Hot Headlines in Boomer Health This Week

Recent health stories worth reading by Boomers || From USA Today: Study Shows Statins Help 'Normals' and Women: In a study with 18,000 subjects. people with normal cholesterol but high levels of C-reactive protein had such a dramatic reduction in rates of heart attack and stroke the study was stopped to let those on placebos switch to Rx meds. The study was also able to validate a statin benefit which applied equally well to women; see link above for detail... / Congress questions some AARP health policies: AARP agreed voluntarily to stop selling some controversial "limited benefits" health insurance policies to people between age 50 and 64 after a Congressman questioned "misleading marketing" which may have led buyers to think they had more coverage than they did... / Angio May Be On Its Way Out:  Three major studies suggest that using angioplasty to open blocked arteries or treat chest pain may be riskier and no more beneficial than medication. ||  From the New York Times: This week's cover story in the New Old Age blog (aimed at Boomers caring for elders) is a Delicate Calculus in End of Life Decisions; / also in New Old Age, click to read Where the Mommy Track Crosses the Daughter Track ../ and click for Assisted Living Care: ‘Uneven and Often Problematic’ the latest in a controversial series on a topic becoming increasingly relevant to some Boomer parents; the reader comments in this series are as thought-provoking as the articles... / and last but not least on my NYT list, Stretching the Truth which suggests much of what we've been told about warming up for workouts has been wrong || Meanwhile, from New Scientist: Men-o-pause in Males? More and more, graying males are seeking HRT for fatigue, libido and other symptoms of what is now being called  "andropause." ||