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A retirement home firm was forced to make a grovelling apology yesterday after its spokesman described elderly people as "dribbling geriatrics" on live television. Ian Rapley, of Consensus Business Group which manages...
A new virtual reality device, the GaitAid, can help Stroke patients learn to walk correctly again, says a study to be published in the Journal of Geriatrics Association. Washington, DC November 18, 2009 -- A new virtual reality...
Just over $1 million is being pumped into the Geriatrics Hospital at the Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre to redevelop the decades old facility, health officials announced yesterday. Just over $1 million is being pumped into...
A new study suggests that people now beginning to enter their 60s -- the Baby Boomer generation -- have more disabilities than their counterparts did in prior generations. The researchers analyzed two sets of data from surveys...
By JIMENITA SWAIN ~ Guardian Senior Reporter ~ jimenita@nasguard.com:A $1.3 million contract was signed between the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) and Cornerstone Builders Company Limited yesterday ...
NEW YORK----SeniorBridge, a provider of professional services for individuals requiring care for chronic health conditions, is expanding its business in Florida. It has acquired Senior Care Management Services, a...
HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- The self-reported health of the newly retired improves so much that most feel eight years younger, a new European study suggests. "The results really say three things: That...
Researchers detail in 'Factors associated with accurate recall of prior disability in older persons,' new data in life sciences. In this recently published article, scientists in the United States conducted a study "To identify...
Fresh data on life sciences are presented in the report 'Older drivers in Australia: trends in driving status and cognitive and visual impairment.' In this recent report, researchers in Canberra, Australia conducted a study "To...
While Americans are living longer than ever, American men still aren't living as long as American women, the latest longevity statistics show. On average, men in the US live about 75 years -- 5 fewer than women. Why the...
