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Depression in the Elderly: A Common Condition That's Often Overlooked
When Suzette Santos, RN, a behavioral health nurse with the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY), was assigned to the case of Grace*, an 89-year-old resident of Nassau County on Long Island, she had some idea what to expect. Suzette had cared for Grace a year earlier, as the elderly woman struggled to cope with depression brought on by the recent loss of her husband and lifelong partner. When Suzette reconnected with her patient this time, she could immediately see that Grace's depression had gotten worse. "She had lost a lot of weight -- about 20 pounds," Suzette recalls. "She had no interest in cooking or eating, ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 23, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
An MMA Fighter Just Died Because He Tried To Lose Too Much Weight
Chinese mixed martial arts fighter Yang Jian Bing died on Friday at the age of 21 due to heart failure resulting from an attempt to cut weight for an upcoming bout. Bing was scheduled to compete in Friday's ONE Championship 35 in Manila, Philippines, but the the organization announced on Thursday that the match was canceled due to Bing suffering from severe dehydration and a suspected heat stroke. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and loved ones of #ONE Flyweight Yang Jian Bing. #RIP pic.twitter.com/lhj42ceseu— ONE Championship (@ONEFCMMA) December 11, 2015 Extreme weight-cutting can be common i...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 11, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Can Pets Help You Live Longer and Happier?
By John Swartzberg How dogs and cats may help your heart. Back when she was younger and friskier, I used to bring my golden retriever with me to the UC Berkeley campus for some of my lectures. She'd plop her furry frame down next to me while I was speaking and flash her classic "golden smile" at the hall full of students. There's nothing scientific to this, of course, but I'm quite certain that everyone in my class was much more happy when she was around than when I came to class without her. (Sometimes I think they would have preferred that she ran the class!) Pets make people happy. It's hard to argue with this, althoug...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sleep Apnea Tied To Gout Risk And Flare-Ups
(Reuters Health) - Sleep apnea may increase the risk of developing gout and experiencing flare-ups, according to a new study. The intense pain and swelling of a joint, often a big toe, that marks gout is caused by the deposition of uric acid crystals in joints and tissues. Sleep apnea, the study team notes, causes periods of oxygen deprivation during the night when people stop breathing, which triggers overproduction of uric acid in the bloodstream. But little was known about the relationship between the two conditions, the study team writes in Arthritis and Rheumatology. In 2007-2008, almost six percent of men and t...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - October 31, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
10 Must-Do Health Checks For Women Over 50
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Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - October 31, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How Low Can You Go?
Though Chubby Checker recorded these lyrics to Limbo Rock in 1962, the popular catchphrase still holds true today--especially when it comes to your blood pressure. Ever since 1967, we've been aiming to go low. That is the year the first Veterans Administration Cooperative Trial was published, which confirmed that treatment of patients with high blood pressure resulted in fewer strokes, deaths and cardiovascular complications.
Before this landmark study, high blood pressure was not recognized as a disease requiring treatment. There were even physicians who felt that high blood pressure was a phenomenon of aging and that hi...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - September 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Quality Measure Seeks to Optimize Cardiovascular Care For African Americans
In recent months, the debate on race and policing in this country has ignited passions and raised important questions. But while headlines have highlighted instances of excessive force by police and the discriminatory treatment of African Americans, the conversation hasn't yet made the logical leap to a discussion around unequal access to care. It is widely accepted in medical literature that African Americans, Hispanics, and the poor are receiving substandard health care. By way of example, the treatment of heart disease should not be a matter of race; it should be a matter of science and medicine. Today, there are thous...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - September 2, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Eulogy For My Father
I thought I would get used to it. Maybe feel some callousness to it. Walking into the building and being directed to the viewing hall. Walking to the front of the room and seeing a loved one lying in a casket. I have seen a cousin, grandparents, uncles and friends within the last five years or so pass away. These past few months I have had to come to grips that I will again face death. My dad is dying!
Twenty-four years ago my father suffered a near fatal stroke. The years following have been dealt with his heath declining and new issues he's faced including COPD and congestive heart failure. He has had a portable defibr...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 8, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Can a Broken Heart Really Break Your Heart?
Is there anything more soul-crushing than losing someone you love? Whether it be the end of a romantic relationship or the death of someone you care about deeply, a broken heart is one of the most emotionally intense experiences any of us will ever go through. There is no doubt that losing a loved one can greatly affect your emotional and mental state, but what are the physical effects on the body? And can a broken heart actually break your heart?
Studies show that emotional distress does indeed affect the physical body in a number of different ways. First of all, emotional pain causes blood to flow to regions of the brai...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 16, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
