Warning from new SLU research: Usual test for vitamin deficiency can mislead doctors
... "This becomes a public health problem in the elderly undergoing surgery or dental work who may have undiagnosed and untreated B12 deficiencies. It also occurs among dental personnel and others who repeatedly abuse nitrous oxide for its euphoric effects," he says. Nitrous oxide abuse in t...Research uncovers role of Apolipoprotein E in Alzheimer's disease
... the gene. Diffuse deposits of AB can occur in the elderly in the absence of Alzheimer's disease, and are thought to be a normal aspect of aging, while filamentous amyloid is a toxic product of Alzheimer's disease. In the second paper**, published in the Neurobiology of Aging, the researchers indicate that t...UO study is first to link histamine receptors to heat stress
...g those who suffer the most during heat waves: the elderly and people with conditions such as diabetes and heart disease. The award-winning University of Oregon doctoral degree student's research is the first to identify histamine receptors as contributing to increased blood flow during heat stress. Skin blo...JCI table of contents, December 1 2004
...se (AD) is the most common form of dementia in the elderly and classic clinical features include memory loss, deterioration in speech, and behavioral disturbances. Doctors increasingly concede that central to the cause of AD is the production and accumulation of beta-amyloid (Abeta), which is toxic in the br...Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...i O157:H7 can be life-threatening to children, the elderly and immuno-compromised patients. The intestinal tracts of cattle serve as the main reservoir for E. coli O157:H7 and the environment in which they are housed frequently attracts large populations of houseflies (HF). "One of the potential modes of di...Hospital epidemiologists trace outbreak of organism to commonly used wound care equipment
..., particularly among vulnerable groups of sick and elderly patients," Perl noted. "To solve the problem, we are increasingly forced to rely on our basic tools of scientific investigation: finding the initial contact point, or source, of infection and putting in place the necessary steps to prevent an outbrea...A key signaling molecule in osteoarthritis is identified
... of the most common causes of disability among the elderly in the United States, osteoarthritis. Inhibitors of this molecule's signaling may eventually be used to slow down the progression of the disease, thus helping to relieve chronic pain in a large segment of the population. The research appears as the "...FDA approves ABRAXANE(TM) for metastatic breast cancer
...AXANE can be safely administered to both young and elderly patients. Plans currently are underway to study t...d severe edema. No increased toxicity was seen in elderly patients receiving ABRAXANE compared to younger patients. Other clinically important adverse even...Novel antiviral technology inhibits RSV infection in mice
...an be life-threatening in very young children, the elderly and those with compromised immune systems. No vaccine or widespread antiviral treatment is available for the infection. Researchers at USF's Joy McCann Culverhouse Airway Disease Research Center, working with scientists from the Moffitt Cancer Cente...Preparing for the inevitable: New book for nurses guides patient care during a disaster
... face in caring for patients from newborns to the elderly -- during any natural or man-made disaster. The textbook includes an extensive list of procedures nurses can follow, personal anecdotes from nurses who have dealt with disasters and trauma care, and extensive Internet resources. It is written in an e...Researchers turn to brainpower to beat dementia
...rlier University of Manchester study of some 2,500 elderly people that has taken place over the last 20 years...ies in this field ever adopted. The study of 2,500 elderly people over 20 years has created the second largest DNA archive in the world the Dyne Steele DNA ba...Climate change to bring a wave of new health risks
... estimated 22,000-35,000 lives, mostly the infirm, elderly and poor. "That event was so far out of the normal climate range that one analysis pegs it as a signal of climate change," Patz explains. "So what are we going to be adapting to? It won't be creeping temperatures. What we may see is an increased freq...UCI researchers identify trigger for onset of Alzheimer's, aiding search for new therapies
...er and the most common cause of dementia among the elderly in the United States, affecting 4.5-5 million adults 10 times more than those affected by Parkinson's disease. Starting with mild memory problems and ending with severe brain damage, Alzheimer's usually begins after the age of 60, the risk increasin...Study finds Seroquel effective and well tolerated
...traZeneca announced results from a study involving elderly patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) treated wit... 200 mg/day was effective in reducing agitation in elderly patients with AD without leading to a decline in cognitive function. SEROQUEL was also generally wel...Discovery may lead to better Candidiasis drug
... many other pathogenic fungi that cause disease in elderly individuals or AIDS patients also should be able to be killed by histatins or drugs designed to target their potassium channels."...New lab technique identifies high levels of pathogens in therapy pool
... the greatest concern for very young children, the elderly and people whose immune systems are compromised. The pool attendants probably became ill because they were exposed to high levels of the pathogens by working consecutive, full days in the indoor pool environment. No patients became ill at the facil...Drug-resistant bacteria on poultry products differ by brand
...ine. Especially vulnerable are the very young, the elderly and people whose immune systems are compromised. In 2000, the Food and Drug Administration proposed to withdraw approval of fluoroquinolone drugs for use in poultry production. That effort has since been stalled by legal objections from Bayer, one o...Regular exercise helps protect muscles in elderly from soreness, injury
...in age from 23 to 30 years, which made the animals elderly by horse standards. A horse usually lives for about 28 to 32 years. The animals used a treadmill a long conveyor belt built into the floor of a barn three times a week for 10 weeks. Each workout lasted about 20 minutes. The horses got little to no ...Fish oil holds promise in Alzheimer's fight
...er noting the low prevalence of dementia among the elderly in India, where curry is a staple.......now, we try to vaccinate a large percentage of our elderly population in hopes of protecting most people from...responses, we may be able to develop vaccines that elderly people could respond better to," Padgett said. Curiously, similar work by Padgett, Sheridan and thei...