Report: Bone-building drugs might actually weaken them
Jul 16, 2008
Researchers are questioning the effectiveness of bone-building drugs used to fight osteoporosis, saying they might weaken bones in a subset of patients.
Diabetes increases risk of tuberculosis among seniors, report finds
Jun 27, 2008
Poor control of diabetes among the elderly can lead to a three-fold increase in the risk for tuberculosis, according to a recent report.
CDC: Diabetes strikes nearly one-quarter of seniors in U.S.
Jun 26, 2008
The latest snapshot of diabetes in the United States does not look encouraging and particularly for seniors: Almost 25% of those aged 60 and over had diabetes last year, according to the Centers for Disease...