Caregiver News Roundup Sunday November 22, 2009
John Mills - November 21, 2009 10:37 PM
New Guidelines Recommend Mammograms at 50, Instead of 40 – The United States Preventive Care Task Force changed the recommended age for starting mammograms every two years from age 40 to age 50. The new guidelines have created controversy and confusion.
Alzheimer’s Caregivers Overlooked – Advocates for Alzheimer’s caregivers are concerned that policy-makers overlook the unique challenges of caring for these patients.
Surgery in Older People Does Not Cause Memory Problems – For many years it was believed that surgery in older people could be the cause for memory lose. A new study has found that surgery has no impact on memory in older adults.
An Overactive Immune Response May Be Cause of Viral Infections Amongst Seniors – A study at Yale University has found that exaggerated immune response to viruses may be why senior citizens are more likely to contract viral infections that younger people.
Vitamin D May Impact Multiple Sclerosis – Australian researchers have found that the level of Vitamin D in a person’s system impacts the chances of having a Multiple Sclerosis attack. The study found the higher the level of Vitamin D, the lower the chance of having an attack.
