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Obesity Linked to Lower Tuberculosis Risk in Older Chinese Population

...5 years or above enrolled in 18 health centres for elderly patients in Hong Kong. The researchers measured the body mass index (BMI) of each patient at the beginning of the study. People with a BMI of less than 18.5 were grouped as underweight, 18.5 to less than 23 as normal, 23 to less than 25 as at ris...

Personal Disclosure by Physician may Harm Patients

...dual Practice Association, has stopped telling his elderly patients about his mother, who was very active and healthy through her 80s. I would tell people their expectations could be higher and use my mother as an example, Beckman said. In subsequent visits, they asked about my mother. That was great until...

Obesity is Related to Lower Tuberculosis Risk

...5 years or older enrolled in 18 health centers for elderly patients in Hong Kong. The patients were followed up from three months after enrollment in 2000 until December 31, 2005. The body mass index (BMI) of each patient was measured at the beginning of the study. Those with a BMI of less than 18.5 were g...

Non Communicable Diseases to Be the Cause of Deaths in Poor Countries by 2115-World Bank

...more than double by 2020, compared to 2005, as its elderly population grows in size and needs treatment for chronic diseases. The low and medium income countries have a number of options to help them promote healthy living. Curbing tobacco use, obesity, high cholesterol and high blood pressure outside the ...

Repeated Brain Stimulation in Old Age can Keep Alzheimer's at Bay

...ewspaper or playing chess, reduces the risk of the elderly developing Alzheimer's, a new study shows. As a part of the study researchers Rush University Medical Center followed more that 700 people in Chicago, with an average age of 80, for up to five years. These participants formed part of the Rush Memo...

Depression Drugs Could Make Bones Fragile

... used to treat depression could cause bones of the elderly to become more fragile, new studies have shown. Depression is common among older people and doctors often prescribe a class of antidepressant drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Two new studies, which have appeared in t...

INVEGA Receives Marketing Authorization In EU For Treatment Of Schizophrenia

...led study assessing safety and tolerability in 114 elderly patients suffering from schizophrenia.(iii). The primary measure of efficacy was the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), a tool commonly used in schizophrenia research that measures the severity of positive and negative symptoms and gener...

INVEGA(TM) Gets Marketing Authority from EU to Treat Schizophrenia

...led study assessing safety and tolerability in 114 elderly patients suffering from schizophrenia.(iii) The primary measure of efficacy was the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), a tool commonly used in schizophrenia research that measures the severity of positive and negative symptoms and genera...

Negative Emotions Affect Old and Young Differently

... Losing was not found to be such a problem for the elderly since those over 65 were less upset than the younger lot. But they were just as glad of winning, the scans suggest....

Risk of Dementia Increased With Secondhand Smoke

... preliminary results, the study authors found that elderly people with high lifetime exposure to secondhand s...obacco smoke in a potentially wider segment of the elderly population," said Haight. Haight said the study findings provide additional evidence of the hazard...

Aging Gracefully, With a Chronic Disease

...al part of getting older, Fox says. There are some elderly people who dont have arthritis, and many people who develop arthritis when they are younger. Many patients are helped by some of the available treatments, including pain relievers and anti-inflammatory medications known as nonsteroidal anti-inflamm...

India's Senior Citizens Number Nearly 77 Mn

...aged 60 and above. With nearly 14 percent of the elderly population, Uttar Pradesh tops the chart with 11.6...cherry and Dadra and Nagar Haveli with about 8,000 elderly each....

Anemia Drug Overused and Could Hasten Death in Some, Say Experts

...ting that Procrit, a branded erythropoietin, makes elderly cancer patients more energetic and able to keep up with their grandchildren. Officially, the drug is used only to treat anemia and avoid blood transfusions; its makers have not proved to FDA's satisfaction that it restores vigor and improves quali...

7 Common Myths About Osteoporosis

... 3. MYTH: Osteoporosis is only a concern for the elderly FACT: It is never too early to begin thinking about strong bones. Good bone health is something that starts early in life, says Douyon. Your bones begin building density from infancy through young adulthood. Most people have reached maximum bone de...

Large Intake of Calcium from Dairy Food Linked to Dementia in Elders

The brain damage and dementia in elderly people may be because of calcium and vitamin D in dairy products, suggests a new study presented at the Experimental Biology meeting in Washington DC. Scientists from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, said that too much calcium could caus...

Retinol Lotions Enhances Skin, Reduces Overall Aging

...s found in many skin-care products on the skin of elderly patients. Lotion containing retinol was used on on...t that we find ways of treating skin conditions of elderly people not just for purposes of vanity, but also for the healing of wounds and the reduction of ulc...

Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle During Adulthood may Delay Old Age Disability

...uston said the results are significant because the elderly U.S. population is growing and is expected to double by the year 2030 to about 20 percent. "Over the past couple of decades there has been a trend towards declining rates of disability in older adults. However, the dramatic increase in overweight a...

Wrinkles can Be Really Ironed Out, Thanks to Vitamin A

...sfully managed to reduce wrinkles significantly in elderly people by using a cream containing vitamin A. No... In addition, there may be other benefits to the elderly person aside from vanity - the researchers believe that their rejuvenated skin samples might be bett...

Better Working Conditions for Nurses Might Decrease Patient Infections

...better working conditions for nurses are safer for elderly intensive care unit (ICU) patients, according to a recent report , led by researchers that measured rates of hospital-associated infections. Hospital associated infections are the number six cause of death in the United States (CDC March 2007). Nurs...

Diabetics in Nursing Homes Need Improved Care

...eopathic Medicine researchers say that the care of elderly patients with type 1insulin dependentand type 2 d...are the number one and two treatment areas for the elderly diabetic. Blood glucose control is third. Diabetes is expected to increase 336 percent by 2050 and...

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