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HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- More and more people with diabetes are living to older ages, thanks to medical advances. But the long-term facilities, such as nursing homes, that care for aging Americans may not be ready for the additional challenges that come with treating patients with diabetes.

Women with early-stage breast cancer may live longer if theymaintain a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains andlow-fat dairy, a new study suggests.

When Lamont Christian returned from war, he often felt angry, afraid and unworthy. Years later, Christian found himself living in a homeless shelter, a sign that time had not healed his emotional wounds. He went to the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System for help, and there, he learned the root of his problems: he was suffering from depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and anger management problems. Now, he wants others to learn from his experience.read more

Women with early-stage breast cancer may live longer if they maintain a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy, a new study suggests.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 (IPS) - A raging debate over mandatory HIV screening has exposed fear and ignorance within government, despite years of awareness campaigns to eradicate prejudice against people living with the virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).

The U.S. Social Security Administration, which pays out $600 billion a year in benefits to retirees, may have underestimated how a decline in smoking will increase life expectancy, two experts reported on Monday.Haidong Wang of the University of Washington in Seattle and Samuel Preston of the University of Pennsylvania said their calculations showed that by 2035 a man's odds of surviving from age 50 to age 85 will be 22.5 percent greater than projected, and a woman's odds more than 7 percent greater.This could affect the Social Security Administration's budget, which now calculates that by 2034, 74 million Americans over the age of 65 will be living, compared to 38.6 million now.'What may be bad news for the fiscal balance of the Social Security system is good news for the population as a whole and especially for men,' they wrote in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.'Because of changes in smoking behavior that have already occurred or that can be reliably proj

Department of Health Acting Secretary Everette James today urged Pennsylvania smokers to make quitting smoking their top New Year's resolution for 2009. 'The start of a new year presents an opportunity to make positive changes in our lives,' said James. 'While quitting smoking is rarely easy, having a plan and seeking support can greatly increase your chances of succeeding.

(Mayo Clinic) Experts estimate that 20 percent of women experience excessive or prolonged menstrual bleeding at some time during their lives, particularly as they approach menopause. A new, less invasive procedure called global endometrial ablation preserves the uterus, while decreasing menstrual bleeding and shortening patients' recovery time.

(University of Oklahoma) The study of ancient microbes may not seem consequential, but such pioneering research at the University of Oklahoma has implications for the state of modern human health. Cecil Lewis, assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology, says results of this research raise questions about the microbes living on and within people.

NEW DELHI -- The phone rang at a call center in New Delhi one recent afternoon. When an agent picked up the receiver, a young woman whispered hesitantly. She said that she lived with her large extended family in a remote rural settlement and that nobody knew she was calling.