectancy at birth greatest in B.C. nationwide.

Eldercare services to grow (Straits Times)
IN THE next decade, the life expectancy for Singaporeans at age 65 could hit 86. With better nutrition, lifestyle and medical technology, Singaporeans are living longer. In fact, a recent United Nations study projected Singapore's population could be the fourth oldest in the world by 2050.

Health equals more, better sex (North Denver News)
People who are in good health are almost twice as likely to be interested in sex compared to those in poor health, according to research published on bmj.com (http://bmj.com) today. It is already established that sexual activity has health benefits and is linked to living longer. However, this study investigates how general health impacts on the quality of sex.

Report: Minorities More Likely to Suffer Alzheimer's Disease (First Coast News)
CHICAGo -- As deaths from heart disease and many types of cancers have dipped, living longer is putting more people at risk for Alzheimer's disease, the brain-wasting condition that a new report shows African-Americans and Hispanics are particularly vulnerable to as they grow older.

How to Grow Old Gracefully (LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News)
U.S. residents might be living longer these days, but more and more Americans have chronic diseases, such as diabetes, which decrease their lifespan and boost medical costs. Some 133 million adults - almost half the adult population - have some type of chronic health condition, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). With such staggering statistics, you might think ...

Alzheimer's 'Epidemic' Hitting Minorities Hardest (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Alzheimer's 'Epidemic' Hitting Minorities Hardest Category: Health News Created: 3/9/2010 10:10:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 3/10/2010

Virtual Senior Center Connects Homebound Seniors to Community and Family (redOrbit)
NEW YORK, March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp., the city of New York and Selfhelp Community Services Inc.

Alzheimer's Disease Rising In Okla. (KOCO 5 Oklahoma City)
The Alzheimer's Association is reporting an increasing number of cases of the debilitating disease in Oklahoma.