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Moderate drinking may harm heart health in the elderly

Moderate Alcohol Intake May Harm Elderly Hearts

Research seems to question current recommendations regarding alcohol consumption
It's not clear whether diet and exercise can prevent muscle loss as people age

Diet and Exercise May Not Be Enough to Ward Off Sarcopenia

Review finds current research is inconclusive
Failure to use prophylactic laxatives in elderly congestive heart failure patients who use laxatives at home is associated with a significantly longer hospital length of stay

Hospital Stays Longer Without Prophylactic Laxatives

Findings among elderly congestive heart failure patients taking laxatives at home
For older Medicare beneficiaries with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Early Insulin Initiation Beneficial in Seniors With T2DM

Benefits for early insulin initiation without increasing risk of hypoglycemia, health care costs
A little exercise late in life may help men live longer

Physical Activity Boosts Longevity in Older Men

Study links activity in older men to longer lives
Greater abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) severity

Disc Degeneration Tied to Severe Abdominal Aortic Calcification

Higher mortality rates for highest tertile of overall grade score for abdominal aortic calcification
Age-related macular degeneration is a predictor of poor survival

Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Mortality Linked

Findings in older women, especially those aged 80 years and older
The Geriatric Emergency Department Innovations in Care through Workforce

GEDI WISE Model Feasible for Geriatric Emergency Care

Model introduces workforce enhancements for ER staff; linked to reduction in admission to ICUs
During the first six years of follow-up

Lasting Mortality Risk Increase With Hyperglycemic Crises

Among geriatric patients with new-onset diabetes, mortality risk up during six years of follow-up
Older adults with limited life expectancy frequently receive colorectal cancer screening

CRC Screening Among Older Adults Often Inappropriate

Screening seen in more than half of adults aged 75 and older, with less than 10-year life expectancy