Low dose aspirin doesn't prevent depression in elderly: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 Jun 2020 6:48 PM ISTFor older adults, low-dose aspirin does not reduce the risk for depression, according to a study published online in JAMA Psychiatry.Depression is...
Physically active older veterans more prone to fall, but hurt themselves less Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli19 April 2020 5:45 PM ISTANN ARBOR––University of Michigan researcher has found that active older veterans fall more often than their more sedentary peers who never served in...
Vitamin D may increase chances of mobility after hip fracture surgery in elderly Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 March 2020 4:56 PM ISTRutgers University researchers have found that senior citizens who are not vitamin D deficient have a better chance of walking after hip fracture...
Need for Geriatric Care: India's Elderly population to cross 34 crores by 2050, informs minister Medical Dialogues Bureau15 Aug 2018 9:26 AM ISTNew Delhi: The government is taking steps to ensure proper care of India's elderly population whose population will cross 340 million by 2050,...
ORS Day Special: Importance of ORS in Adults Meghna A Singhania29 July 2018 6:43 PM ISTThe biggest singular innovation of the 20th century which takes the credit, saving a maximum number of lives, especially in developing countries has...
High-dose of Vitamin D supplementation ups elderly fall risk: Study savita thakur thakur6 Jan 2016 9:05 AM ISTWashington: High-dose vitamin D supplementation does not improve lower-extremity function and increases the risk for falls among elderly adults aged...
Even urinary infection can cause a fall in elderly, says a new study Pooja Bhatia Bhatia13 Oct 2015 11:01 AM ISTBloodstream, respiratory, or urinary infections have been cited by researchers as a cause of serious concern for fall in the elderly people. So, it's...
Government to address the special needs of the geriatric elderly. Meghna A Singhania12 Aug 2015 9:19 PM ISTKeeping in view the recommendations made in the “National Policy on Older Persons” as well as the State’s obligation under the “Maintenance and...
