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Insurance gap leads some elderly to forgo medicine
(AP)
AP - Many people in Medicare with diabetes, high blood pressure and other chronic conditions stop taking their medicine when faced with picking up the entire cost of their prescriptions, researchers say.
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U.S. Medicare panel questions PET scan cancer data
(Reuters)
 Reuters - A U.S. Medicare advisory panel on
Wednesday expressed doubts that industry-sponsored data on the
use of PET scans to diagnose and evaluate nine cancers could
apply more widely to other cancers.
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Imaging industry seeks more coverage for cancer scans
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The medical imaging industry called
for the Medicare government health plan to broaden its coverage
of PET scans to additional cancer types, asking an advisory
panel on Wednesday to recommend wider payments.
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Medicare Web Site Confounds Many Seniors
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- A majority of seniors who
visit the Medicare Web site find getting the information they need a
frustrating experience, University of Miami researchers report.
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Medicare Prescription Drug Premiums to Rise in '09
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 14 (HealthDay News) -- The average monthly premium
for Medicare's prescription drug plan will increase to an estimated $28 in
2009, three dollars more than this year's monthly premium, Medicare
officials announced Thursday.
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Older Adults Reluctant to Question Surgical Treatment
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Older patients and surgeons
don't communicate effectively when discussing surgical treatment options,
even though the decision to have surgery can be particularly difficult and
confusing for seniors, says an Indiana University School of Medicine
study.
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Lack of Energy in Old Age May Foretell Illness
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 14 (HealthDay News) -- When elderly patients complain
they have a lack of energy, doctors shouldn't dismiss it as a normal part
of aging, say researchers who found that lack of energy (anergia) is
associated with several health problems and higher rates of
hospitalization and death.
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Physical Frailty Could Predict Alzheimer's Disease
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Physical frailty among the
elderly may be linked to early Alzheimer's disease, regardless of whether
or not patients develop dementia, new research reveals.
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PET Scans May Help Detect Alzheimer's Brain Plaques
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- PET scans may provide
doctors with a non-invasive method of detecting Alzheimer's
disease-related brain plaques, Finnish researchers say.
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Study points to new test for Alzheimer's
(AFP)
 AFP - A method of medical imaging known as PET scans may allow doctors to develop a non-invasive test for Alzheimer's by spotting abnormal brain "plaques" associated with the disease, Finnish researchers report in a new study.
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