Among older individuals, women are significantly more likely than men to report having asthma and also have a 30% higher asthma-related mortality rate. In addition, women are nearly twice as likely to visit the emergency department for asthma when compared with men. Older women have been shown to have the highest hospitalization rates among all people with asthma (Figure). “However, little is known regarding why older women are more likely to suffer from the adverse events of asthma,” says Alan P. Baptist, MD, MPH. To better understand the specific issues that are unique to older women with asthma, Dr. Baptist and colleagues conducted a literature review and published their findings in Annals of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology.
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Older Americans Need Protein to Keep Muscles Strong, Study Says – MedicineNet
Protein should come from animal and plant sources, since each type of protein appears to play different roles in maintaining lean muscle mass and leg strength. Plant protein helps preserve muscle strength, while animal protein is linked to muscle mass, the researchers said.
via Older Americans Need Protein to Keep Muscles Strong, Study Says – MedicineNet.
Hmmm….
Even Light Activity Can Boost Seniors’ Health – MedicineNet
Even Light Activity Can Boost Seniors’ Health – MedicineNet.
It really is amusing the stuff that grabs your attention the older you get.
Introduction to Protein Summit 2.0: continued exploration of the impact of high-quality protein on optimal health
From The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. All articles have free access with downloadable PDF files.
Defining meal requirements for protein to optimize metabolic roles of amino acids.
Cynthia Kenyon: How Do You Make An Elderly Worm Feel Young Again? : NPR
Complementary and Integrative Health for Older Adults | NCCIH
Elderly people who exercise ‘live five years longer’ – BBC News
QuickStats: Percentage of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)–Related Deaths,* by Underlying Cause and Age Group — United States, 2013
The causes of injury that result in TBI-related deaths vary by age group. In 2013, 77% of the TBI-related deaths among infants aged <1 year were from causes other than transportation, firearms, or falls, and primarily resulted from assault and maltreatment. Transportation accounted for 53% of the TBI-related deaths among children aged 1–14 years. Firearm-related injuries accounted for 50% and 52% of the TBI-related deaths for persons aged 15–24 and 25–64 years, respectively. Most of the firearm-related TBI deaths in these two age groups were suicides (62% and 83%, respectively). The majority (61%) of TBI-related deaths for those aged ≥65 years resulted from falls.
The Far-Reaching Effects of a Fall – NYTimes.com
Statistics among older people are indeed daunting. Dr. Laurence Z. Rubenstein, chairman of geriatrics at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, reports that those 65 and older constitute about 13 percent of the population but account for three-fourths of all deaths caused by falls. About 40 percent in this age group fall at least once a year; one in 40 of them ends up in the hospital, after which only half are still alive a year later.
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