Aging eye more susceptible to serious damage, scientists report
...stigated possible injury mechanisms in the eyes of elderly individuals and the effects of lens stiffness on i...e added, "The effect is like brittle bones in some elderly people and those with osteoporosis: just as these people are more prone to breaking bones, increased...Conflicts pitting doctors vs. patients / kin is #1 issue in medical ethics, Canadian experts say
...dy: The marginalization of populations such as the elderly and mentally ill due to negative attitudes and the historically low priority these populations receive in funding decisions. The funding priorities of governments have traditionally been acute, life-saving care, while long-term care, rehabilitation ...End-of-life study to focus on needs of Sikh and Muslim patients
... these services are mainly focused on the needs of elderly people dying from cancer. However, migrant communities in Britain are typically younger and have proportionately higher death rates from diseases not related to cancer. "No effective national provisions are in place for training of healthcare profess...Greater use of evidence-based medicine needed in US outpatient care
...nt), and avoiding inappropriate medications in the elderly (92 vs. 95 percent). "We observed that similar, although less than optimal, care is being provided on a per-visit basis regardless of patient racial/ethnic background," the authors write. "This study contributes to the ongoing efforts to develop a na...Researchers link nursing injuries to staffing levels
...juries, says Muntaner. With more than 1.5 million elderly Americans residing in nursing homes and a population that is aging, nursing injuries take on an increasing importance, adds Muntaner. They can be viewed as a warning sign. "If residents are treated by workers who are injured, the quality of care suff...Watching more TV increases seniors' negative views of aging
...the intervention group wrote in his diary that the elderly in television programs "shouldn't be targets of jokes so often." A 68-year-old homemaker who watched more than 45 hours of television per week noticed that older characters are often left out of programming. She commented, "I feel like we've been ig...Asthma research sounds warning for older Australians
...ecific tailored asthma management and care for the elderly build the capacity and confidence of older people with asthma to self manage their chronic illness. "The Colloquium highlighted the current gaps in asthma information, management and service provision targeted specifically to the needs of older A...New pediatrician workforce policy addresses growing challenges in health care
...to children." He noted that although the health of elderly populations is the subject of much current media focus, children constitute a quarter of the U.S population and consume an increasing portion of health care services. In the report, "The Pediatrician Workforce: Current Status and Future Prospects," G......sensory thresholds have been elevated, such as the elderly or people who have sustained damage to their visua...uld be useful in designing prosthetics to help the elderly avoid the painful falls that too often lead to immobility or death. The authors note that, "it has a...The rich die differently from you and me, U-M study shows
...e study found. Those in the wealthiest half of the elderly population not only had less pain, but were less likely to suffer from shortness of breath and depression. Still, both rich and poor older Americans suffered more than expected in their last year of life, the researchers concluded. "Regardless of wea...Notch protein signaling directs early T-cell development
...uced for long periods of time. In some, especially elderly patients, there is never true recovery of T cells, and such non-recovery is associated with problems such as infections. To improve the outcome of transplant patients, the process of T-cell development needs to be better understood. This may also be ...Report describes potential problem with new drug for seizures, pain
...ptic drugs for conditions other than epilepsy. An elderly women enrolled in a clinical trial of pregabalin, a new drug for the treatment of pain and seizures, abruptly discontinued the medication and then developed neurological symptoms including headache, confusion and hallucinations. The study's authors...MCG faculty contribute to textbooks on geriatric, pediatric hypertension
...ons of hypertension in the elderly. "Two-thirds of elderly patients have high blood pressure," says Dr. Prisant. "The thing that will surprise you is that most of those folks do not have their blood pressure under control." Three MCG faculty members and a research manager also have contributed to the first t...Poor sleep not a normal part of aging
...eps to help doctors identify and treat insomnia in elderly patients. This article is published in a special insomnia themed supplement of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society . Researchers say insomnia is a common problem that warrants increased attention from doctors who care for older adults....Time under general anesthesia associated with postoperative complications in head and neck surgery
...ck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The elderly population in the United States is expected to ris...e article. This may result in increased numbers of elderly patients requiring major head and neck surgical procedures. As age has received increased attention ...Are some medicines so good they should be free? In diabetes, the answer may be yes
...inhibitors' role in preventing heart failure among elderly diabetes patients....Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for July 19, 2005
...ents with diabetes, yet the drugs are underused by elderly patients with diabetes. Some studies have found that elderly people with diabetes cut use of essential drugs as their out-of-pocket drug costs rise. Currently Me...Hospital 'report cards' found not effective for quality improvement
...ation. The primary indicator was the proportion of elderly survivors of AMI at each study hospital who filled a prescription for a beta-blocker within 30 days after discharge. The researchers found that at follow-up, adjusted prescription rates within 30 days after discharge were similar in the early vs. lat...Other highlights in the July 20 JNCI
...y Medicare claims data reflect chemotherapy use in elderly beneficiaries. Identifying HPV Types May Help Man...care claims accurately reflect chemotherapy use in elderly Medicare beneficiaries with breast or lung cancers. Because the elderly are underrepresented in clin...Insulin resistance associated with increased risk for congestive heart failure
...tudy, conducted in Uppsala, Sweden, included 1,187 elderly (70 years of age or older) men free from CHF and v...p of 8.9 years. "In this community-based sample of elderly men free of CHF and valvular disease at baseline, insulin resistance predicted CHF incidence indepen...