News tagged with elderly
Undiagnosed neurological disorders may cause falls and hip fractures in the elderly
Hip fractures are a common cause of morbidity and mortality in elderly patients. Cervical myelopathy is a common neurological condition that can diminish balance and coordination.
Feb 09, 2012 |
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Tackling financial exploitation of elderly people
Professionals who are in close contact with elderly people could soon be in a better position to spot if they are being financially exploited, for example through a lottery scam or by a deceitful relative draining the bank ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 09, 2012 |
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Knee replacement may lower a patient's risk for mortality and heart failure
New research presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) highlights the benefits of total knee replacement (TKR) in elderly patients with osteoarthritis, including a lower probability ...
Feb 07, 2012 |
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Neurologists should ask patients about abuse
A new position statement issued by the American Academy of Neurology calls on neurologists to begin screening their patients for abusive or violent treatment by family, caretakers or others. The position statement is published ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 25, 2012 |
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Prostate cancer screenings at VA hospitals don't follow guidelines for elderly, study says
(Medical Xpress) -- Veterans Affairs hospitals screen elderly men with limited life expectancies for prostate cancer at surprisingly high rates, even though guidelines recommend against such screening, according ...
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Persons with dementia have higher rate of hospitalizations
Compared to individuals without dementia, persons who developed dementia subsequently had a significantly higher rate of hospital admissions for all causes and admissions for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions for which ...
Jan 10, 2012 |
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High rates of disability and health care use for older Americans with cirrhosis
New research shows that older Americans with cirrhosis have significantly worse health status and greater functional disability compared to those without this potentially deadly disease. In fact, findings now published in ...
Jan 10, 2012 |
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MIT suit puts a new wrinkle into feeling old (w/ video)
You've heard of the fat suit and the pregnancy suit; now meet AGNES - the old person suit.
Jan 03, 2012 |
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99-year-old woman regains mobility following spinal procedures
(Medical Xpress) -- A 99-year-old woman has returned to her daily routine after doctors repaired three separate compression fractures in her spine three times in a month. Specialists at the University of Rochester ...
Dec 23, 2011 |
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Doctors should tell patients the realities of aging
Dr. Alexander K. Smith hopes to provoke a national discussion about being frank with the very elderly about their individual medical prognosis.
Dec 16, 2011 |
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'Tis the season to be wary of elder financial abuse
If this year's holiday period is anything like the last, seniors should be advised that, along with seasonal elevations of joy and good cheer, the risk of falling victim to elder financial abuse is also increasing. Older ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Dec 14, 2011 |
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Advanced age should not deter women from breast reconstruction after cancer
Breast cancer is on the rise and 48 percent of all breast cancers occur in women older than 65, but very few of them choose to have breast reconstruction.
Dec 06, 2011 |
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US baby boomers feed need for joint replacements
US baby boomers are fueling a wave of joint replacement surgeries, hoping to use new artificial knees and hips to stay active as they get older.
Dec 04, 2011 |
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Medical researchers decoding the aging process
Scientists are beginning to decode the complex biology of aging and are optimistic that recent advances in research may lead to treatments that can slow or even reverse degeneration and disease.
Nov 15, 2011 |
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Results of the STACCATO Trial reported at TCT 2011
Researchers leading a clinical trial said that transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation (a-TAVI) may be inferior to surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in operable elderly patients. However results were only ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Nov 10, 2011 |
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