Report: Diabetics Living Longer, But Diabetes Rates in US Are Still Rising
Jeffrey Hamilton/Lifesize/Thinkstock(ATLANTA) — People with diabetes are living longer, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report credits healthier lifestyles and better management of the disease as…
Are Temperature Swings Killing the Elderly?
Comstock/Thinkstock(BOSTON) — After the warmest March on record, people are already talking about whether a scorching summer lies ahead.It turns out that even small changes in summer temperature may pose a health risk to older adults with chronic medi…
Cancer Death Rates Drop Again; Doctors Hopeful
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(ATLANTA) — Cancer death rates for men, women and children steadily decreased from 2004 to 2008, according to a new report from four major national cancer tracking groups. The declines in death and new cases of cancer reflect pro…