• Walking Associated With Lower Stroke Risk in Women
• Treating Low Vision
• Alzheimer’s Cure on the Horizon?
• Village Concept Promotes Aging in Place
• Seeking to Expand Definition of Alzheimer’s
• Retirement Funds May Not Last
• Longevity Is in the Genes
• Preparing More Care for Elders

Alzheimer’s Cure on the Horizon?
Can the increasing number of elders diagnosed with AD influence lawmakers to earmark additional funds for Alzheimer’s research? Read more »

Retirement Funds May Not Last
The financial outlook for baby boomers in retirement holds reason for apprehension regarding the ability to meet expenses over the long term, USA Today reports.

Longevity Is in the Genes
Genes, environment, and lifestyle all contribute to an individual's longevity, according to an article in the Los Angeles Times.

Walking is an ideal activity—it’s easy, beneficial, and free. The study detailed in this month’s E-News Exclusive highlighting walking’s efficacy in reducing the incidence of strokes among women offers new encouragement to enjoy walking.

We were already aware of the benefits of walking, including strengthening muscles, increasing bone density, enhancing cardiovascular fitness, promoting weight control, regulating lipids and insulin levels, and contributing to psychological health. This finding just adds to the list of reasons walking makes sense—and possibly adds years to the lives of older adults who choose to make it part of their routines.

Encourage your patients, both men and women, to start a walking regimen. They can begin with limited distances and durations and increase them as their abilities allow. Or, if they’re already walking, encourage them to keep up the good work. To boost motivation, share with them the many benefits they're likely to derive from walking.

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— Barbara Worthington, editor

Walking Associated With Lower Stroke Risk in Women

Women who walked two or more hours per week or who usually walked at a brisk pace (3 miles per hour or faster) had a significantly lower risk of stroke than women who didn't walk, according to a large long-term study reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.

The risks were lower for total stroke, clot-related (ischemic) stroke, and bleeding (hemorrhagic) stroke, researchers said.

As follows, compared with women who didn't walk:

• Women who usually walked at a brisk pace had a 37% lower risk of any type of stroke, and those who walked two or more hours per week had a 30% lower risk of any type of stroke.

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