• Eight psychosocial factors, grouped into two distinct clusters, are significantly associated with risk for atrial fibrillation (AF) in postmenopausal women, with insomnia and stressful life events (SLEs) being the most strongly associated with AF, a large new study has found. (medscape.com)
  • The study included 83,736 postmenopausal women in the Women's Health Initiative, mean age 63.9 years and 88.1% White, who did not have AF at baseline. (medscape.com)
  • Postural sway is an independent risk factor for bone fractures in postmenopausal women, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital, published in Journal of Bone and Mineral Research . (ptproductsonline.com)
  • The study was based on the OSTPRE (Kuopio Osteoporosis Risk Factor and Prevention Study) cohort, which was initiated in 1989 in order to study bone mineral loss, falls, and fractures in postmenopausal women. (ptproductsonline.com)
  • The cohort consisted of 14,220 peri- and postmenopausal women living in Kuopio, in the eastern part of Finland. (ptproductsonline.com)
  • Existing evidence clearly shows that testosterone is beneficial in the treatment of sexual desire dysfunction in postmenopausal women, but not for any other conditions or symptoms, the authors conclude. (medscape.com)
  • However, the consensus statement underscores that the evidence only shows that testosterone treatment is beneficial for women who are postmenopausal. (medscape.com)
  • Liu and his colleagues looked at more than 13,000 postmenopausal women and identified non-genetic factors associated with levels of SHBG. (ladylively.com)
  • Nevertheless, "these results support the notion that following a healthy dietary pattern may play a role in the maintenance of bone health in postmenopausal women," concluded a research team led by Dr. Bernhard Haring of the University of Wurzburg in Germany. (seniorsymptoms.com)
  • In a cohort of 27,578 postmenopausal Iowa women, we examined whether the risk with a family history of breast cancer differs by self-reported ethnicity. (umn.edu)
  • ABSTRACT Vertebral fracture, the hallmark of osteoporosis, usually occurs in postmenopausal women with low bone mineral density (BMD). (who.int)
  • It's recommended that adults ages 65 years and older get 7 to 8 hours of sleep a night, according to the National Sleep Foundation. (livescience.com)
  • Back pain is a leading cause of disability, and the proportion of adults over age 65 who have back pain is increasing in the United States, particularly among women. (ajmc.com)
  • A study published in Osteoporosis International found that a plant-based diet is linked to a lower risk of osteoporosis among older adults, particularly women. (vegnews.com)
  • Older adults, especially women, who follow a plant-based diet could be at lower risk for osteoporosis, according to a new study published in scientific journal Osteoporosis International . (vegnews.com)
  • Osteoporosis is a common chronic bone disease that develops in older adults when bone mineral density and bone mass decreases, or when the structure and strength of bone changes. (vegnews.com)
  • This study aimed to investigate the cross-sectional association between plant-based dietary patterns and osteoporosis in older adults. (vegnews.com)
  • Older adults, especially women, consume more healthy plant foods and reduce the consumption of animal foods and unhealthy plant foods, which was associated with a lower risk of osteoporosis," the study concluded. (vegnews.com)
  • In addition to lowering the risk of osteoporosis, other studies have found that a plant-based diet can help older adults in other ways. (vegnews.com)
  • Frailty is a common syndrome in older adults that is characterized by fatigue, slowed walking speed, weak muscle strength, and unintentional weight loss, among other characteristics. (vegnews.com)
  • According to preliminary research from the Rush Institute for Healthy Aging, eating a healthy plant-based diet may substantially slow the rate of cognitive decline in older Black adults in the United States. (vegnews.com)
  • Another study published in the medical journal American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine identified that consuming a vegan diet is linked to a fewer number of medications prescribed to older adults. (vegnews.com)
  • The study, which involved analyzing data from 328 participants who were 60 years or older, concluded that older adults who follow a healthy vegan or vegetarian diet are better protecting their health. (vegnews.com)
  • Listeria monocytogenes is a bacteria that, when ingested, can cause a serious and life-threatening infection in pregnant women, newborns, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems. (healthline.com)
  • In addition, older adults and those with weakened immune systems - such as people with diabetes or cancer - may also experience symptoms as well as infection in other organs, Maldonado added. (healthline.com)
  • The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has more on hip fractures in older adults . (seniorsymptoms.com)
  • Of the estimated 85.6 million American adults having at least one type of cardiovascular disease, which includes heart disease and stroke, 43.7 million of them are 60 or older. (gdc4gpat.com)
  • The paper reports on 1000 community-dwelling older adults aged 65 and older enrolled in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Study of Aging, a longitudinal observational study of mobility among older black and white participants in the USA. (nih.gov)
  • This research has implications for nutritional policies directed towards older adults. (nih.gov)
  • Objective measurements can be used to identify people with risks of falls, but many frail elderly adults cannot complete physical performance tests. (springer.com)
  • Declaration: the call to action `older adults' and `older people' documents which together by Edmonton City Council. (who.int)
  • For adults hospitalized with flu illness, some studies have reported that early antiviral treatment can reduce the risk of death. (cdc.gov)
  • Identifying and addressing sex-specific, modifiable risk factors, including insomnia, "may help reduce the burden of AF in aging women," the researchers conclude. (medscape.com)
  • It's been known that antibiotic use is associated with long-lasting changes in gut microbiota however, until this study, researchers have yet to assess relatively health populations in order to determine how duration of antibiotic use at different times in adulthood may relate to all-cause and cause-specific risk of death. (pharmacytimes.com)
  • To further examine this, researchers from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health studied 37,510 women, aged 60 years and older, who reported antibiotic use and were free of heart disease and cancer at the study's start. (pharmacytimes.com)
  • In a new study, researchers analyzed information from more than 3,000 older women in the United States who wore a fitness tracker-like device called an ActiGraphic, which measures activity as well as sleep, for one week. (livescience.com)
  • The researchers also calculated each participant's "Reynolds Risk Score," a score that estimates a person's risk of developing cardiovascular disease , or experiencing a complication like a heart attack or stroke, over 10 years. (livescience.com)
  • Although this is only a small increase in risk, the results were statistically meaningful, and held even after the researchers took into account factors that could also play a role, such as age, body mass index (BMI), smoking habits, alcohol use and self-rated health. (livescience.com)
  • In a prospective cohort study , researchers from the Boston Medical Center sought to examine whether back pain is associated with all-cause and with cause-specific mortality in older women, and whether an association was mediated by disability. (ajmc.com)
  • The researchers, led by Eric Roseen, DC, MSc, a research fellow at Boston Medical Center, enrolled 8321 white women with a mean age of 71.5 (standard deviation, 5.1) years, and followed them over a median of 14.1 years. (ajmc.com)
  • Greicius's team, which included researchers from Stanford and the University of California-San Francisco, is the first to demonstrate a gender difference in brain function in healthy older people who carry at least one copy of ApoE4, a common gene variant known for predisposing people to Alzheimer's disease . (stanford.edu)
  • Researchers point out that further research is needed in order to incorporate postural sway into a fracture risk estimation tool. (ptproductsonline.com)
  • In the new study, published in JAMA Network Open , researchers looked at data on 221,714 screening mammograms from 193,787 women ages 65 and older compiled by the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium . (kpwashingtonresearch.org)
  • The researchers also evaluated whether body mass index (a measure of body fat based on a person's weight and height) affected the association between breast density and cancer risk. (kpwashingtonresearch.org)
  • The researchers divided the women into two groups based on whether they'd had another screening mammogram at some point during the next 3 years. (cancer.gov)
  • FRIDAY, Sept. 20Older women's age and lifestyle habits may be associated with levels of a protein possibly linked with type 2 diabetes risk, researchers say. (ladylively.com)
  • After adjusting for disease history and other risk factors, the researchers found that a healthy plant-based diet was associated with a "significantly" lower risk of osteoporosis, while an unhealthy plant-based diet was associated with a higher risk. (vegnews.com)
  • The study's researchers investigated the link between diet and polypharmacy-where a person takes five or more prescribed medications-which carries an 88 percent higher risk of adverse drug events as well as higher mortality rates. (vegnews.com)
  • Women who most closely followed a Mediterranean diet - one high in fruits, vegetables, nuts, legumes and whole grains - had a 20 percent lower risk for hip fractures compared to women who didn't follow this regimen, the researchers found. (seniorsymptoms.com)
  • And the researchers stressed that the absolute reduction in risk of a hip fracture for any one woman was still pretty slight - only about a third of one percent. (seniorsymptoms.com)
  • The study from researchers from the Drexel University School of Public Health in Philadelphia and Karolinska Institute in Sweden provides more insight into how the risk associated with parental age varies between mothers' and fathers' ages, and found that the risk of having a child with both ASD and intellectual disability is larger for older parents. (medindia.net)
  • In the study, researchers report that fathers' and mothers advancing ages have different impacts on their child's risk. (medindia.net)
  • In this five-year prospective study, researchers looked at more than 5,000 women ages 63 to 97 and measured both the total time they sat or laid down each day and the duration of discrete sedentary periods. (gdc4gpat.com)
  • British researchers found symptoms of long COVID are more frequently reported by women, those with poor health before the pandemic, and those aged 50 to 60 years. (abc.net.au)
  • Researchers found that dedicating seven hours a week to fast walking and other rigorous forms of exercise can help slash our risk by 25 percent. (bet.com)
  • Diabetic Blacks More at Risk for Vision Loss - Diabetic Blacks are more likely to lose their vision as a result, researchers found. (bet.com)
  • Researchers from Japan and Korea report that dancing can greatly reduce the risk of disability for activities of daily living in older women. (naturalnews.com)
  • The earlier in life children reach their lowest body mass index (BMI) signals potential heart disease risk factors and may become evident as early as age 7, researchers reported at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2007. (news-medical.net)
  • Breastfed babies are less likely to have certain cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in adulthood than their bottle-fed counterparts, researchers reported at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2007. (news-medical.net)
  • [ 17 ] In addition, some researchers have raised questions about whether a high-protein or low-carbohydrate diet may increase the all-cause mortality risk in women. (medscape.com)
  • UNLABELLED: In this large prospective cohort study of elderly women, the relationships between prior wrist fracture and incident hip and radiographic vertebral fractures were significantly attenuated when adjusted for BMD. (healthpartners.com)
  • MATERIALS AND METHODS: We ascertained prior history of wrist fracture since age 50, measured calcaneal and hip BMD, and performed lateral spine films in a cohort of 9704 elderly community-dwelling women, and then followed them prospectively for incident vertebral and hip fractures. (healthpartners.com)
  • Studying postural sway is important because it has shown an association with falls, which in turn are an important risk factor for fractures. (ptproductsonline.com)
  • Research "generally supports the idea that adequate nutrition has health benefits that may extend to a lower risk of hip fractures," said Hepinstall, an orthopedic surgeon at the Lenox Hill Hospital Center for Joint Preservation & Reconstruction, in New York City. (seniorsymptoms.com)
  • While the team found a slight trend in favor of the Mediterranean diet and a lower risk of hip fracture in particular, the diet did not seem to lower the odds for fractures overall. (seniorsymptoms.com)
  • The importance of vegetable diversity for the risk of falling and fractures is unclear. (edu.au)
  • Our objective was to examine the relationship between vegetable diversity with injurious falling and fractures leading to hospitalization in a prospective cohort of older Australian women (n = 1429, ≥70 years). (edu.au)
  • The study examined the relationship between a subjective risk rating of specific tasks (SRRST) to screen for fall risks and falls and fall-related fractures in frail elderly people. (springer.com)
  • These results suggest that subjective ratings by care staff can be utilized to determine the risks of falls and fall-related fractures in the frail elderly, however, these preliminary results require confirmation in further prospective research. (springer.com)
  • Cite this: Stress, Insomnia Tied to Increased AF Risk for Older Women - Medscape - Sep 12, 2023. (medscape.com)
  • Several earlier studies have found a relationship between getting too little or too much sleep and a person's risk for cardiovascular disease. (livescience.com)
  • He also suggested that experiments could be conducted to determine if changing lifestyle habits - such as getting more exercise - could change SHBG levels over time and reduce a person's risk of diabetes. (ladylively.com)
  • Obesity significantly increases a person's risk of developing the condition. (healthywomen.org)
  • A study published in scientific publication Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia, and Muscle found that replacing animal protein with plant protein is associated with a lower risk of frailty among older women. (vegnews.com)
  • These findings suggest an association between osteoporosis and invasive breast cancer, two of the most prevalent conditions affecting an older woman's health. (greenmedinfo.com)
  • Eating a Mediterranean diet may at least slightly lower an older woman's risk for hip fracture, a new study suggests. (seniorsymptoms.com)
  • Importantly, the association showed up regardless of a woman's overall health, physical function, and other cardiovascular risk factors, including whether they also were engaging in moderate to vigorous physical activity. (gdc4gpat.com)
  • They separated these clusters into quartiles, identified associations between psychosocial exposure variables, and adjusted for traditional risk factors. (medscape.com)
  • The results support the hypothesis that psychosocial predictors account for additional risk for AF "above and beyond" traditional AF risk factors, the authors write. (medscape.com)
  • Fracture risk estimation tools like FRAX (Fracture Risk Assessment Tool, University of Sheffield) use multiple fracture risk factors in order to estimate the chance of a fracture occurring over a certain period. (ptproductsonline.com)
  • We've made great strides in the last several years with Alzheimer's disease and dementia research, and we're discovering patterns among our patients that are shedding light on prominent risk factors - one of those being obesity. (nyp.org)
  • Several factors are at play: It's not just because women live longer, it's not just because of the decrease in estrogen during menopause - which is very important and I'll talk about that in a moment - it's also due to a brain energy metabolism problem. (nyp.org)
  • What we've seen through recent research is that certain hormonal risk factors like menopause can increase risk of Alzheimer's from a metabolic perspective. (nyp.org)
  • A new study suggests that older women and their doctors should consider breast density, along with other factors, when weighing the benefits and harms of continuing with routine breast cancer screening later in life. (kpwashingtonresearch.org)
  • These finding suggest that, in addition to life expectancy, individuals may want to consider risk factors such as breast density when considering the potential benefits and harms of continuing screening. (kpwashingtonresearch.org)
  • Ageism, age discrimination in the workplace, homelessness and factors leading to elder abuse all impact on older women. (humanrights.gov.au)
  • Factors contributing to this include the gender pay gap, historic gender roles and the increased likelihood of women taking career breaks or working part time to undertake unpaid caring responsibilities. (humanrights.gov.au)
  • Liu's group had previously found that SHBG can predict type 2 diabetes risk and identified several genetic factors associated with SHBG levels, according to the release. (ladylively.com)
  • Although these three cancers originate in different tissues, they nevertheless share many risk factors. (org.in)
  • Because these cancers share many hormonal and epidemiological risk factors, a woman with a high breast cancer risk is also likely to have an above-average risk of developing ovarian or endometrial cancer. (org.in)
  • In this study, Brian K. Lee, PhD, an assistant professor in the Drexel University School of Public Health, and colleagues analyzed a large population registry sample of 417,303 children born in Sweden between 1984 and 2003, adjusted for numerous possible factors that could vary with parental age and also influence risk, such as family income and each parent's psychiatric history. (medindia.net)
  • Sedentary behaviors and inactivity are major risk factors for heart disease, and this research also shows that it is never too late, or too early, to move more and improve your heart health. (gdc4gpat.com)
  • South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Nepali, and Sri Lankan) individuals have high rates of cardiovascular disease that is not explained by traditional cardiovascular risk factors. (nih.gov)
  • The investigators aim to establish a longitudinal study of South Asians at three United States centers to identify risk factors linked to subclinical atherosclerosis and incident cardiovascular disease. (nih.gov)
  • Women up to age 75 should have a mammogram every 1 to 2 years, depending on their risk factors, to check for breast cancer. (medlineplus.gov)
  • In a residential facility, staff members possess knowledge of their residents' potential fall risk over a 24-hour period, and this encompasses both predisposing and precipitating factors. (springer.com)
  • Differences in mean levels of breast cancer risk factors between ethnicities were generally small but statistically significant. (umn.edu)
  • Relative risk estimates were not attenuated upon addition of known breast cancer risk factors to the model, implying that the distribution of these risk factors by ethnicity is unlikely to explain some of the observed ethnic-specific differences between family history and risk of breast cancer. (umn.edu)
  • There is limited research on injury risk factors in these special populations of farm ers. (cdc.gov)
  • It is especially important to study the risk factors for injury in these growing and at-risk groups. (cdc.gov)
  • Identified factors associated with farm work-related injury should better inform agricultur al health policies and guidelines for older farm ers, such as policies governing the allowable number of hours worked per week and rest breaks, guidelines that advise appropriate types of farm tasks, and ergonomic engineering advances on farm ing equipment. (cdc.gov)
  • They are largely preventable by addressing their four common modifiable risk factors: tobacco use, harmful use of alcohol, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity. (who.int)
  • NCD mortality and key NCD risk factors for 2025 or 2030, compared to ten Member States in 2015. (who.int)
  • Health information systems are weak, leading to unavailability of accurate, reliable and timely information on risk factors and the burden and impact of NCDs. (who.int)
  • ANAHEIM, Calif. - Getting too much sleep may increase the risk for heart disease in older women, early research suggests. (livescience.com)
  • The study also suggests that girls who start menstruation before the age of 10 or younger, are at an increased risk of having a stroke before the age of 65. (medicaldaily.com)
  • In addition, a combination of high postural sway and low bone mineral density was associated with a five times higher overall fracture risk and an 11 times higher osteoporotic fracture risk, the study suggests. (ptproductsonline.com)
  • Moreover, the relationship between self-compassion, self-regulation, and health suggests that self-compassionate people should experience lower rates of cardiovascular disease risk and frailty. (scapps.org)
  • A new study suggests that the risk of overdiagnosis with routine screening mammography is substantial for women in their 70s and older. (cancer.gov)
  • A new study suggests that older parents are likelier to have a child who develops an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) than are younger parents. (medindia.net)
  • New research published in scientific journal Nature Communications suggests that, as a woman in her 50s, Ms Answerth is in a prime risk group for developing the illness. (abc.net.au)
  • The study suggests that diabetic African-Americans are at a higher risk of diabetic macular edema (DME), which is the lead cause of blindness among diabetics. (bet.com)
  • Women with the highest postural sway had a two times higher fracture risk compared to women with the lowest postural sway. (ptproductsonline.com)
  • However, the role of postural sway as an independent fracture risk factor has been uncertain, according to a media release from University of Eastern Finland. (ptproductsonline.com)
  • In addition, we wanted to study the combined effect of high postural sway and low bone mineral density on fracture risk," says Early Stage Researcher Sarang Qazi, the first author of the new study, in the releasze. (ptproductsonline.com)
  • Further, a combination of high postural sway and low bone mineral density resulted in a five times higher overall fracture risk and an 11 times higher osteoporotic fracture risk compared to the low-risk group. (ptproductsonline.com)
  • Higher weight was also a significant fracture risk factor, the release explains. (ptproductsonline.com)
  • Nevertheless, the results of this study are not convincing enough to confirm that the Mediterranean diet is best, nor do they suggest that an individual adopting a Mediterranean diet can be confident that they have taken adequate measures to reduce fracture risk," he said. (seniorsymptoms.com)
  • Increasing vegetable diversity especially in older women with low vegetable intake may be an effective way to reduce injurious fall and fracture risk. (edu.au)
  • Can Obesity in Older Women Lead to Dementia Risk? (nyp.org)
  • How does waist circumference impact dementia risk? (nyp.org)
  • We'll need to further substantiate whether reducing body fat in the belly area lowers dementia risk and improves memory function. (nyp.org)
  • Pregnant women who have listeria infections often have only mild symptoms or fever, but their infections may result in miscarriage, premature labor and serious illness or death in newborn infants. (cdc.gov)
  • In most pregnant women, the symptoms may not be severe, but the infection can be transmitted to their fetus or newborn infants, which can result in serious bloodstream and brain infections," says Dr. Yvonne Maldonado , an infectious diseases specialist at Stanford Health Care, told Healthline. (healthline.com)
  • Especially in the case of heart disease and heart attacks, women's symptoms can be different than men's, increasing the risk of misdiagnosis. (kevinmd.com)
  • While chest pain is common in men, women having heart attacks often report fatigue, shortness of breath, and jaw and arm pain as their main symptoms. (kevinmd.com)
  • This means that much of the information health care providers have as their knowledge base doesn't address the different symptoms, anatomy, and reactions of women to both diseases and treatments. (kevinmd.com)
  • Some studies have found an association between being a woman and health care providers being more likely to believe the cause of symptoms, especially pain, is psychological rather than physical. (kevinmd.com)
  • For example, if one of your parents had a heart attack at a young age, your provider will know you're at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease and may monitor your heart health more closely and interpret the symptoms women experience during a heart attack more accurately with that background knowledge in hand. (kevinmd.com)
  • Females often have more debilitating symptoms than their male counterparts. (ucalgary.ca)
  • In this study, quantitative characterization of plaque using coronary computed tomographic angiography (CTA) will be used to determine if women who were treated with intensive medical therapy have a greater reduction in the amount and type of cholesterol plaque compared to women receiving usual care and if this results in beneficial changes in clinical symptoms. (nih.gov)
  • Check with your doctor promptly if you are in a group at high risk for serious complications and you get flu symptoms. (cdc.gov)
  • The study team evaluated whether breast density was associated with the risk of developing invasive breast cancer over 5 years for 2 age groups: women ages 65 to 74, and women ages 75 and older. (kpwashingtonresearch.org)
  • In contrast, women with extremely or heterogeneously dense breasts had a higher risk of invasive breast cancer than those with scattered fibroglandular breasts, with a 39% higher risk among women ages 65 to 74 and a 23% higher risk among women ages 75 and older. (kpwashingtonresearch.org)
  • In subgroup analyses, the Stress Cluster had a stronger association with AF incidence in younger (50-69 years) vs older women (70-79 years), and in non-Hispanic White and Asian women vs Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black women. (medscape.com)
  • Participants were 78 years old on average, and represented a racially and ethnically diverse group. (livescience.com)
  • The results showed that, for women who slept more than 9 hours a night, their estimated odds of developing cardiovascular disease in the next 10 years was about 13 percent, compared with 12 percent for those who slept 7.5 to 8 hours a night. (livescience.com)
  • METHODS: We prospectively studied 8905 women who were 65 years of age or older during the period from 1986 through 1988 and had no history of breast cancer. (greenmedinfo.com)
  • The women were followed for a mean of 6.5 years for the occurrence of breast cancer. (greenmedinfo.com)
  • RESULTS: During 57 516 person-years of follow-up, 315 women developed primary invasive or in situ breast cancer. (greenmedinfo.com)
  • The women were followed up for a period of 15 years. (ptproductsonline.com)
  • According to a recent study , older women with a larger waist size-more than 34 inches-had a 39% increased risk of dementia within 15 years compared with women with a normal waist size. (nyp.org)
  • By 2047, in just over 25 years, it is projected 1 in 5 older Australians will be aged 85 and over. (humanrights.gov.au)
  • There is growing evidence that relatively low levels of the protein - called sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) - can indicate an increased risk of type 2 diabetes years in advance. (ladylively.com)
  • This protein can predict your future risk six to 10 years down the line. (ladylively.com)
  • But while Barbie may be 60 years old, her signature pink color dates back 1.1 billion years ago - making it the oldest color in the geologic record. (gulfnews.com)
  • These interactions indicated that consuming more healthy plant foods had a greater beneficial effect in preventing osteoporosis among women and those older than 80 years compared with men aged 80 years and younger. (vegnews.com)
  • For diseases that are more commonly diagnosed or exclusively diagnosed in women, including multiple sclerosis, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, thyroid disorders, fibroids, and endometriosis, getting an accurate diagnosis can take five to ten years and require seeing multiple health care providers. (kevinmd.com)
  • And for some people - like those between 40 and 65 years old - committing to staying active may be difficult. (naturalnews.com)
  • As humans grow older, muscle tone is lost a rate of 10 percent for every 10 years after the age of 40. (naturalnews.com)
  • The SRRST was investigated in 5,062 individuals aged 65 years or older who were utilized day-care services. (springer.com)
  • Persons 16 years and older and emancipated minors were interviewed directly. (cdc.gov)
  • Farm work-related injury among farm ers 50 years of age and older in Kentucky and South Carolina: a cohort study, 2002-2005. (cdc.gov)
  • a. 12 years old or younger b. 13 years old c. 14 years old d. 15 years old e. 16 years old f. 17 years old g. 18 years old or older 2. (cdc.gov)
  • STEPS surveys to collect information on the status of major health risks for NCDs.9 In the past five years, only 15 Member States10 have conducted STEPS surveys. (who.int)
  • Because older or frail women are most likely to have a shorter remaining life span, the prospect of overdiagnosis has led to sometimes intense debate about whether it's appropriate to screen these women for breast cancer. (cancer.gov)
  • Multivariate analyses that adjusted for age, obesity, and other covariates revealed that the risk of breast cancer for women in the highest quartile of BMD for all three skeletal sites was 2.7 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.4 to 5.3) times greater than that for women in the lowest quartile at all three skeletal sites. (greenmedinfo.com)
  • Health Matters spoke with Dr. Richard Isaacson , a neurologist and the founder and director of the Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian, about what can be learned from the study about the relationship between obesity and dementia, and what it means for women. (nyp.org)
  • Why does obesity, particularly belly fat, put women at greater risk for dementia than men? (nyp.org)
  • Strategies for decreasing a child's risk for obesity often focus on improving eating habits and maintaining a high level of physical activity. (news-medical.net)
  • Listeria strikes hard at pregnant women, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems, sending many to the hospital and causing miscarriage or death in as many as one in five," said Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., Director, CDC. (cdc.gov)
  • Elderly women with high bone mineral density (BMD) have up to 2.7 times greater risk of breast cancer, especially advanced cancer, compared with women with low BMD. (greenmedinfo.com)
  • CONCLUSIONS: Elderly women with high BMD have an increased risk of breast cancer, especially advanced cancer, compared with women with low BMD. (greenmedinfo.com)
  • CONCLUSION: In elderly women, prior wrist fracture is a risk factor for radiographic vertebral fracture independent of BMD. (healthpartners.com)
  • This will improve current methods and help in the early identification of the elderly who are at a greater risk of having a fracture so that required interventions can be carried out in time. (ptproductsonline.com)
  • According to the results, women with the highest postural sway had a two times higher risk for any fracture and for osteoporotic wrist, upper arm, spine, or hip fracture compared to women with the lowest postural sway. (ptproductsonline.com)
  • As we've seen in this study and in previous research, women who have elevated body fat, not just body fat throughout the body but body fat specifically around the belly, waist, and internal organs, tend to have a higher risk of dementia. (nyp.org)
  • Research shows that breast cancer risk is higher with increasing body mass index after menopause. (kpwashingtonresearch.org)
  • Importantly, treatment should target blood concentrations of testosterone that approximate what is normal for premenopausal women, and no higher, the statement recommends. (medscape.com)
  • Also, older men were more likely to be working full time and in higher paid jobs. (humanrights.gov.au)
  • They found that age, use of estrogen-replacement therapy, physical activity and consumption of caffeinated coffee were significantly higher in women with higher levels of the protein. (ladylively.com)
  • Because so many of the buildings were wood frame and older, the damage rates were higher than other fires, the firm said. (kron4.com)
  • They found the odds of developing long COVID were 50 per cent higher in women than men. (abc.net.au)
  • Are there certain groups of people who are at higher risk for asthma? (healthywomen.org)
  • People who have allergies are at an increased risk of developing asthma, and those raised in environments where they were exposed to cigarette smoke also have a much higher incidence of the condition. (healthywomen.org)
  • The study shows that overweight and obese women in the UK are at a higher risk of developing and dying from cancer. (news-medical.net)
  • People with these vulnerabilities may be at higher risk from breathing wildfire smoke. (cdc.gov)
  • T-score was not sensitive enough to identify low BMD in the spine, whereas the femoral neck T-score could recognize women at high risk of fracture with higher accuracy. (who.int)
  • HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. ( WSAV ) - Media mogul Tyler Perry has agreed to build a new home for a 93-year-old South Carolina woman who refuses to sell her family's land to developers. (fox2now.com)
  • A longitudinal survey was conducted of farm ers (n = 1,394) age 50 and older who resided in Kentucky and South Carolina. (cdc.gov)
  • Roseen and his colleagues added that the study's findings are consistent with prior studies that found that older women who had daily or disabling back pain had an elevated mortality risk, but that the nature of the association remains unclear, and the study was limited by the inclusion of only white woman in the cohort. (ajmc.com)
  • As Age Discrimination Commissioner, I have a very small team and have cut my coat to fit my cloth and have made it my priority to address three major manifestations of age discrimination - age discrimination in the workplace, older women's risk of homelessness and elder abuse in the community. (humanrights.gov.au)
  • The Canadian Women's Heart Health Alliance recognized two members of the WCHI for advancing inquiry and knowledge of women-specific heart health issues in 2022. (ucalgary.ca)
  • Exercise Helps Reduce Black Women's Risk of Breast Cancer - Working out can help protect Black women from developing breast cancer. (bet.com)
  • Roseen EJ, LaValley MP, Li S, Saper RB, Felson DT, Fredman L. Association of back pain with all-cause and cause-specific mortality among older women: a cohort study. (ajmc.com)
  • However, it's important to note that the study found only an association, and cannot prove a "cause and effect" relationship between getting too much sleep and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. (livescience.com)
  • In a study we published in 2019, we found that reducing body fat in people at risk of Alzheimer's disease correlated with improved cognitive function. (nyp.org)
  • But since there is currently no way to tell which breast cancers found on screening mammograms will grow, and how fast, women who have such cancers almost always have surgery, and sometimes additional treatments. (cancer.gov)
  • Studies conducted over the past few decades have found that women ages 40 to 74 who are regularly screened for breast cancer have a small but meaningfully reduced risk of dying of the disease . (cancer.gov)
  • The Australian Human Rights Commission's 2015 National Prevalence Survey of Age Discrimination in the Workplace [4] found age discrimination had different impacts on men than women. (humanrights.gov.au)
  • Liu and his colleagues also found that there are no racial or ethnic differences among women in terms of SHBG levels. (ladylively.com)
  • The study also found that substituting dairy protein for non-dairy animal protein was associated with a 14 percent lower risk of frailty. (vegnews.com)
  • A new study has found that the longer older women sit or lay down during the course of a day-and the longer the individual periods of uninterrupted sitting-the greater their risk of cardiovascular diseases such as heart disease and stroke. (gdc4gpat.com)
  • But reducing their sedentary time by just an hour a day appears to lower the risk of cardiovascular diseases by 12 percent-and for heart disease alone, by a dramatic 26 percent, the research found. (gdc4gpat.com)
  • While everyone faces some risk of experiencing a delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis, some studies have found that the problem is more common for women. (kevinmd.com)
  • The peer-reviewed data is consistent with findings from other studies that have found women are more susceptible to long COVID, says Kirsty Short, a virologist from the University of Queensland. (abc.net.au)
  • Marciano's body was recovered in a building adjacent to Shifa, the military said, like that of another hostage found Thursday, 65-year-old Yehudit Weiss. (boston.com)
  • A systematic literature review found that pre- and post-exercise protein intakes of 0.32-0.38 g/kg have beneficial effects on physiological responses in premenopausal female athletes. (medscape.com)
  • [ 17 ] Women should avoid consuming fats found in processed foods because of their highly saturated nature. (medscape.com)
  • BMD values at the spine and femoral neck were compared in 34 women with vertebral fracture and 34 controls. (who.int)
  • BACKGROUND: Older women with low bone mineral density (BMD) have a decreased incidence of breast cancer. (greenmedinfo.com)
  • They then compared how many women were diagnosed with breast cancer (incidence) and how many died from breast cancer over the remainder of their lives. (cancer.gov)
  • The incidence of breast cancer did not differ significantly by ethnicity, although the highest rates were observed among Scandinavian women (488 per 100,000 per year) and the lowest among Irish women (353 per 100,000 per year). (umn.edu)
  • Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions 2018, women who take antibiotics for long periods, especially in late adulthood, have an increased risk of death from heart disease and in general. (pharmacytimes.com)
  • The research on breast cancer risk and who may benefit from continued breast cancer screening is particularly sparse for women ages 75 and older," says Weiwei Zhu, MS , a biostatistician with Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (KPWHRI), who is a lead author of the study. (kpwashingtonresearch.org)
  • And this overdiagnosis risk escalates with increasing age and other health problems, according to findings published August 8 in the Annals of Internal Medicine . (cancer.gov)
  • Older women were more likely than men to report that the most recent episode of age discrimination they had experienced affected their self-esteem or mental health and caused them stress - and that it had a negative impact on their family, career, or finances. (humanrights.gov.au)
  • In the study, the German team examined the link between diet and bone health in more than 90,000 healthy American women, whose average age was 64. (seniorsymptoms.com)
  • The findings, Bellettiere said, could have implications for what health officials communicate to older women about staying heart healthy. (gdc4gpat.com)
  • Encouraging less sedentary time and shorter sedentary bouts in older women could have large public health benefits," Bellettiere said. (gdc4gpat.com)
  • To decrease the risk of a delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis, women should proactively advocate for themselves with their health care providers. (kevinmd.com)
  • Dumanski's ReACH (Reproductive And Cardiovascular Health) research initiative focuses on the relationship between fertility, fertility treatments and cardiovascular risk. (ucalgary.ca)
  • She is currently studying the impact of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) on female cardiovascular health. (ucalgary.ca)
  • FYI: Regular walking at a normal pace didn't have an effect on our breast cancer risk, writes Health Day. (bet.com)
  • Are Mental Health Issues Growing Among Older Blacks? (bet.com)
  • Black females had the greatest risk of poor nutritional health, however more indicators of social isolation, support, and capital were associated with nutritional risk for black men. (nih.gov)
  • More than 11,400 Palestinians have been killed in the war, two-thirds of them women and minors, according to Palestinian health authorities. (boston.com)
  • A fertility organisation in Britain is saying that severely obese women should be barred from having National Health Service fertility treatment until they have lost weight. (news-medical.net)
  • The older obese population in the U.S. appear to be experiencing more impairments in functional abilities related to movement, although there have been improvements in the cardiovascular health of this population, according to a study in the November 7 issue of JAMA. (news-medical.net)
  • The second the World Health Organization old could be training to run a half- document is the Vision for an as important aspects of an marathon. (who.int)
  • Unfortunately, while it is often assumed that increasing longevity is accompanied by an extended period of good health, there is little evidence to suggest that older people today are experiencing better health than their parents did at the same age. (who.int)
  • Furthermore, good health in older age is not equally distributed, either between or within countries. (who.int)
  • Most of the health problems of older age are linked to chronic conditions, particularly noncommunicable diseases. (who.int)
  • The starting point in its development was the World report on ageing and health , which was released in 2015.2 This drew on 19 background papers produced by experts in key areas relating to ageing and health, together with input from representatives of key organizations of older people, civil society organizations working on ageing, international organizations, professional bodies and numerous experts. (who.int)
  • Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 1990 USER NOTE The Format Library for the SAS Data File exists as : CC37.SAS.YRBS90.FMTLIB Volume Serial: SCIP04 Organization: PS Record Format: FS Record Length: 6144 Block Size: 6144 SURVEY Survey Coversheet This survey is about health. (cdc.gov)
  • Based on 2016 ABS Census data, [2] older men were more likely to be working than older women (17% of men in the labour force, compared with 10% of women). (humanrights.gov.au)
  • The Workplace Gender Equality Agency reported that in 2016-17, [3] the mean superannuation balance of women aged 60-64 was 17.4% lower than men of the same age. (humanrights.gov.au)
  • Larger studies are needed to inform clinical recommendations regarding the use of testosterone for HSDD in premenopausal women," the statement concludes. (medscape.com)
  • Deaths primarily occurred among older people and as miscarriages or stillbirths. (cdc.gov)
  • People with diabetes have twice the risk of Alzheimer's disease. (nyp.org)
  • Two out of three people affected by Alzheimer's disease are women. (nyp.org)
  • Yet people don't know about the risks. (dallasnews.com)
  • The war, now in its sixth week, was triggered by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack in southern Israel , in which the militants killed more than 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and captured some 240 men, women and children . (boston.com)
  • This fact sheet provides information about using prescription antiviral drugs to treat influenza in people at high risk for serious flu complications. (cdc.gov)
  • For people at high risk of serious flu complications, early treatment with an antiviral drug can mean the difference between having a milder illness instead of a more serious illness that could result in a hospital stay. (cdc.gov)
  • Yet the world is very far from this ideal, particularly for poor older people and those from disadvantaged social groups. (who.int)
  • It wasn't until 1993 that Congress passed a law that requires women to be included as clinical trial participants and some studies show that women are still under-represented in trials. (kevinmd.com)
  • Dumanski wants to better understand the influence of IVF on the female cardiovascular system, with the aim of developing clinical interventions. (ucalgary.ca)
  • The study will provide an understanding of how intensive medical therapy works in providing clinical benefit in women with nonobstructive plaque. (nih.gov)
  • The study was done to develop a screening tool to identify infants prior to 12 months at risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and developmental learning delay (DLD) and provide immediate determination of risk for ASD. (medindia.net)
  • Full said the next step for her research will be to look at whether getting too little or too much sleep is linked with actual cardiovascular events, including heart attacks and strokes, rather than looking at a person's predicted risk, as she did in this study. (livescience.com)
  • Additional research and continual monitoring of evolving risks will allow us to develop policies that further reduce these illness rates. (cdc.gov)
  • Now, research has demonstrated that persistent back pain is also linked with an increased risk of death in older women. (ajmc.com)
  • Less is known about females' hearts because they are underrepresented in cardiovascular research. (ucalgary.ca)
  • Raj's research program focuses on autonomic nervous system disorders that mainly impact females. (ucalgary.ca)
  • Due to increasing concerns about potential disclosure risks, information on age in months at screening and at examination for participants in other age groups are no longer included in the public release file but are available through the NCHS Research Data Center (RDC) . (cdc.gov)
  • HSDD is the only condition for which testosterone treatment has been proven to be beneficial to women. (medscape.com)
  • In fact, dancing can be beneficial to seniors, especially older women. (naturalnews.com)
  • The primary risk factor for Alzheimer's is, of course, old age - and it's true that women tend to live longer than men. (stanford.edu)
  • However, few studies have explored breast density as a possible risk factor for older women, whose breasts tend to become less dense as they age. (kpwashingtonresearch.org)
  • However, many organisations tend to see these as applying predominantly to younger women with pre-school or school-aged children. (humanrights.gov.au)
  • To approximate such a trial, Dr. Richman and her colleagues used data from more than 50,000 women enrolled in Medicare whose records were linked to NCI's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database . (cancer.gov)
  • If you are at risk, there are things you can do to reduce your exposure and risk. (cdc.gov)
  • Both men and women who inherit two copies - one from each parent - of ApoE4 are at extremely high risk for Alzheimer's. (stanford.edu)
  • for women with above average belly fat, that risk is particularly high. (nyp.org)
  • The old-school Barbie world was filled with unrealistic representations: physically impossible body proportions, extremely high heel arches and an amazingly ostentatious house (probably hard to afford even if she was a doctor, astrophysicist and the president all at once). (gulfnews.com)
  • The goal of this work is to develop and test a noninvasive ultrasound-based imaging technology to better identify patients at high risk of stroke so that appropriate and timely intervention may be administered to prevent it. (nih.gov)
  • Though South Asians represent over one-quarter of the world's population, there are no longitudinal studies in this high-risk ethnic group. (nih.gov)
  • A person with food poisoning has a high risk of developing dehydration . (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • These global assessment scales are composed of one item, e.g. 'how do you judge the risk that Mr or Mrs × will fall within 6 months--high or low? (springer.com)
  • The aim this study was to determine which BMD parameter can best predict women at high risk of fracture. (who.int)
  • You are concerned about the risks associated with growing vegetables in soil with naturally high lead and arsenic concentrations. (cdc.gov)
  • If so, you are at high risk of serious illness if you get flu. (cdc.gov)
  • Heart disease (such as congenital heart helpful, especially if the sick person is in a group at high risk for serious disease, congestive heart failure, and coronary complications (see list in sidebar) or is very sick from flu (for example, artery disease) hospitalized from flu). (cdc.gov)
  • Due to the high risk associated with her family history, the patient underwent diagnostic bilateral breast MRI. (medscape.com)
  • Men who are overweight or obese when diagnosed with prostate cancer are at greater risk of death after treatment, according to a new study in the December 15, 2007 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. (news-medical.net)
  • Risk of disability increasing in older obese population in the U.S. (news-medical.net)
  • Adding to the problem is the number of building supply centers that recycle old bathtubs for installation in newer homes, Rubin said. (dallasnews.com)
  • For every two men diagnosed with Alzheimer's there are three women who have it. (stanford.edu)
  • But even after correcting for this longevity difference, the ratio of female to male Alzheimer's patients remains skewed toward women. (stanford.edu)
  • Medical conditions can affect men and women quite differently, and in terms of Alzheimer's disease - the most common cause of dementia - that's absolutely true. (nyp.org)
  • As it shrinks, memory function can be affected and the risk of developing dementia or Alzheimer's disease is increased. (nyp.org)
  • Why does Alzheimer's affect women more than men? (nyp.org)
  • The historic indictments pose grave legal risks to Trump and have unpredictable political consequences as he seeks to return to the White House. (wgntv.com)
  • HSDD is estimated to occur in approximately 32% of women in midlife. (medscape.com)
  • We know that the demographic transition to older populations will occur, and we can plan to make the most of it. (who.int)
  • This can lead to a decrease in bone strength that can increase the risk of broken bones. (vegnews.com)
  • Osteoporosis was defined by heel ultrasound, based on a T-score (where 0 represents normal, healthy bone density of a 30-year-old) of 2.5 or lower. (vegnews.com)
  • According to Roseen, these findings provide a basis for future studies to assess the long-term impact of back pain therapies and self-care strategies for patients who are at risk for earlier death. (ajmc.com)
  • To confirm the new findings, which I describe in a [[press release]], the team resorted to an independent database that contained records of another set of healthy older subjects' spinal-tap results. (stanford.edu)
  • This protein seems to capture the cumulative effect between the gene and our environment in reflecting a metabolic state of our body, particularly in the liver, ultimately affecting diabetes risk. (ladylively.com)
  • SHBG is readily detectable in blood samples and testing could be used in preventive care for patients at risk for type 2 diabetes, Liu said. (ladylively.com)
  • Dean Lovvorn, a Plano-based lead risk assessor, specializes in finding the source of low-level lead exposure in children. (dallasnews.com)
  • The exposure in- ue to be a risk for exposure. (cdc.gov)
  • The exposure assessment step in the risk assessment process identifies all EXCEPT which of the following? (cdc.gov)
  • Analyzing these records by gender, Greicius and his associates were able to find significant differences in levels of a telltale protein called tau in the cerebrospinal fluid of male versus female ApoE4 carriers. (stanford.edu)
  • Excessive consumption of diet soda could raise the risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated Steatotic liver disease (MASLD), the most common form of chronic liver disease. (medicaldaily.com)
  • That year, about 460,000 women died from breast cancer (the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women and the fifth most common cause of cancer-related death). (org.in)
  • and heart disease is the leading cause of death among women 65 and older. (gdc4gpat.com)