(HealthDay)—For older patients with diabetes, the prevalence of anemia is 59 percent, with determinants including older age and longer duration of diabetes, according to research published in the October issue of Clinical ...
Nov 13, 2014
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Over half of UK adults over the age of 65 live with two or more long-term health conditions—commonly known as multimorbidity. People living with multimorbidity not only have a shorter life expectancy, but they may also ...
Jan 14, 2022
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Lonely, older adults are nearly twice as likely to use opioids to ease pain and two-and-a-half times more likely to use sedatives and anti-anxiety medications, putting themselves at risk for drug dependency, impaired attention, ...
Jul 26, 2021
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People of different generations are equally lonely but for different reasons, a study suggests.
Mar 11, 2020
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New University of Liverpool research, published in Pediatrics, highlights the negative influence that social media has on children's food intake.
Mar 4, 2019
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Treatment guidelines for a mildly underactive thyroid gland – which affects up to one in then older men and women – are outdated, according to new research.
Apr 4, 2017
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Researchers have lifted fertility rates in older female mice with small doses of a metabolic compound that reverses the aging process in eggs, offering hope for some women struggling to conceive.
Feb 12, 2020
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In the United States, approximately 1.2 million people are living with human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1), with men accounting for the majority of cases (~75%). About half of HIV-infected individuals are 50 years ...
Jul 28, 2022
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Older patients with traumatic spinal cord injuries are less likely to receive surgery compared with younger patients and they experience a significant lag between injury and surgery, according to new research by an orthopedic ...
Jul 6, 2015
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A healthy diet is essential to living well, but as we age, should we change what we eat?
Feb 18, 2020
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