Baby Boomer Digest

STUDY QUESTIONS EXAM TO DETECT BREAST CANCER

A highly promoted and widely used computerized system for examining mammograms is leading to less accuracy, not more, a new study finds. Link

FRUIT SMOOTHIE COULD IMPROVE THINKING, MEMORY IN ALZHEIMERS PATIENTS

This article on the smoothie really caught my attention. Why? I drink one of those almost every day. Oddly, when I try to get my mother, the Alzheimer's patient, to drink one along with me she refuses. Link

WILL A PERSONAL FITNESS REVOLUTION MAKE YOU SMARTER?

“Last week, in a landmark paper, researchers announced that they had coaxed the human brain into growing new nerve cells, a process that for decades had been thought impossible, simply by putting subjects on a three-month aerobic-workout regimen. Link

WONDER FOODS

Here’s why these three foods are practically a staple among health - conscious celebs and foodies - plus how to pronounce them, so you can casually order an Açaí Smoothie with all the cool of George Clooney. Link

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR YOUR HEALTH

A listing of the benefits of different fruits and vegetables. Link

HOW DENTAL HYGIENISTS COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE

More than just a pretty smile, clean teeth and gums are a sign of total body health. And those painful sessions with the dental hygienist could save your life, new findings suggest. Link

WHY EATING CHOCOLATE MAKES YOU HAPPY

There is no need to feel guilty about eating chocolate. Actually the chocolate can be good for you and your heart. Link

LOSING WEIGHT ONLINE

Many of us have spent countless time and money to lose weight... Link

ALZHEIMER'S PREVALENCE TOPS FIVE MILLION IN US

More than five million older Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias, a 10% increase in prevalence from just five years ago, according to an estimate commissioned by the Alzheimer's Association. Lnk

ANTIBIOTICS OVERPRESCRIBED FOR SINUS ILLS

U.S. doctors may be over-prescribing antibiotics for sinus infections, which are often caused by viruses and not bacteria, according to a study released Monday. Link