Adipose tissue fat is not simply a reservoir for excess nutrients, but rather an active and dynamic organ capable of expressing biologically active fat-derived peptides (FDPs). At times of acute injury, macrophages contribute to the release of these peptides and the term inflammatory markers is often applied, but in the basal state, adipose tissue is the predominant source of production. Some of these FDPs may have a role in the development of the obesity metabolic syndrome of aging and other obesity-related diseases. (more…)
Some medications exist for weight loss. These medications are moderately effective, although they often have side effects that ...
Not all body fat is equally bad for your health. It is widely known that body fat distribution is extremely important. Ther ...
Obesity results from an imbalance between caloric consumption and caloric expenditure over a prolonged period. Weight gain occurs w ...
Concomitant with the global increase in obesity is the increase in the metabolic syndrome. The metabolic syndrome, also known ...
Animal studies support a cancer-promoting role for fat, and in humans, epidemiological data strongly suggest that dietary fat i ...
Not all body fat is equally bad for your health. It is widely known that body fat distribution is extremely important. There is increasing evidence for the deleterious effects of Visceral Fat on aging. Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) is an epidemiological tool that demonstrates a correlation between Visceral Fat and development of diabetes mellitus, stroke, coronary artery disease, and mortality. This ratio is easily determined by dividing the measurement of waist circumference by hip circumference. (more…)
Adipose tissue fat is not simply a reservoir for excess nutrients, but rather an active and dynamic organ capable of expressing ...
Some medications exist for weight loss. These medications are moderately effective, although they often have side effects that ...
Animal studies support a cancer-promoting role for fat, and in humans, epidemiological data strongly suggest that dietary fat i ...
Obesity results from an imbalance between caloric consumption and caloric expenditure over a prolonged period. Weight gain occurs w ...
Concomitant with the global increase in obesity is the increase in the metabolic syndrome. The metabolic syndrome, also known ...
Atrial Fibrillation affects approximately 2.3 million people in the United States and is the most common rhythm disorder among U.S. patients hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of an cardiac arrhythmia. The median age of Atrial Fibrillation patients is 75 years; 84% are older than 65 years. Pooled data from studies of chronic Atrial Fibrillation in North America, Britain, and Iceland suggest a prevalence of 0.5% to 1% in the general population. (more…)
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy improves functional capacity and quality of life in patients with persistent class III and IV hea ...
Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmia The principles of drug and non-drug management of supraventricular tachyarrhythmia (SVT) are si ...
Pacemaker therapy is indicated in patients with symptomatic bradycardia (syncope, presyncope, dyspnea, and exercise intolerance) co ...
Results from several recently completed trials have important implications for the primary prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death Preve ...
In older patients without apparent cardiovascular disease, the number of cardiac myocytes declines, while residual myocytes enlarge ...
The prevalence of sexual dysfunction in women approaches 43%, and age is an important correlate. The underlying etiology of sexual dysfunction in women is complex. Nevertheless, hormonal changes such as loss of estrogens and androgens contribute significantly to some of the sexual difficulties experienced by aging women. (more…)
When approaching menopause or during post-menopause period, most women suffered from menopausal symptoms irritability like ...
Altered cellular metabolism and intracellular and intercellular signaling with advancing age result in widespread changes in endocr ...
As you probably know, sex hormone in women is declining with age. Men also experiencing the same, even though the declining rat ...
Altered cellular metabolism and intracellular and intercellular signaling with advancing age result in widespread changes in endocr ...
The accurate diagnosis of endocrine dysfunction in the elderly requires a high index of suspicion. Signs and symptoms of hormone de ...
As people growing older or become elderly, several health risks and health complications and problem may happened because the natural degeneration of human systems and organ. When you are growing older and become member of elderly population, some complications associated with general body aches and pains may occur. (more…)
A lot of pretty painful back problems can be solved with relatively simple exercises. However, you need to diagnosis your pro ...
Using the right medications can help in the treating of acute and chronic back pain. There are good drugs which physicians pres ...
There are many at home treatments for back pain. They all involve simple exercises that you can do to stretch the muscles and spine ...
There is a time in just about everybody's life that they will have some kind of low back ache pain. For some fortunate people, the ...
As someone who has suffered with back pain and sciatica, I have been on numerous medications, pain killers and anti-inflammatio ...
Growing older results in the various changes in the anatomy and physiology of human cardiovascular system. This affects in both healthy patients and patients with hypertension. The heart gets a less powerful pump, and needs to bring more to do the same job. (more…)
First the blood vessels. The walls of the arteries stiffen with age. And the largest blood vessel in the body, the aorta, gets long ...
In older patients without apparent cardiovascular disease, the number of cardiac myocytes declines, while residual myocytes enlarge ...
Carotid sinus hypersensitivity ( more than 3-second pause or a decrease in systolic blood pressure = 50 mm Hg during carotid sinus ...
With heart disease risk being the number one cause of death among older Americans, you should pay particular attention to known ...
Neurocardiogenic Vasovagal syncope is more common in younger patients but also should be considered in elderly patients with unexpl ...
Pharmacodynamics describes the course of action of a drugs and aging at the effector organ level, in terms of duration and magnitude of action, and amplitude of and time to reach the peak action, for both therapeutic and adverse actions. Alterations in the number and affinity of drug receptors, postreceptor signaling processes, biochemical responses, homeostatic mechanisms, and body composition, in addition to higher likelihood of polypharmacy and concurrent pathological processes in older age, make elders more susceptible to adverse drug reactions, drug–drug interactions, or decreased/ increased sensitivity to some drug action. (more…)
There are several important changes in pharmacokinetics metabolism associated with aging that predispose the elderly to increas ...
Complications of Adverse Drug Reactions may include hospitalization, increased hospital stays and health care expenditures, morbidi ...
Something you and your doctor should appreciate is that getting older influences the way you react to drugs. Elderly patients are t ...
Addiction is more than frequent drug use. Recent scientific research provides strong evidence that drugs not only interfere w ...
Aside from the fibromyalgia antidepressants, very few drug classes have evidence for efficacy in the treatment of fibromyalgia fati ...
There are differences on what exactly contribute to quality of life on a personal level from person to person. Although many older people in good health condition have the increase of physical problems that affect them and their businesses. Although these disorders are more common with age, including Alzheimer, dementia, arthritis, hypertension, heart disease, stroke, depression, kidneys problem; lung disease, cancer and men’s prostate disease. (more…)
It is estimated that about 6 million Americans over 65 suffer from depression in late life. The sad reality is that 10% are loo ...
Depression is the most common mental health problem in the elderly. While the incidence in community-dwelling older adults is n ...
An international consensus statement on physical activity, fitness and health (Bouchard et al 1994) identifies six areas affect ...
Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions Research documenting the efficacy of Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions in treating the psyc ...
Most older adults adapt successfully to the multiple developmental and social changes and late life depression that are common ...
Some researches on relation between exercise and body human health results indicate that in addition to increasing muscle capacity, physical activity can help improve strength, balance, joint mobility, flexibility, agility, the speed with which one walks and physical coordination as a whole. In addition, physical activity has effects favorably on metabolism, blood pressure regulation, and prevention of an excessive increase in weight. (more…)
Osteoporosis is disease affecting the bones, making them fragile and prone to fracture. Osteoporosis is defined as a systemic s ...
As a normal ageing process, as you grow older, you will lose muscle fiber. The composition between fats and muscles in your bod ...
Aerobic exercise is one form of exercise with low to moderate intensity which is done for a longer or a moderate duration. With ...
It has been proven over the years that strength training exercises have been used by athletes and sports enthusiasts to improve ...
With heart disease risk being the number one cause of death among older Americans, you should pay particular attention to known ...
Carotenoids are fat-soluble pigments that give a red-orange-yellow color to fruits, vegetables, egg yolks, wild salmon, steelhead trout, shellfish (e.g., shrimp and lobsters), and the feathers of birds, notably brilliant pink flamingos. Fish and fowl alike get their red-orange-yellow hues from eating large quantities of carotenoid-rich aquatic plants, such as algae and plankton.
The deep, vibrant colors, such as those found in fruits, vegetables, beans, legumes, nuts, extra virgin olive oil (EVOO), and seafood such as wild salmon, signify the presence of antioxidants, making these foods an essential part of this program. (more…)
It is truly an astounding promised by products that claimed can help slowing aging. There were plenty of such products and yo ...
The first line of defense belongs to a compound in the body called alpha lipoic acid (ALA). You may already know the importance ...
There are many options of foods and supplements that we can choose to slow the aging process. Not only it helps maintain our youthf ...
Visual impairment among elderly is now a major health care problem. We are living in aging population with 80% of blind people ...