Flavonoids May Help Treat Alzheimer's (HealthDay) HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) -- Flavonoids, compounds found in many fruits and vegetables, may be able to battle the ravages of Alzheimer's disease, a new study suggests. New rule would limit insurers contact with elderly, disabled (AP) AP - Agents selling private health insurance plans to the elderly and disabled would be barred from cold-calling, door-to-door solicitations and pitching their products outside hospital waiting rooms or pharmacies, under a federal rule proposed Thursday. Health Tip: Good Shoes Can Prevent Falls (HealthDay) HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- The shoes you wear can play a big part in how steady you are on your feet, which is a big concern for many seniors. Several Therapies Show Promise for Vascular Depression (HealthDay) HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) -- New treatments for a type of depression in the elderly related to blood vessels -- called vascular depression -- are under development, and researchers have discovered why some patients with this condition fail to respond to current medications. Electronic Pillbox Helps Seniors Stick to Drug Regimens (HealthDay) HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults following a medication regimen are less likely to miss doses when reminded by an electronic pillbox that both beeps at the appointed drug-taking time and announces the number of pills to take and how to take them, new research reveals. Quarter of Disabled Seniors Use Risky Medications (HealthDay) HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) -- Senior citizens with disabilities are twice as likely as their non-disabled counterparts to being taking at least one prescription drug deemed inappropriate for people 65 or older, according to new research. Alzheimer's disease risks are gender specific (Reuters) Reuters - The risks of developing Alzheimer's disease differ between the sexes, with stroke in men, and depression in women, critical factors, according to a French study. Ibuprofen Linked to Reduced Alzheimer's Risk (HealthDay) HealthDay - MONDAY, May 5 (HealthDay News) -- People who use the painkiller ibuprofen regularly for five years may be less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease as they age, a new study suggests. Low vitamin D boosts depression risk in seniors (Reuters) Reuters - Older people with low blood levels of vitamin D and high blood levels of parathyroid hormone are more likely to be depressed, Dutch researchers report.
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