Articles on "Healthy Living"
Study Investigates Six Geriatric Service Models
It’s well-known that a relatively small percentage of chronically ill patients accounts for a disproportionate amount of health care spending. Now, a multicenter study led by Johns Hopkins researcher Bruce Leff might provide insights into how to cut Medicare costs while improving health care for older adults suffering from chronic health conditions. Results of the study, published in the June issue of the journal Health Affairs, highlight the early efforts of the Medicare Innovations Collaborative, a program involving six health [...]
Baby Boomers Likely to Face Inadequate Care for Mental Health, Substance Abuse;
Millions of baby boomers will likely face difficulties getting diagnoses and treatment for mental health conditions and substance abuse problems unless there is a major effort to significantly boost the number of health professionals and other service providers able to supply this care as the population ages, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. The magnitude of the problem is so great that no single approach or isolated changes in a few federal agencies or programs will address [...]
Quitting Smoking at an Older Age Proves to Reduce Risks
The review of data involved findings from 17 studies from seven countries (Australia, China, England, Japan, France, Spain and the United States) published between 1987 and 2011. People in the study were followed for between three and 50 years. Compared to nonsmokers aged 60 and older, smokers had an 83 percent increased risk of death from all causes during the study period, said researchers led by Carolin Gellert of the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg. Proving that it’s always [...]
Senior Bullying
The word bullying usually conjures images of mean-spirited adolescents cornering another child in the school corridor, but bullying is not limited to children. It can be a concern for seniors as well, especially those living in senior communities. According to a researcher who studies issues related to aging, senior-to-senior bullying tends to take place in senior centers, nursing homes or assisted living facilities. These are places where seniors spend a lot of time together and need to share resources, whether [...]
Better Care for Some Elderly Patients Means Less Intervention, Says Geriatrics Specialist
To provide elderly, hospitalized patients with the best care possible, the medical community needs to reevaluate its reliance on medical technologies, says Bruce J. Naughton, MD, associate professor of medicine at the University at Buffalo and a specialist in geriatrics, which deals specifically with the problems of aging. Naughton teaches geriatrics at the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, and is head of geriatrics at Buffalo General Hospital. In 2004, he established a Geriatric Center of Excellence at UB [...]
Age 50+ divorcing at a record rate
Divorce rates are higher for baby boomers than for any previous generation, while rates are declining, slightly, for society as a whole. New research and census data reveal an unprecedented trend of Americans splitting apart as they turn grayer: In 2009, people ages 50 and older were twice as likely to divorce as their counterparts in 1990. Researchers have just begun to explore why. They know that, for many boomer couples, the kids are out of the house and it’s [...]
Hollywood Superstars Promote Depends Undergarments?
No it’s not Betty White, its the glamourous actor couple Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna promoting a new campaign for the undergarments. In addition, they are joined by several NFL players. In the past, Depend ads have characterized adult incontinence by showing gardening or golfing. “It was all very mild, targeted to a certain demographic,” says Rinna. “This flips it on its head.” Read article
World Health Organization (WHO) Makes Aging the topic of World Health Day 2012
Every year, World Health Day is celebrated on 7 April to mark the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948. World Health Day is a global campaign, inviting everyone – from global leaders to the public in all countries – to focus on a single health challenge with global impact. Focusing on new and emerging health issues, World Health Day provides an opportunity to start collective action to protect people’s health and well-being. It is [...]
1 in 20 Older Americans have Artificial Knees
Nearly 1 in 20 Americans older than 50 have artificial knees, or more than 4 million people, according to the first national estimate showing how common these replacement joints have become in an aging population. The new estimate comes in an analysis being presented Friday at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons annual meeting in San Francisco. Doctors know the number of knee replacement operations has surged in the past decade, especially in baby boomers. But until now, there was [...]
Low incomes seniors more likely to develop heart failure
(HealthDay News) — Seniors with low incomes are more likely to develop heart failure than those with higher incomes, even if they have Medicare coverage and are college-educated, a new study finds. “As far as the risk of developing heart failure is concerned, lower education may not matter if a person is able to maintain a high income in later years,” said senior researcher Dr. Ali Ahmed, in an American Heart Association news release. The researchers examined records of 5,153 [...]
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