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                    [Title] => Study: Brainpower in the very old may be improving
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If you're lucky enough to live into your 90s, how well will your brain hold up? You may have an edge over people who got there ahead of you, a new study hints.

[DatePublished] => 2013-07-12 04:06:48 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1484470 [AuthorName] => Malcolm Ritter [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/2445/8mkt.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 732763 [Title] => Guidelines warn against NSAIDs for elderly [Summary] =>

An updated guideline addressing persistent pain in older people takes a tough stance on the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 730334 [Title] => Flu vaccine may not be effective in the elderly [Summary] =>

Trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine may not elicit a clinically adequate antibody response in elderly adults, pilot data suggest.

[DatePublished] => 2011-09-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 508684 [Title] => Test flu specimen to determine treatment for elderly [Summary] =>

The 2009-H1N1 influenza epidemic has mostly affected young people so far, but health professionals should take care to protect the vulnerable elderly from infection, said during an influenza symposium at the annual meeting of the American Geriatrics Society.

[DatePublished] => 2009-09-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 459175 [Title] => 9 ways to deal with knee pain [Summary] =>

As a last resort, total knee replacement is an effective way to treat knee pain and increase independence in older adults, even when that pain is caused by advanced osteoarthritis, according to research presented at a recent meeting of the American College of Rheumatology.

[DatePublished] => 2009-04-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133436 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1778504 [AuthorName] => Tyrone M. Reyes M.D. [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) ) )
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