Resistance Band Exercise Aids Nursing Home Residents
Less depression, behavioral problems seen among wheelchair-bound participants
Colonic Diverticular Disease May Increase Dementia Risk
In large Taiwanese cohort, overall rate of dementia higher in group with disease than in controls
Erectile Dysfunction Tied to Subclinical Myocardial Injury
Findings based on association between ED, levels of circulating cardiac troponin I
Potentially Unsafe Med Scripts Up for Dual Users With Dementia
Rates of PUM are higher among veterans with dementia using VA-Medicare Part D system
Depression, Suicide Ideation Prevalent in Medical Students
Prevalence of depression or depressive symptoms is 27.2 percent; suicide ideation, 11.1 percent
Multimodal Breast Cancer Tx May Up Cytokines, Comorbidities
Breast cancer survivors treated with multimodalities have greater burden of comorbid conditions
Attempted Suicide Rates, Risk Groups Mostly Unchanged
Men more often resort to violent means, while women turn to poisoning, drowning
<900 Steps Tied to Functional Decline in Hospitalized Seniors
Walking <900 steps/day linked to hospitalization-associated functional decline
Acute, Noncardiac Mortality Risk Up for CA Patients With STEMI
But no increased acute or long-term cardiac mortality risk with guideline-recommended cardiac care
November 2016 Briefing – Geriatrics
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Geriatrics for November 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
