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Older patients with osteoarthritis of the knee may benefit from acupuncture, suggests a study. Acupuncture serves as a safe alternative to the routine pain-killers, with no associated si...
Parkinson’s Disease - Medical world has struggled in finding permanent cure for this condition that usually affects men over the age of 50 years, but now this maybe changing with the adv...
It is never too late to start antihypertensive treatment in patients 80 years of age or older, suggests a British study published in BMJ. Elevated blood pressure is common in peo...
With the increase in the aging population in the near future, the number of older persons suffering from chronic depression too will grow drastically. So, ‘it is of great importance to un...
Does omega-3 fatty acids protect against cognitive decline in older adults? The debate is still on. Omega-3 fatty acids are essential fatty acids that play a crucial role in ...
Your daily dose of vitamin may not actually be the magic pill that you are looking for but it can be highly effective in slowing the onset of dementia and in guarding against the dreaded...
In remembrance of the victims of dementia world over, particularly Alzheimer’s, which is the most common form of dementia, and taking their cause forward to alleviate their plight as well as...
"The most wasted of all days is one without laughter." ~Arnold Glasow “A day without laughter is a day wasted” ring the words of Charlie Chaplin. A happy person is a beautiful person, mos...
Antidepressants may provide little benefit in dementia patients suffering from depression, a study suggests. They appear to increase adverse effects instead ! Clinicians may thus "refram...
Fluid and electrolyte levels in the body are carefully maintained through different homeostasis mechanisms. These mechanisms are often altered in the elderly due to a number of reasons l...
Aim of Study Claudio Borghi et al carried out a study to assess the prevalence of tinnitus in a large group of elderly patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and to define...
Vitamin D is most often associated with healthy bones and generally calcium and vitamin D supplements are recommended for any bone related problem . Sunshine is the most abundant and fre...
Older people who are placed on short acting opioid analgesic for the treatment of arthritic pain are more likely to experience a fracture in the coming year as compared to those on non-s...
Celiac disease (CD) is a common systemic disorder related to gluten intolerance and is often associated with different autoimmune and neurological diseases. The study’s lead aut...
In a recent study, fecal pancreatic elastase-1 levels in older individuals are seen to be on the higher side, although they had no gastrointestinal diseases or diabetes mellitus. As w...
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