Editor’s note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the details of what happened when a patient presented with a problem that stumped the physician at first. Last week, the patient reported her symptoms. The doctor proceeded with the examination using the components of the… Continue reading Solve the Medical Riddle: One Side of Her Face Suddenly Drooped and She Couldn’t Smile or Close Her Eye, Second Week
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The Dangers of Texting While Walking
Texting while walking and being cognitively distracted may significantly affect the way a person walks, resulting in a more cautious gait, according to a study led by Dr. Conrad Earnest of Texas A&M University and colleagues from the University of Bath, UK and published July 29th 2015 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE A release… Continue reading The Dangers of Texting While Walking
Depressed Women Have an Over-Active Glutamate Receptor Gene
Numerous genes that regulate the activity of a neurotransmitter in the brain have been found to be abundant in brain tissue of depressed females. This could be an underlying cause of the higher incidence of suicide among women, according to research done at the University of Illinois at Chicago and published in in July 2015… Continue reading Depressed Women Have an Over-Active Glutamate Receptor Gene
Tools to Select Patients for Aneurysm Treatment Need Further Evaluation
A study released July 30th 2015 at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery 12th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California, indicates that strict adherence to two commonly-used tools to weigh the risk of treating unruptured aneurysms may not prevent the majority of morbidity-mortality outcomes associated with ruptured intracranial aneurysms. A release from the society notes that… Continue reading Tools to Select Patients for Aneurysm Treatment Need Further Evaluation
Cataracts Facts: Understanding the Inevitable Aging Process
Particularly for those who are approaching middle age, cataracts are a fact of life and a natural condition that has afflicted humans for hundreds, if not thousands of years. In simple terms, a cataract is a white, cloudy formation or opacity that develops in the lens of the eye—progressing slowly over time and with age—reducing… Continue reading Cataracts Facts: Understanding the Inevitable Aging Process
Countering Pet Obesity by Rethinking Feeding Habits
190 million Americans share the luxuries of human life with their pets. Giving dogs and cats a place in human homes, beds and sometimes even their wills comes with the family member package. Among these shared human-pet comforts is the unique luxury to overeat. As a result, the most common form of malnutrition for Americans… Continue reading Countering Pet Obesity by Rethinking Feeding Habits
Home Gym: Tips for a Budget-Friendly HIIT Workout
THIS ARTICLE ADAPTED FROM: HIIT It! One of the most appealing benefits about high intensity interval training (HIIT) is the fact that you can do it anywhere with a limited amount of space and your own body weight. If you have a small space you’d like to dedicate to your home gym, here are some… Continue reading Home Gym: Tips for a Budget-Friendly HIIT Workout
What’s Your Worry Quotient?
Do you always second-guess yourself and mentally run through every possible scenario and all the potential risks? Do you find that after resolving one worry, you immediately identify something else to worry about? Did these questions make you worry about whether you worry too much? If so, go ahead and laugh at yourself. Humor is… Continue reading What’s Your Worry Quotient?
Do Sex and Violence Sell? Maybe Not.
Advertisers hoping to sway consumers might want to rethink running spots within media with violent or sexual themes, and might do better if the ads themselves have a G-rating, according to a study published in July 2015 by the American Psychological Association in the journal Psychological Bulletin. Violent and sexual media content may impair advertising’s… Continue reading Do Sex and Violence Sell? Maybe Not.
The Science of Savoring Positive Emotions
Savoring a beautiful sunset and the positive emotions associated with it can contribute to improved well-being, according to research. But why and how are some people better than others in keeping the feeling alive? That’s what the authors of a study published in July 2015 in The Journal of Neuroscience set out to discover. A… Continue reading The Science of Savoring Positive Emotions
Helping Families Combat Elder Abuse
Our nation is experiencing a crisis that is shockingly — a dirty little secret few of us seem to want to know about. Officials report that 90 percent of elder abuse actually is occurring in homes, not in institutions. And, unlike accidents, and lack of know-how, elder abuse is intentional, taking the form of… Continue reading Helping Families Combat Elder Abuse
Solve the Medical Riddle: One Side of Her Face Suddenly Drooped and She Couldn’t Smile or Close Her Eye, First Week
Editor’s note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the details of what happened when a patient presented with a problem that stumped the physician at first. We’ll start this week by letting you know what the patient told her PCP and how the doctor… Continue reading Solve the Medical Riddle: One Side of Her Face Suddenly Drooped and She Couldn’t Smile or Close Her Eye, First Week
Hospitals Overestimate Ability to Deliver Fast Stroke Care
Hospitals often overestimate their performance in providing fast delivery of anti-clotting medication to stroke patients, according to new findings published in July 2015 in the Journal of the American Heart Association. According to a release from the association, researchers surveyed staff in 141 hospitals who treated 48,201 stroke patients in 2009 and 2010. They found… Continue reading Hospitals Overestimate Ability to Deliver Fast Stroke Care
Some Vietnam Vets Have PTSD 40 Years After the War Ended
Although it has been 40 years since the Vietnam War ended, about 271,000 veterans who served in the war zone are estimated to have current full posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) plus subthreshold (meeting some diagnostic criteria) war-zone PTSD and more than one-third have current major depressive disorder, according to an article published online in July… Continue reading Some Vietnam Vets Have PTSD 40 Years After the War Ended
4 Natural Remedies to Tighten and Tone Aging Skin
Imagine getting the same kind of results on your face with a natural anti-aging skin care process as you would by undergoing an anti-aging surgical procedure. There has been lots of buzz about natural facelifts that promise firmer, younger looking skin, and for good reason. While they may not offer results as dramatic, these natural… Continue reading 4 Natural Remedies to Tighten and Tone Aging Skin
Preventing Knee Pain in At-Risk Adults with Diabetes
Knee pain in older adults, often caused by osteoarthritis, usually means more visits to the doctor and also can be a harbinger of disability. A study led by Daniel White, assistant professor of physical therapy at the University of Delaware, found that an intensive regimen of regular exercise and a healthy diet might reduce the… Continue reading Preventing Knee Pain in At-Risk Adults with Diabetes
Challenges of Delirium Detection in Older Adults in the Emergency Department
An estimated one to two million older adults with delirium visit hospital emergency departments in the United States annually. Yet about two-thirds of the cases of this sudden and potentially lethal change in mental status are unrecognized by emergency department clinicians who are under time pressure and almost always managing multiple patients at once. Half… Continue reading Challenges of Delirium Detection in Older Adults in the Emergency Department
“Successful Aging” Linked to Harmful Drinking Aming Over 50s
The over 50s who are “successful agers”– healthy, active, sociable, and well off–are more at risk of harmful drinking than their less successful peers, concludes research published in July 2015 the online journal BMJ Open. A release from the publisher notes that the researchers warn that harmful drinking is a “middle class phenomenon” which may… Continue reading “Successful Aging” Linked to Harmful Drinking Aming Over 50s