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Arts, technology may help dementia patients
LONDON, June 24 (Reuters) - Artistic pursuits and a hand-held computer could help people suffering from dementia to express themselves and remember appointments and events, British researchers said Tuesday. full story »

Seniors in HMOs use more hospice care: study
NEW YORK, May 06 (Reuters Health) - Older Americans dying of cancer are more likely to enter hospice care earlier and stay longer if they are in a managed care plan versus traditional Medicare, researchers said Tuesday. full story »

Current hospice care may not fit frail elderly
NEW YORK April 11 (Reuters Health) -The current model of hospice care, which assumes that patients will live for no more than six months, is not adequate to cover frail elderly patients who often survive for years, a new study shows. full story »

Study shows falls leading cause of infant injury
NEW YORK April 07 (Reuters Health) - The vast majority of injuries among infants are due to falls, Canadian researchers reported Monday. full story »

Elderly with diabetes less able to care for selves
NEW YORK, April 03 (Reuters Health) - Elderly people with diabetes are likely to need help bathing, dressing and performing other basic needs earlier than their non-diabetic peers, new study findings show. full story »

Experimental robots may offer aid at bedsides
LOS ANGELES, March 06 (Reuters) - Its bedside manner has kinks to work out, but an experimental robot may one day help the U.S. health care industry cope with burgeoning ranks of the elderly and ill. full story »

Light helps Alzheimer's patients sleep all night
NEW YORK, January 14 (Reuters Health) - Providing people with Alzheimer's disease with a few hours of bright light each day helps them sleep longer at night and maintain a normal sleeping schedule, new study findings show. full story »

Aromatherapy may be useful for dementia patients
NEW YORK, December 12 (Reuters Health) - Aromatherapy and bright light may safely and effectively reduce the agitation and sleep disturbances suffered by older people with dementia, according to an editorial published in this week's British Medical Journal. full story »

Extra B vitamin may keep mind sharp in old age
NEW YORK, December 06 (Reuters Health) - Elderly people who get relatively low amounts of the B vitamin niacin in their diets may be more likely to develop Alzheimer's within the next few years than others, according to preliminary research. full story »