Stroke patients may be more likely to experience memory decline
...es at Columbia University, New York, studied 1,271 elderly patients (386 men, 885 women, with an average age of 76.2 years) without dementia or cognitive impairment. Between Jan. 4, 1992, and Dec. 24, 1994, participants underwent an initial interview and evaluation and also took a series of neuropsychologic...Study warns of growing cardiovascular disease epidemic in China
...s is actually the first study to look at the urban elderly population in a systematic way and to document not only the prevalence of metabolic syndrome, but also its relationship with cardiovascular disease," Dr. Hu said. According to the definition of metabolic disease from the U.S. National Cholesterol Edu...Lack of research forcing elderly to cope with chronic pain
... Journal Pain Medicine. Today, chronic pain in the elderly population is viewed by many as normal. It is ofte...Despite these growing efforts, chronic pain in the elderly is high," says author of the editorial Dr. Debra Weiner. "Many turn to a self-management strategy t...Manchester unveils made to measure medical stockings
...ople in the UK are prone to leg ulcers and 130,000 elderly patients have active ulcers at any one time. Currently the only treatment for venous leg ulcers is to apply constant pressure by tightly wrapping elastic bandages around the affected area of the leg. These are often uncomfortable and have to be appli...American Academy of Neurology 58th Annual Meeting scientific highlights
...in development. In a study of almost 3,000 healthy elderly followed over five years, those with the lowest leptin levels had a greater decline in their cognitive ability than those with the highest levels. Sex hormones may also play a role in the risk for cognitive decline. In a study of almost 800 men and ...Easy to use emergency mobile device for people at risk
...s far below the rate for the broader population as elderly people struggle to come to terms with the dozens o...to read, limiting the ease and speed with which an elderly person can contact someone when they are in need. Such problems are compounded if they are suffering...Social networks protect against Alzheimer's
...Alzheimer's disease pathology. Researchers studied elderly people without known dementia who are participatin...lable for analysis from the first 89 people. "Many elderly people who have the tangles and plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease don't clinically experie...HEBE: Detection of falls and monitoring of the elderly
...of falls and the monitoring of the activity of the elderly has been developed. According to the statistics, 30% of elderly people have a fall at least once every year and falls are responsible for 70% of accidental deaths i...Calcium supplements may prevent fractures in elderly women who take them regularly
... preventing bone fractures among the population of elderly women because of poor long-term compliance with the therapy, but appear to be effective for women who take the supplements regularly, according to a study in the April 24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Meno...For one Stanford doctor, the beat goes on during open-heart surgery
...rticularly well among such high-risk groups as the elderly and, surprisingly, women, Ihnken said. "For reasons not well-understood, women don't do as well during bypass as men," Ihnken said. "Women have double the mortality rates following bypass." Besides his own positive experiences with the technique, Ihn...Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for May 2, 2006
...s or ratings of care, a new study of 236 frail and elderly adults living independently found an overall high rating of care, directly correlated with high ratings of interpersonal communication with health care providers. However, neither of these ratings correlated with ratings of technical quality of care ...Low estrogen levels in men linked to increased risk for hip fracture
...d been associated with low bone mineral density in elderly men, but any link to hip fracture, an important health risk in the elderly, was unknown. Hip fractures are worrisome in the elderly, especially in men, explains Dr. Amin. Up to 50 percent of men require institutionalized care after the fracture. Hip ...Inability to complete quarter-mile walk is significant predictor of death and poor health in elderly
..., was an important determinant not only of whether elderly participants would be alive six years later but al...igue or persistent rapid heart rate. Of the 2,680 elderly people eligible for the test, 2,324 (86 percent) completed the full 400-meters, while 356 (13 percen...Delta Dental donates $5M to Tufts Dental School to expand care to underserved populations
...sabilities, victims of violence, and those who are elderly or homeless, are less likely to have access to adequate dental care and are at high-risk for dental and oral diseases that, in turn, create additional health problems. The Tufts Dental Facilities for Persons with Special Needs, headquartered at the F...CVD's impact varies according to age, gender, other factors
... CVD mortality will require strategies directed at elderly persons and women, for whom out-of-hospital cardio...revention," Roger said. "Intervention in the very elderly with chronic CVD may sometimes revolve around end-of-life issues rather than acute care." As the cou...Young men with prostate cancer benefit from radiation therapy
...effective in treating localized prostate cancer in elderly patients and in men under 65 years of age. Andre Konski, M.D., M.B.A., M.A, Clinical Research Director, Radiation Oncology Department at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, and colleagues compared how men 55 and under fared five years after ......ed vision may be at increased risk of injuries and elderly persons are at increased risk of falls and fractures and depression, according to background information in the article. The most common reason for impaired vision may be refractive error, a condition usually correctable with eyeglasses or contact le...JRRD tipsheet: Focus on stroke, Parkinson's treatment, wheelchair durability
...insight may help avoid unnecessary hand surgery in elderly , pg. 821 Motor nerve conduction is a common clin... suggest that standard nerve conduction studies in elderly patients with a common arthritic change in the thumb may result in unnecessary hand surgery. Neur...SCAI Hildner Lecture highlights innovative techniques for plaque imaging
...diovascular disease--virtually all middle-aged and elderly men and postmenopausal women--could benefit from early detection and treatment."...Infants or adults? NIH ethicists argue for new bird flu priorities
...ath of a child is more tragic than the death of an elderly person, not because older people are less important, but because the younger person has not yet had the opportunity to enjoy all of life. But distributing vaccines solely to maximize years of life has problems of its own, chiefly because it would, i...