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Arthritis pain linked to depression
Depressed individuals over age 50 should be screened for arthritis pain because depression and arthritis commonly occur together, worsening both mental and physical health outcomes, researchers from Dartmouth College say.
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Working caregivers have lower financial well-being
Working caregivers are more likely to lack money for medicine and healthcare and have "substantially" lower financial well-being compared with their counterparts who are not caregivers, according to a recent Gallup poll.
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Daily aspirin boosts bleeding, confers little benefit
Three articles in a recent issue of the New England Journal of Medicine warn that taking daily aspirin for primary prevention (e.g., to prevent a first heart attack or stroke) not only doesn't work, but is potentially harmful.
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ARC nations embrace age-friendly cities
AARP recently released its 2018 Aging Readiness and Competitiveness (ARC) report, which examines how prepared nations are for the challenges and opportunities presented by a rapidly aging population.
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Stats: 13.9 million with Alzheimer's in 2060
The US burden of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias will nearly triple by 2060, from five million in 2014 to 14 million, according to a study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Tech Talk: Blood pressure telemonitoring helpful in short term
Home telemonitoring helps lower blood pressure in people with uncontrolled hypertension for up to two years, although the intervention may need to be repeated at that point if blood pressure starts to go up, researchers say.
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