Older cancer patients and their caregivers often differ in their evaluation of the patient’s physical abilities, research shows. Caregivers generally rate the patient’s physical function as poorer than the patient does, according to a new study published in The Oncologist. The study also found that the differences were linked to a greater burden on the… Continue reading Older Cancer Patients Say Their Physical Abilities Are Better Than Their Caregiver Thinks
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Fewer than Half Of Stroke Patients Are Prescribed Recommended Cholesterol-Lowering Medication
Nationwide, fewer than half of stroke patients discharged from the hospital received a prescription for cholesterol-lowering medications called statins, and the likelihood of a prescription varied by patients’ geographic location, sex, age and race, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke… Continue reading Fewer than Half Of Stroke Patients Are Prescribed Recommended Cholesterol-Lowering Medication
Not All “Walking Calories” Are Equal
Walking is the most common exercise, and many walkers like to count how many calories are burned. But they may not be fight. It’s a little-known fact that the leading standardized equations used to predict or estimate walking energy expenditure — the number of calories burned — assume that one size fits all. The equations… Continue reading Not All “Walking Calories” Are Equal