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What You Don't Know About Strokes

Richard W. Besdine, M.D. | Posted 08.14.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Older Adults, Stroke, Prevention, Brain Attack, Geriatrics, American Federation for Aging Research, Atrial Fibrillation, Blood Pressure, Hypertension, Richard Besdine, Md, Don Easton MD, Aging, Prevent Stroke, Stroke Prevention, Wellness, Personal Health, Strokes, Healthy Living News
Richard W. Besdine, M.D.

Contrary to popular wisdom, what you don't know can sometimes hurt you, and badly. For older adults in particular, this is true when it comes to stroke.

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Fear of Falling

Richard W. Besdine, M.D. | Posted 05.16.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Hip Fracture, Mary Tinetti, American Federation for Aging Research, Geriatrics, Balance, Falling, Richard Besdine, Nancy Reagan, Falls, American Geriatrics Society, Elderly Fall Prevention, Fall Prevention, Elderly Falls, Gps-Soul, Fall in Elderly, Aging Gracefully, Personal Health, Elderly Fall, Healthy Living News
Richard W. Besdine, M.D.

A month ago, I almost became the subject of one of my own medical school lectures, after an episode that illustrated one of the most serious health problems facing older adults and their doctors: falling.

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The Stigma Around Chronic Pain

Richard W. Besdine, M.D. | Posted 09.21.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Geriatrics, Pain, Chronic Pain, Aging, Richard Besdine, American Federation for Aging Research, Healthy Living News
Richard W. Besdine, M.D.

When you're in pain, nothing else seems to matter. And if you're an older adult, you are not only more likely to have pain, but also to get less help for it than younger people are.

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