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Dementia :: Physicians enlisted in efforts to keep demented drivers off the road

The surge of baby boomers now entering their 60s means more drivers on the road who may be impaired by dementia or other cognitive impairments linked to aging. Researchers at the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and elsewhere have developed a three-hour workshop that trains health care providers to identify potentially unsafe drivers with dementia and to encourage appropriate retirement from driving.

LASIK :: Compare LASIK and LASEK eye surgery

A study led by a researcher at the University of Illinois at Chicago compares the safety, effectiveness and reliability of the two most common types of laser eye surgery, laser epithelial keratomileusis (LASEK) and laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) in the December 2006, issue of the American Journal of Ophthalmology.

Addiction :: Figures show fall in heroin injection

Statistics released today show a reduction in the reported number of heroin users injecting the drug, and a reduction in the number of addicts sharing needles.

Healthcare :: Prison Drug Treatment to Curb Record Crime

With violent crime rates reaching a 15 year record high and most prisoners testing positive for drugs, the new Congress must expand drug treatment in prisons, said Bob Weiner, former spokesman for the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.

Health :: No proposal to ban Gutka – Indian Govt

Government is not considering banning sale of Gutka in the country, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Panabaka Lakshmi said today.

Stroke :: New research shows big improvement in survival after stroke

A new research report by The George Institute for International Health, in collaboration with Auckland City Hospital and the University of Auckland, has revealed a 40 percent decline in the number of deaths after stroke in the total population of Auckland, New Zealand over the past 25 years.

Disability :: Disability among older Americans continues significant decline

Chronic disability among older Americans has dropped dramatically, and the rate of decline has accelerated during the past two decades, according to a new analysis of data from the National Long-Term Care Survey (NLTCS). The study, published in this week?s Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that the prevalence of chronic disability among people 65 and older fell from 26.5 percent in 1982 to 19 percent in 2004/2005.

Disability among older Americans continues significant decline

Back Pain :: Medicare to review spinal disk fusion surgery

An advisory panel of U.S. Medicare program is reviewing the spinal disk fusion surgery to treat chronic lower back pain, especially in older patients, by fusing part of the spine faces.

Exercise :: Exercise when young may reduce risk of fractures later in life

Running and jumping during childhood is more than child’s play, it provides lifelong benefits for future bone health and appears to reduce the risk of fractures later in life according to a Journal of Bone and Mineral Research study by Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) researchers.