I read with great interest the recent article in The New York Times about the particular challenges faced within a growing elderly population and an alarming statistic with regard to the number of deaths caused by falls in the elderly.
A 2012 study revealed that 24,000 elderly individuals died from falls – a number that…
A new study shows how problematic a sedentary lifestyle can be. The study found that adults over the age of 60 spend roughly 9 sedentary hours per day, and that “[e]very additional hour adults over age 60 spend sitting increases by 50% their risk of being disabled for activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing and walking”.
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In many ways, what we do when we’re younger affects our health in the future. Women must get enough Calcium when young in order to prevent osteoporosis in the future. For men, keeping a healthy weight as a younger man reduces cancer risk and other complications as an elderly person.
Continue Reading Sleep Shown to Help Prevent Alzheimer’s and Dementia
People may spend quite a bit of energy planning and saving for retirement. However, a new study from France reported in the Washington Post suggests you may want to hold off. Research done by INSERM, the French government’s health agency, has concluded that people who delayed retirement have less risk of developing Alzheimer’s and dementia.
Continue Reading New Study Shows Postponing Retirement Decreases Risk of Alzheimer’s and Dementia
A recent article from the BBC reports a new study published in Neurology, which shows that exercising the brain slows down cognitive decline.
Continue Reading New Study Shows That Keeping Your Brain Active Slows Cognitive Decline
In one of the worst examples we have seen involving the abuse of the elderly, a company whose product was only approved to promote weight gain for HIV patients started to aggressively promote Megace to frail and elderly nursing home residents when the HIV population began to dwindle. Knowing the dangerous side effects of this supplement (ie death), this represents a tragic example of profits over people. To read more, click here.
Continue Reading Prescription of Megace to Nursing Home Residents Linked to Fraud and Horrific Corporate Irresponsibility
Though we’ve always known that poor staffing leads to falls and pressure ulcers, new research shows that Norovirus is also causally linked to poorly staffed nursing homes. The Journal for the American Medical Association recently published these findings and they are summarized in an article by Dr. Jeffry Levine.
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Experience shows many seniors that develop pressure ulcers begin a downward spiral in their health. Without proper care, a pressure ulcer can develop into a mortal condition. The wounds are painful and require surgery when large and infected. Once the skin is compromised, it never regains its original integrity…
Continue Reading UCLA Study Finds Direct Correlation between Pressure Ulcers and Mortality
A recent article details a lawsuit by Public Citizen, a consumer rights and protection group, against the FDA to stop the sales of the popular Alzheimer’s drug Aricept in its highest dosage. The group says that the FDAs testing shows that the drug benefits at that dosage are outweighed by the dangers posed.
Continue Reading Consumer Group Questions Risks of High Dosage of Popular Alzheimer’s Drug
A recent article details a new program launched by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) called the “Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes” in order to address the problem of over medication of the elderly suffering from dementia in long term care.
Continue Reading New Program Seeks to Reduce Anti-Psychotic Overuse in the Elderly with Dementia
