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Monday, November 17, 2008 ( change date )

Huge Variation In Healthy Life Years From The Age Of 50 In The 25 EU Countries - The Lancet

Substantial inequalities in healthy life years (HLYs) from the age of 50 years exist in the 25 countries of the European Union (EU). The higher a country's gross domestic product (GDP) and spending on elderly care, the more HLYs a person at 50 can expect to live. And the EU target of having the employment rate of older workers (55-64 years) at 50% by 2010 is unlikely to be achieved in some countries unless there are substantial health improvements.

Medicalnewstoday.com Monday, November 17, 2008

The Genetics Of Aging And Cancer Resistance

In the November 15th issue of G&D, Dr. Kenneth Dorshkind and colleagues at the David Geffen School of medicine (UCLA) have identified two genes - p16(Ink4a) and Arf - that sensitize lymphoid progenitor cells to the effects of aging, and confer resistance to leukemogenesis. Hematopoiesis (the development of blood cells) entails two main pathways: myelopoiesis (the formation of the red and white myeloid cells) and lymphopoiesis (the formation of B- and T-cells).

Medicalnewstoday.com Monday, November 17, 2008

Finds One In Every Three Hispanic Households Has A Family Member Caring For An Older Loved One, USA

A study released today from unitedhealth group's Evercare® organization and the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) finds that more than one third of Hispanic households (36 percent) have at least one family member caring for an older loved one -a larger percentage than all U.S. caregiving households which is 21 percent (one in five), according to the Evercare Study of Hispanic Caregiving in the U.S.

Medicalnewstoday.com Monday, November 17, 2008

Post-Workout Snack May Hamper Weight Loss

Title: Post-Workout Snack May Hamper Weight LossCategory: health newscreated: 11/15/2008 2:00:00 amlast Editorial review: 11/17/2008