Annals of Internal Medicine Tip Sheet for May 15, 2007
...inked to Lower Death Rates A new study of 1,226 older adults in 20 primary care practices found that the death rate of those with depression who were enrolled in a depression management group was lower than those with depression receiving usual care (Article, p. 689). The effect appears mainly in deaths...Older patients with major depression live longer with appropriate treatment, Penn study shows
...ess likely to die within a 5-year time period than older adults with major depression who receive their car... partners in developing mental health services for older patients, says Joseph Gallo, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health at...RAND study finds women with heart disease and diabetes less likely to receive proper care
...outpatient care. "As we become a nation with an older population, the type of routine preventive care we studied will become even more important," Bird said. "Understanding these gender differences may allow us to improve care." The RAND study is one of four published in the latest edition of Womens H...Smoking, growing private hospital care for poor and US flu vaccine policies
...ne. The CDC stepped in and recommended that adults older than 65 and those with chronic health conditions, ...cination rates among 288 patients 50 years old and older who used four inner city health centers, researchers found that the majority of patients (73 percent...Mailman School of Public Health researchers analyze air quality and weather changes by 2050
...and hospital admissions for respiratory causes for older populations. The largest increases in ozone levels were predicted to occur in cities that already have high pollution levels, meaning that these locations may need to increase their emission control efforts to counteract any adverse impact of climate...A self-fulfilling prophecy in bleeding stroke?
...heir care in the first 24 hours. They tended to be older and to have higher coma scores than other patients. A few had come to the hospital with a DNR already in place. Another 11 percent of patients had care limitations placed after the first 24 hours were over. The rest had no limitations placed on their...States' spending may help keep childless seniors independent
... in nursing homes, but there is a movement to help older people live at home and in the community," said Naoko Muramatsu, associate professor of community health sciences at the UIC School of Public Health and lead author of the study. "States vary greatly in their commitment to provide home- and communi...One pill may be better than two for treating patients with high blood pressure
...sterol), previous stroke, male gender, 55 years or older and smoking. In ASCOT-LLA, researchers examined 10,305 patients with high blood pressure and additional risk factors for heart disease with lowto-moderate cholesterol levels and found the addition of atorvastatin to high blood pressure treatment resu...$2.6M grant awarded to New York University College of Nursing
...JN to produce the videos. "Health assessment of older adults is important because illness in older people often looks different than in younger ones," said Mathy Mezey, EdD, RN, FAAN, principal inves...Spanish project 'AmIVital' creates intelligent communication devices for elderly and disabled people
...26, 21.6 per cent of the worlds population will be older than 65, 32 per cent of which will have some kind ...rs: by 2050 there will be 180 per cent more people older than 80 than today. Guided by these figures, the Spanish Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade ...Estrogen is important for bone health in men as well as women
...would be a good idea to measure estrogen levels in older men who present with low bone mineral density or osteoporosis," Villareal says. "Not only does estrogen and its metabolism affect bone health in men, but it may also influence the risk for prostate cancer."...Can an omega-3 fatty acid slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease?
...nited States and seeks 400 participants age 50 and older who have mild to moderate Alzheimers disease. Joseph Quinn, M.D., associate professor of neurology at Oregon Health and Science University, is directing the study. Researchers will be evaluating primarily whether the omega-3 fatty acid DHA (docosah...Most young women don't recognize heart attack warning signs
...amage to the heart muscle, young women, like their older counterparts, must seek prompt care if they have symptoms. They also must be persistent with their health providers especially if they have risk factors, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, smoking, inactivity, diabetes and fa...Curb the pocket money, curb the problem drinking
...of spending money, obtaining alcohol from friends, older siblings and adults outside shops were also predictors of risky drinking, according to the study published today in Online Open Access journal Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy. Teenagers who were members of youth groups or who had al...No evidence older women generate new eggs
...pa, FL (May 8, 2007) -- It is highly unlikely that older women generate new eggs, report researchers at the...as bone marrow transplantation might one day help older women regain their fertility. Since then, other papers have refuted Tilly's surprising finding th...$30 million boost to dementia research
...o increase in size but with a higher proportion of older people; economic growth per person will slow as the proportion of the population of traditional workingage falls; and substantial fiscal pressures will emerge due to projected increases in spending, particularly inthe areas of health, age pensions ...Eggs promote weight loss and help close nutrient consumption gap
...e is far below the Adequate Intake (AI) levels for older children, men, women and pregnant women. 3 On...ake decreases with age and that adults ages 71 and older consume an average of about 264 milligrams per day roughly half of the AI for choline (550 mg/day f...Cause of gender differences in blood pressure, kidney damage under study
...hypertension are similar in men and women and that older women tend to have higher blood pressures than age-matched men. ......-SALEM, N.C. -- Preserving the kidneys of deceased older donors on a pump as opposed to the conventional m... kidney transplant patients receiving kidneys from older deceased donors based on whether organs were preserved by pump or cold storage. "The critical orga......rld's leading cause of death. It is most common in older people and the impact of the disease will continue...ation Research Centre Professor John Headrick said older hearts become less resistant to damage during heart attack. "Furthermore, new experimental therap...