The old guy went to his doctor to find out the result of his lab tests. "I’ve got good news and bad news," the doctor said. "Give me the good news first," the patient replied. "The good news is that you have only 24 hours to live." "What!" the patient blubbered. "If that’s the good news, what’s the bad news?" "I forgot to call you yesterday."

Al Gore, Rush Limbaugh and Bill Gates are on an airplane together and crash. They’ve just gone through the gates of Heaven, and God is sitting on a great white throne. God addresses Al Gore first. "Al, what do you believe in?" Al replies, "Well, I believe that the combustion engine is evil and that we need to save the world from CFCs and that if any more freon is [...]

In a recent study conducted by a group of Dutch researchers, brightening the lights for elderly people with dementia plus a daily dose of a sleep hormone, melatonin, will improve their mood, sleep and overall well being. According to the study, the patients that they observed showed remarkable improvements in the quality of their lives. There were less reports of stress and depression among the patients. There was a 19 [...]

The heat of the sun is something that bothers a lot of people especially the senior citizens. It will often hinder them from going out or doing their household tasks. When it is hot, most of them would rather sit down and do nothing at all. However, if it is too much, then basically, they have nothing else to do. It is a good thing that in Pittsburgh and Allegheny [...]

A mental status test is given to help determine the state of a person’s mental health. In this case, it is pretty helpful to seniors who are patient’s of Alzheimer’s disease. This will help professionals in gauging the mental progression of the disease. The following are what comprises in a mental status test according to the United States National Library of Medicine: 1. Checking the physical appearance including the way [...]

Criminals often find seniors as soft targets. Not anymore. In Kingston, Harry Kopenis, a 71 year old senior citizen chased, tackled and caught 22 year old, Erin Vanmatre after knocking him down and taking his $100 after withdrawing at an ATM machine. Kopenis was with his friend who was in an electric wheel chair and they both caught the criminal. Kopenis held her legs, his friend held her hand. The [...]

I have never seen a man so dedicated to his craft for such a long time and still plans to go further despite the known hazards for his health. His name’s Mohamed Adnan Osman, a native of Malaysia and a senior citizen clocked at 66 years of age. He is going for a 9,000 kilometer journey from Malaysia to China on bicycle. He will be spending a lot of time [...]

A new study suggests that there is a new drug that was developed by Kyowa Pharmaceutical that helps Parkinson’s disease patients. This drug that they are currently examining is called Istradfeylline. It works by helping nerve and brain signals bypass the damaged dopamine system in the brain which in turn leads to Parkinson’s. The study shows that it is effective as an add on therapy to other drugs that are [...]

There was a recent finding that shows that there is an antioxidant found in green tea that appears to prevent the development of amyloid fibrils which is a toxic protein that is associated with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. The Amyloid plaque can be seen in the brains of Alzhemier’s patients which is known to disrupt the function of cells. Many studies aim to prevent the development of amyloid plaque in [...]