Topic: Sei Lee

Interactive tools used to assess 
the likelihood of death

To help prevent overtesting and overtreatment of older patients — or undertreatment for those who remain robust at advanced ages — medical...

Wealth, disability factors in alcohol-longevity tie

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Moderate drinkers are wealthier, more educated and less likely to be disabled than teetotalers, which explains some, but not all, of the association between moderate alcohol consumption and longer life, according to a new study.Having one drink ...

Seniors Who Volunteer May Live Longer

5/8/2009 Print E-mail Volunteering your time doesn't just help others; it turns out, it probably benefits your health, too. We thought we could account for this and other factors that could confound the relationship, and even after we examined ...

Seniors Who Volunteer Outlive Non-Volunteers

Elderly retirees who volunteer have lower mortality than their cohorts who don't volunteer, according to a study presented at the 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society, held from April 29 to May 2 in Chicago.. Sei J. Lee ...

Quiz Checks Death Risk After 50

Researchers have created a new quiz to gauge the chance that people aged 50 and older will die within four years' time.. The quiz is designed for older adults who aren't living in nursing homes or other institutions, write Sei Lee ...