Fight Aging! Newsletter, August 2nd 2021
This study aimed to determine the association between: (i) cognitive decline and bone loss; and (ii) clinically significant cognitive decline on Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) over the first 5 years and subsequent fracture risk over the following 10 years. A total of 1741 women and 620 men aged ≥65 years from the population-based Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study were followed from 1997 to 2013. Over 95% of participants had normal cognition at baseline. After multivariable adjustment, cognitive decline was associated with bone loss in women but not men. Approximately 13% of participants experienced sign...
Source: Fight Aging! - August 1, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Considering the Contribution of the Gut Microbiome to Age-Related Frailty
Frailty is a condition with a strong inflammatory component. It isn't just physical weakness, but also the vulnerability of an incapable and constantly overactive immune system, generating inflammatory signaling that disrupts tissue and organ function throughout the body. In recent years, there has been a considerable growth of interest in the gut microbiome and its contribution to aging. It is clear that microbial populations shift with age in ways that promote inflammatory engagement with the immune system. Replacing an old gut microbiome with a young gut microbiome, such as via fecal microbiota transplantation, produces...
Source: Fight Aging! - July 29, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Four Strategies to Reduce Disaster Risk in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Contexts
Addressing the circumstances for the more than two billion people living in fragile and conflict-affected contexts is crucial for delivering on the United Nations commitment for disaster risk reduction. Four strategies can help reduce risk and improve resilience for these communities. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - July 9, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Aaron Clark-Ginsberg; Ronak B. Patel; Bernard McCaul Source Type: blogs
Ageism: Where It Comes From and What It Does
Alan Gutterman, Ageism: Where It Comes From and What It Does, SSRN: According to the United Nations, the number of older-age adults across the world has almost quintupled in the last 65 years and by 2050 1 in 6 people... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - June 14, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Human Rights of Older Persons
Alan Gutterman, Human Rights of Older Persons, SSRN: The creation of what has become known as the international human rights system began with the activities of the United Nations ( “UN”) when it was first established in the aftermath of World... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - June 14, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
The state of the world's midwifery 2021
This report presents findings on the Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Adolescent Health (SRMNAH) workforce from 194 countries and identifies the barriers and challenges to future advancement. It finds that there is a a global shortage of 1.1 million SRMNAH workers, the largest shortage (900,000) being midwives.ReportPress release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - May 6, 2021 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
State of Denial
It ' s just human nature, I suppose, but we have to face and defeat our instinct to turn away and pretend that predictable catastrophe isn ' t actually happening. Al Gore titled his documentary An Inconvenient Truth, recognizing that people won ' t see what they don ' t want to see, but 15 years later, nothing has really changed. So here ' s the deal. Much of the southwest U.S is already in extreme drought, and it ' s going to get much worse. The cold truth is that there will not be enough water to sustain the population and industry of a vast stretch of the country. To quote the CNN story, " While there will be wet y...
Source: Stayin' Alive - April 12, 2021 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Terrorists Are Not Crossing the Mexican Border
Alex NowrastehMany politicians are worried that terrorists hidden among the illegal immigrants, asylum seekers, and unaccompanied alien children are currently crossing the Southwest border from Mexico. The most recent example is abrutal grilling of Department of Homeland Security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas by Representative Dan Bishop (R-NC). In that interview, the secretary even stated that “known or suspected terrorist — KST is the acronym that we use — individuals who match that profile have tried to cross the border, the land border, have tried to travel by air into the United States not only this year, but las...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 18, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Alex Nowrasteh Source Type: blogs
U.S. Accounts for 6% of Global Immigrant Population Growth, Down From 63% in 1995
David J. BierThe United States isthe top desired destination for immigrants around the world. The easy labor market rules make getting job or starting a businessmuch easier than most other countries. The cultural climate isones of the most accepting, and even if a specific place within U.S. borders doesn’t fit your preferences, the 50 states offer other markets, cultures, and climates that might. Yet despite these facts, a much larger share of immigrants are finding homes outside of America.From 1990 to 1995, the U.S. foreign ‐born population increased by 5.2 million, which accounted for 63 percent of the incre...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 9, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: David J. Bier Source Type: blogs
The Candy in My Pocket with John Robert Wiltgen
I had a chance to catch up with John Robert Wiltgen, the fascinating international award-winning JRW Design founder. I’m enjoying his recent blog posts and stories and want to spread the word in case you might enjoy them too.
John was diagnosed with diabetes at 8 years old. He’s lived with diabetes for more than 53 years now and has faced many challenges. I enjoy his positive attitude and how he continues to charge forth and do what he loves. Over the course of his life, he built an incredible design business. He’s won more than 40 major design awards, and his work has brought him from Chicago̵...
Source: Scott's Diabetes Blog - February 23, 2021 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Scott K. Johnson Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
Why healthy aging must be the upshot of the COVID-19 pandemic
Last month, while the world was distracted by political turmoil and the pandemic ’s roaring second wave, a very significant proclamation came and went with little fanfare. The United Nations General Assembly launched 2020-2030 as the Decade of Healthy Ageing, calling for a decade of concerted global action to extend the health and well-being horizons of the […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 23, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/john-muscedere" rel="tag" > John Muscedere, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions Geriatrics Source Type: blogs
Tuberculosis, Human Rights, and Law Reform: Addressing the Lack of Progress in the Global Tuberculosis Response
Matthew Kavanagh (Georgetown University), Lawrence O. Gostin (Georgetown University), John Stephens (Georgetown University), Tuberculosis, Human Rights, and Law Reform: Addressing the Lack of Progress in the Global Tuberculosis Response; 17 PLoS Med. 10 (2020): In 2018, the United Nations General... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - February 21, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Biden Tells the State Department to Launch Private Refugee Sponsorship
David J. BierPresident Biden issuedan executive order providing for a number of changes to the U.S. refugee program that President Trump hadgutted during his four years in office. One important change followsa recommendation from Cato ’s compilation of 30 executive actions to restore legal immigration (andmany other times): private refugee sponsorship. The president states:To meet the challenges of restoring and expanding USRAP, the United States must innovate, including by effectively employing technology and capitalizing on community and private sponsorship of refugees, while continuing to partner with resettlement...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 5, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: David J. Bier Source Type: blogs
Election Results in Georgia Open Potential Path to Immigration Reform: Here Are Some Ideas
ConclusionThere are many other immigration reforms that Congress should consider, but the above are a very quick summation of some reform ideas that my colleagues and I have written about elsewhere and that we ’ve discussed for years. Even a slight liberalization of immigration would be very positive for the United States so politicians should not hesitate to take it. The political situation will change in the coming months and years, but right now there is a lot of momentum for the new Congress and Pre sident to pursue reform. (Source: Cato-at-liberty)
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 8, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Alex Nowrasteh Source Type: blogs
6 Ways to Make Your Diet More Sustainable in 2021
We’ve just had the warmest decade on record, with 2020 being one of the warmest years ever. Unfortunately, there is no indication that climate change will slow down in the next decade.
We are all in the same boat here, and it’s in our hands to stop it from sinking. And it all starts with food, production of which accounts for one-quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.
The good news is that it's not only up to governments and large producers to help reduce global warming. Each of us can do something to support the environment - and human health along with it.
The World Health Organ...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - January 7, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ieva Sipola Tags: diet featured health and fitness self-improvement goals pickthebrain resolutions sustainable living Source Type: blogs
