[Health] For the Elderly, Diseases That Overlap

For the Elderly, Diseases That Overlap
http://www.taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=204034&ctNode=445
Alzheimer's disease, high blood pressure and heart disease are the three most common chronic conditions in assisted living facilities: 82 percent of residents have at least one of them, according to a new government study.

Unicef Report Details the Costs of Malnutrition in Children
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/world/finds+million+children+stunted+from+malnutrition+causing/8244488/story.html
More than a quarter of children under the age of 5 worldwide are permanently “stunted” from malnutrition, leaving them physically and intellectually weak, the United Nations Children's Fund said in a report released Monday.

Addison woman part of AIDS awareness campaign aimed at women
http://www.sfgate.com/living/article/Alicia-Keys-campaigns-for-HIV-education-4435567.php
WASHINGTON - An Addison woman is part of a new HIV/AIDS awareness campaign targeting women and featuring R&B singer Alicia Keys.

California AG won't comment on Obama's compliment
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Calif-attorney-general-seeks-drug-database-funds-4436057.php
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California Attorney General Kamala Harris is declining to address President Barack Obama's comments that sparked a national discussion about whether compliments paid to a woman detract from her accomplishments.

Myelin regenerated in multiple sclerosis models
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/skin-cells-directly-turned-into-brain-cells/1102738/
Ordinary skin cells have been directly converted into the myelinating cells destroyed in multiple sclerosis, according to two new papers in Nature Biotechnology.

Nanosponges To Suck Up Toxins
http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=47265
Engineers at the University of California, San Diego have invented a "nanosponge" capable of safely removing a broad class of dangerous toxins from the bloodstream, including toxins produced by MRSA, E. Coli, poisonous snakes and bees.

Brain Exercises Better than Drugs in Preventing Cognitive Decline
http://healthland.time.com/2013/04/15/mental-exercises-are-most-successful-at-preventing-cognitive-decline/
With an aging population, rates of dementia will only climb, yet doctors have few effective strategies for addressing the worst symptoms.