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Headache May Linger Years Later In People Exposed To World Trade Center Dust, Fumes

Workers and residents exposed to dust and fumes caused by the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 frequently reported headache years later, according to research released that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 62nd Annual Meeting in Toronto April 10 to April 17, 2010…

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AGS Foundation For Health In Aging Tip Sheet About Persistent Pain In Later Life, Now Available In Spanish

The AGS Foundation for Health in Aging (FHA) Tip Sheet about persistent pain — pain or discomfort that lasts for a long time, or comes and goes over the course of months or years — is now available in Spanish translation. The pain tips, initially released in May in English, are the first in a series of Spanish language tips, to become available by the FHA.

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High-Heels Linked To Heel And Ankle Pain In Later Life

Women should think twice before buying their next pair of high-heels or pumps, according to researchers at the Institute for Aging Research of Hebrew SeniorLife in a new study of older adults and foot problems. The researchers found that the types of shoes women wear, specifically high-heels, pumps and sandals, may cause future hind-foot (heel and ankle) pain. Nearly 64 percent of women who reported hind-foot pain regularly wore these types of shoes at some point in their life.

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Women Who Make Poor Shoe Choices At Risk For Foot Pain Later In Life

A recently published study determined that women who make poor shoe choices early in life suffer with foot pain in later years. Research shows that men do not experience the same foot pain as women, due to type of shoes they wear. Details of this study appear in the October issue of Arthritis Care & Research, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American College of Rheumatology.

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Midlife Migraine With Aura Linked To Brain Lesions In Later Life

An international team of researchers found that middle-aged women who had migraines with aura (perceptual disturbance that may precede or accompany the migraine such as a strange light or smell, or disturbed balance or speech) were more likely to develop brain lesions when they were older compared to counterparts who did not have such headaches.

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