Seniors' Health Update

New on the MedlinePlus Seniors' Health page: Older Workers Who Drive Top Traffic Death List: CDC 08/22/2013 04:00 PM EDT Older employees who drive for a living are three times more likely to die in an accident than younger workers Source: HealthDay Mom's Genes May Play Part in How Children Age 08/22/2013 02:00 PM EDT Mouse study suggests mutations in maternal DNA in 'power plants' of cells mean kids may age more quickly Source: HealthDay Age May Be a Factor in Melanoma Treatment Quality 08/21/2013 02:01 PM EDT People over age 70 diagnosed with melanoma may wait longer to have the malignant spot removed and receive less comprehensive care and monitoring than younger patients, a French study suggests. Source: Reuters Health Simple Test May Spot Dementia Risk in Seniors with Diabetes 08/19/2013 07:00 PM EDT Scoring system based on risk factors predicted who would develop brain disease a decade later Source: HealthDay This email was sent to buzzhairs.health@blogger.com. Follow MedlinePlus on Twitter   Search Cloud: See what people are searching for on MedlinePlus To change your subscription preferences or stop subscriptions anytime, log in to your User Profile with your e-mail address. For questions or problems with this service, please contact support@govdelivery.com. This is a free service provided by MedlinePlus and the U.S. National Library of Medicine, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. U.S. National Library of Medicine · 8600 Rockville Pike · Bethesda, MD 20894 · 888-346-3656