Full blown diabetes can be triggered in seniors with just two weeks of inactivity. These are startling findings from a recent study. Diabetes is a serious disease in seniors and can lead to chronic illness, and even death. As we get older, exercising becomes very important. Research shows that it can lead to good health, …
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Liver cancer rates are surging at an alarming rate among senior citizens, reports the Centers For Disease Control (CDC). Overall, death rates from this cancer rose by 43 percent between 2000 and 2016. And, most noteworthy, Seniors, 75 and older had the highest death rates, followed by the age groups 65 to 74 and 55 …
Heart palpitations can cause light pounding, flutters, or skipped beats and they may or may not signal a serious disease. Knowing the symptoms and your health history will help you decide whether or not to call your doctor. Heart Palpitations: Stress Stress is the catalyst for many illnesses and heart problems is …
Seniors, dementia, and incontinence, Is there a link between them? The answer is yes. Seniors: Incontinence In Dementia Patients Aging can naturally bring on a variety of illnesses and chronic conditions. For example, side effects of medication, pre exisiting conditions such as irritable bowl syndrome, or urinary tract infections. Seniors can also develop dementia …
Gout is a form of arthritis that can happen at any time. Indeed, you may suddenly experience severe attacks of pain, swelling, and redness in the joints, and most often at the joint at the base of the big toe. The affected joint is hot, swollen and tender; such that the slightest weight feels intolerable. …
Sepsis happens when a bacterial infection gets into the blood. This is called septicemia. It can turn into a medical emergency that becomes life threatening with organ failure or severe injury. Over 1 million people are hospitalized in the United States each year. Moreover, sepsis ranks in the top 10 of diseases leading to mortality …
Gastritis is the general term that refers any condition that involves inflammation of the stomach lining. This inflammation can be either acute or chronic. The severity can depend on a variety of factors. For most people, it is minor and will go away quickly after treatment. However, there are some forms that can produce ulcers …
Dementia’s have been linked to chronic brain inflammation in senior citizens . Recently, researchers from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, tracked levels of a blood bio-marker called C-reactive protein and its relation to dementia risk in senior citizens. Past studies had found a relationship between increased levels of brain inflammation bio-markers and the development of …