Higher calcium and vitamin D intakes positively associated with brain lesions in older men and women
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... found significant cultural differences in how the older adults brains responded to visual stimuli. "Thes...tal to memory encoding and retrieval. As expected, older adults in both cultures exhibited diminished binding processes (the ability to connect a particular ...Gerontological Society of America awards new Hartford Doctoral Fellowships
...d cognitive behavioral treatment for depression in older adults" Kimberly McClure Cassie University of...uences of concurrent alcohol and medication use in older adults" Leslie K. Hasche Washington University in St. Louis GWB School of Social Work Dissert...Highlights from the May 2007 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
... snacking is an "important dietary behavior" among older adults that can help ensure they consume enough ca...nsumption has been found to decrease as people get older by as much as 1,200 calories per day for men and 800 calories per day for women at age 70 compared ...Secondhand smoke increases risk of dementia
...udy, researchers evaluated 3,602 people age 65 and older in the Cardiovascular Health Study. Of those, 985 ...and tobacco smoke as a risk factor for dementia in older adults," said study author Thaddeus Haight of UC Berkeley. The study also found that exposure to s...New data shows once a day LAMICTAL XR is effective in patients with partial epilepsy
...atients nave to Lamictal, thirteen years of age or older with uncontrolled partial seizures, taking a stabl... Lamictal XR in patients thirteen years of age and older with epilepsy. The open label, conversion study consisted of a 2 week base line phase with Lamictal...Older, lower income patients least likely to see a specialist for lupus
...terscience.wiley.com/journal/arthritiscare ) found older patients and those with lower incomes were less li...ysician. The results showed that patients 50 or older and those with lower incomes reported far fewer visits to a rheumatologist, and that male patients w...Study suggests antithrombotics cause more intracerebral hemorrhagic stroke deaths in 'over-75s'
...ticularly common in the elderly. Yet, many healthy older people chose to take regular aspirin particularly ...cted fall in rates of intracerebral haemorrhage in older patients that should have occurred due to falling average blood pressures over the 25 years. The ...Significant rise in proportion of chronically ill children dying in intensive care
...an twice as likely to die in intensive care, while older children with cancer were more than six times as likely to die in other hospital wards. . The authors say that guidance from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, published in 1997, specifies what sorts of conditions merit withdrawin...Dua anti-reflux stent relieves GI upper cancer distress
...in the United States each year, most frequently in older people. Surgery to remove the tumors is generally the best treatment, but often the disease has progressed too far to consider surgery. Consequently, a stent, a tiny, hollow tube, is inserted using a minimally invasive procedure to help improve the ...Teens can perform CPR as well as adults and should be taught from an early age
... correct rate of compressions) just as well as the older children. This suggests that chest compressions can be introduced early in school CPR training programmes, say the authors....Health gap between social groups widens in later life
... continues to affect the health and functioning of older people well into their retirement. Helping people from disadvantaged social classes to achieve the good health that is attained by more advantaged groups would help to reduce need and prevent the growing crisis in health care inequalities among the e...Decision making by the growing elderly population is uncharted territory
...r information will produce the best decisions, and older adults are likely to fare less well, says Ellen Pe...en they rely on emotions and past experiences, and older adults may excel in this condition. More research is needed to understand how decisions differ acr...Outdated policies are impediment for Americans with disabilities
... committee said it was encouraging to find that in older adults, the chances of having certain kinds of activity-limiting disabilities have declined during the last two decades. However, data for younger and middle-aged adults suggest an increasing risk for disability and for conditions that contribute to...No data to support leaving small colon polyps in place
... screening for all individuals 50 years of age and older (younger for certain groups known to be at higher risk). Currently, there are several tests that may be used to screen for colorectal cancer, the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. Recommended tests include colonoscopy, flexi...Simple system accurately predicts weight-loss surgery risk
...higher-risk category as they gain more weight, get older or develop hypertension. In these cases, delays can make surgery even riskier," DeMaria said. For patients at highest risk, DeMaria said, the best approach may be for them to spend some time losing weight before the surgery. Alternatively, surgeons...The Gerontological Society of America chooses 2007 Hartford Faculty Scholars
... year, the award aims to improve the well-being of older adults by increasing the number of adequately trained geriatric social workers. Listed below are the new faculty scholars and the primary topics of their research. Malitta Engstrom, PhD The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administ...National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine report calls for more dairy foods at school
...e Dietary Guidelines recommend children ages 9 and older consume three servings of low-fat or fat-free and milk or milk products each day. And, children ages 2-8 can consume three child-size servings of milk to add up to a total of 2 cups, or equivalent, of dairy foods per day. Together milk, cheese and......t in research projects. They studied a group of older people living in Scotland who had opted out of a survey about retirement activities. Around half of the initial 887 people invited to participate declined to do so. Approximately 60% of these then agreed to take part in Williams' follow-up study and ...Hebrew University research shows developmental problems for siblings of autistic children
...ted finding that 30 percent of those children with older siblings with autism were found to have delayed de...t be traced to an imitation of the behavior of the older sibling with autism. "The children who were examined in the research had other models of behavior wh...