Seniors with Alzheimer’s who take antipsychotics hospitalized more frequently
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 13, 2019
Seniors with Alzheimer’s disease who are prescribed antipsychotics spend 53% more days hospitalized than those not taking antipsychotics.
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, November 14
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 13, 2019
Depression linked to nutrition in middle-aged and older Canadians … More adult Americans having trouble falling, staying asleep … Will ‘smart toilets’ become the next health monitor?
Improved cardiorespiratory fitness helps lower dementia risk: study
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 12, 2019
Improving cardiorespiratory fitness over time halves dementia risk in older adults, a unique health survey analysis has found.
Late-in-the-day eating not heart healthy for women
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 12, 2019
Women who eat the bulk of their daily calories in the evening face a higher heart disease risk, according to new research from Columbia University.
Proposed diagnostics criteria could swell COPD diagnoses, care
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 12, 2019
Leading medical institutions are proposing new diagnostic criteria for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the nation’s fourth leading cause of death.
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, November 13
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 12, 2019
Flu shot may protect heart bypass patients during recovery … New device can “spray paint” drug-imbued fiber bandages on wounds … Less affluent patients more likely to be discharged to SNF after...
Sustained physical activity after a heart attack boosts senior men’s survival odds
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 11, 2019
Promptly returning to regular exercise after a heart attack, and sticking with it, increases the chance of survival in older men, a Harvard study has found.
Intensive blood pressure control may prolong lifespan 3 years
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 11, 2019
Intensive blood pressure control with a target systolic reading of less than 120 mm Hg can prolong the life of a 50-year-old by three years, say Harvard researchers.
Depression’s severity determines risk of heart disease, stroke
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 11, 2019
The more severe a resident’s depression, the greater the odds they will experience heart disease and stroke, new research has found.
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, November 12
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 11, 2019
Psychological stress shown to exacerbate cardiac risk in women with heart disease … Weight-loss surgery benefits seniors age 65+ … Low-dose drug regimen improves pain, function in hand osteoarthritis...