(HealthDay News) -- In a group of Medicare beneficiaries who have diabetes, being depressed was associated with a higher death rate, according to a new study.

Publishing in the October issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine, researchers from the University of Washington tracked 10,704 Medicare beneficiaries (average age of 75.6 years) who had diabetes and were enrolled in a disease management program in Florida. The participants' depression status was assessed by physician diagnosis, patient reports of antidepressant use, and answers to a brief screening test.

Dr. Kharazmi explains if a woman's nutrients should be customized for a healthy life.

Dr. Kharazmi shares if a woman's inability to achieve a healthy sleep affects her hormone production or aging.

I wrote a few months ago about a women who committed suicide in her home, the day it was to be auctioned off.

Sadly, a 90 year old Ohio woman attempted suicide this week, as police was knocking at her door, in order to evict her. Her home was in foreclosure.

This has made me think about suicide in the elderly - not a rare event by any stretch of the imagination.

Suicide amongst the elderly is disproportionately high. While people over 65 account for only 13% of the population, they account for almost 20% of suicides.

Every 90 minutes, an elderly person commits suicide.

Dr. Kharazmi shares what the Genetic Institute of Anti-Aging (GIAA) is all about.

Dr. Kharazmi shares the key components of his face cream that Michelle King Robson, CEO and founder of EmpowHer.com, uses.

Dr. Kharazmi shares what anti-aging preventions are available for women.

Dr. Kharazmi shares how sleep and aging are related for women.

(HealthDay News) -- Elderly Americans who live in low-income ZIP codes are more likely to die after surgery than those who live in higher-income ZIP codes, according to new research.

The study analyzed death rates among more than one million older adults who had one of six common high-risk heart or cancer surgeries between 1999 and 2003.

The risk of death was between 17 percent and 39 percent higher for patients in low-income ZIP codes, mainly because the quality of care is lower at hospitals in lower socioeconomic areas, the study authors said.

(HealthDay News) -- Voice and swallowing problems aren't a normal part of aging, but many seniors with these conditions don't receive treatment, even though they may suffer serious quality-of-life issues such as anxiety, depression and social withdrawal, say Duke University Medical Center researchers.