News tagged with elderly
Overweight elderly Americans contribute to financial burdens of the US health care system
Jul 25, 2008 |
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Being overweight or obese is not only a personal issue that affects one's health but is also a public health issue that impacts other people in society. A new study in the journal Health Services Research reveals that the ex ...
Dietary sport supplement shows strong effects in the elderly
Nov 07, 2008 |
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Beta-alanine (BA), a dietary supplement widely used by athletes and body builders, has been proven to increase the fitness levels of a group of elderly men and women. The research, published in BioMed Central's open access ...
Common medication associated with cognitive decline in elderly
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 26, 2009 |
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A study published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society suggested that the use of certain medications in elderly populations may be associated with cognitive decline. The study examined the effects of exposure to ant ...
New aging studies improving vaccine efficacy for the elderly
Oct 05, 2009 |
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A new study from the Trudeau Institute in Saranac Lake, New York, demonstrates that immune system cells important for both pathogen resistance and vaccine efficacy live longer in older animals but because ...
Study: Elderly Women can increase strength but still risk falls
Oct 23, 2008 |
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Elderly women can increase muscle strength as much as young women can, a new study from the University of New Hampshire finds, indicating that decline in muscle function is less a natural part of the aging ...
Study reveals marriage dowry as major cause of poverty in Bangladesh
Oct 30, 2008 |
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More than 35 million people in Bangladesh, around a quarter of its population, face acute poverty and hunger. Dowry payments of more than 200 times the daily wage and costly medical expenses are major causes ...
Cholesterol drugs lower risk of stroke for elderly too
Sep 03, 2008 |
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Elderly people who take a cholesterol drug after a stroke or mini-stroke lower their risk of having another stroke just as much as younger people in the same situation, according to research published in the September 3, ...
Treatment may need to be modified for elderly brain cancer patients
Jan 13, 2009 |
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Glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive type of brain tumor, accounts for a majority of the brain tumors seen in patients 65 years or older. This segment of the population is growing faster than any other age group and ...
Elderly patients can benefit from selective use of early revascularization
Feb 16, 2009 |
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The elderly represent a growing proportion of patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction (MI) complicated by cardiogenic shock (CS). CS occurs when the heart fails to supply enough blood to the organs of the body, ...
Statins increase risk of postoperative delirium in elderly patients
Sep 22, 2008 |
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The use of statins is associated with a 28% increased risk of postoperative delirium in elderly patients, found University of Toronto professor Dr. Donald Redelmeier and colleagues in a retrospective cohort analysis involving ...
Seasonal variation in blood pressure
Jan 16, 2009 |
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A French study reported in the 12th January issue of Archives of Internal Medicine has found a strong correlation between blood pressure and outdoor temperature in a large sample of the elderly.(1) As a result, the invest ...
Mortality risk greater for elderly women who nap daily
Mar 04, 2009 |
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A new study appearing in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society has found that older women who reported taking daily naps had a significantly greater risk of dying. The results of the study are in contrast to a number ...
Pain relievers seem not to prevent Alzheimer's disease in the very elderly
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 22, 2009 |
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A new study shows that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as the pain relievers ibuprofen and naproxen, do not prevent Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia. Instead, the risk of developing dementia ...
Elderly may have higher blood pressure in cold weather
Jan 12, 2009 |
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Outdoor temperature and blood pressure appear to be correlated in the elderly, with higher rates of hypertension in cooler months, according to a report in the January 12 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
Study shows that cochlear implant surgery is safe for the elderly
Feb 27, 2009 |
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Contrary to conventional medical wisdom, a new study by NYU Langone Medical Center researchers shows that healthy elderly patients with severe to profound hearing loss can undergo a surgical procedure to receive cochlear ...
