Support After a Heart Attack or Stroke Close to 50% of seniors who experience a stroke or heart attack express fear about returning home to their usual environment. They have concerns about potential complications or limitations caused by their condition. Download our free printable guide to support after a heart…
By Richard Ueberfluss A Senior Journal story related the fact that more than half of older Americans – those age 45 through 75 – take an aspirin every day, even though this use is not recommended by the Food and Drug Administration for most people who have not yet had…
Type 2 diabetes is associated with a number of other health complications, but a new study appearing in the diabetes may lose more brain volume than is expected as they age. Although common wisdom is that the shrinkage of blood vessels is usually associated brain-related health conditions such as strokes or dementia,…
A recent story in HealthDay News, quoting from a new study published in the journal Neurology, found that women who survive a stroke tend to have a poorer quality of life than male stroke survivors do. After studying women stroke survivors for three months, “women were more likely than men to have…
