Category: Health & Fitness

In this Pandemic, Seniors Suddenly Are Desired as Test Subjects

In this Pandemic, Seniors Suddenly Are Desired as Test Subjects

by | Nov 10, 2020 | | 0 |

The possibility of developing dangerous symptoms from COVID-19 increases with age, with those who are age 85 and older facing the highest risk. In the U.S., about 80% of deaths related to COVID-19 have been by people age 65 and older, according to Johns Hopkins University researchers. Risks are even higher for older people when they have underlying health conditions, such as heart disease, diabetes or long-term lung disease, suggest Hopkins’ researchers.

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Avoid Gaining Weight During the Pandemic

Avoid Gaining Weight During the Pandemic

by | Oct 13, 2020 | | 0 |

With “increased time spent on the couch, it’s no wonder weight gain has been a common experience,” states an article I spotted in Sharp Health News. The article reminds older adults that maintaining a healthy weight is important to prevent a manage a number of health conditions, such as high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes.

Those conditions, by the way, are the same ones that place older adults at a higher risk for COVID-19 complications, should we unknowingly have contracted it. Either way, weight gain can be uncomfortable — and, as mentioned, dangerous to our overall health, especially if binge eating is involved.

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Misuse of Over-the-Counter Painkillers Can Lead to Ulcers

Misuse of Over-the-Counter Painkillers Can Lead to Ulcers

by | Sep 4, 2020 | | 0 |

What’s important (actually, critical) to understand is that NSAIDs, whatever you call them, can be (and are) dangerous if taken over long periods of time.

“Probably the most significant risk factor for NSAID-induced injury in older adults relates to the fact that older adults are more likely to be taking multiple medications,” said Dr. Alan Fixelle with Gastro Consultants of Atlanta in Sandy Springs.

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