Heat and humidity can be silent killers for those who don’t take the necessary precautions to protect themselves and their loved ones. Serious health concerns caused by extreme temperatures are heat exhaustion, heat stroke or even death. “Children, the elderly, and pets are at the highest risk of overexposure to the heat,” says Keli Wilson,… Continue reading Safety Tips to Protect Your Family and Pets from The Heat
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Spinal Injuries Increasing Among Seniors
You probably associate hip injuries with falls among older people, but now research shows that fall-related traumatic spine injury is also a huge and increasing problem. The research, from investigators at Vanderbilt University, was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study, which analyzed data from 63,109 patients with acute traumatic spinal… Continue reading Spinal Injuries Increasing Among Seniors
Death and A Belief in The Afterlife
A belief in the afterlife often influences how people feel about the prospect of death, according to new research. Dr. Arnaud Wisman and Dr. Nathan Heflick, of the School of Psychology at the University of Kent, in the UK, set out to establish in four separate studies whether people lose hope when thinking about death… Continue reading Death and A Belief in The Afterlife
Family Members Observing CPR Don’t Cause Harm
The presence of family members during cardiac-arrest treatment doesn’t affect the outcome, according to a new study. Some hospitals allow family members to stay during the grueling procedure, while others ask them to leave. Researchers from the University of Michigan Medical and the University of Washington School of Medicine analyzed 41,568 patients who went… Continue reading Family Members Observing CPR Don’t Cause Harm
Intravenous Fluids May Hurt Some Heart Patients
Intravenous fluids are supposed to improve or control a patient’s condition, but they may be doing just the opposite for patients with severe heart failure, according to a new study. The observational study, led by researchers from Yale, was published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC): Heart Failure. According to a… Continue reading Intravenous Fluids May Hurt Some Heart Patients
Retirees Need Help in Addressing Substance-Abuse Issues
Researchers say that older Americans suffering from substance abuse often do so not because of retirement alone but because of many circumstances, such as the death of loved ones, that occur at that stage of life. Currently, close to three million Americans aged 55 and older suffer from alcohol abuse — and that is expected… Continue reading Retirees Need Help in Addressing Substance-Abuse Issues
A New Therapy to Help with “Complicated Grief”
Targeted therapy may help millions of older women afflicted with a kind of grief that could lead to suicide. “Complicated grief,” as it’s known, affects an estimated 4 million women in the U.S. Beginning after the loss of a spouse or a close relationship, the condition can lead to an increased risk of suicide. Symptoms… Continue reading A New Therapy to Help with “Complicated Grief”