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 Primary care physicians are in unique positions to protect the vision of older adults from the ravages of diabetes and other sight-impairing conditions. Although many patients may not have an ophthalmologist, they do have a PCP who they see regularly and in whom they have confidence. Because PCPs can play a vital role in protecting, preserving and restoring the vision of seniors, Geriatrics is beginning a series of evidence-based, peer-reviewed articles dealing with common eye conditions and the multiple links between ophthalmology and the general medical status of patients of which PCPs are most knowledgeable. These articles will be specifically geared to readers of Geriatrics -- the physicians who treat geriatric patients daily and see the diabetes-related effects on vision, cataracts, low vision macular degeneration, dry eyes, drooping eyelids, and other sight-impairing conditions. | |
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| By 2030, 1 in 5 Americans will be 65 or older and the health care system as it currently exists will fall far short of providing them with quality care. This is a continuing dialogue on meeting the future geriatric needs of older Americans. |
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| At least 341 people have opted for physician-assisted death/suicide since Oregon passed its Death with Dignity Act in 1997. While a decade of experience may not have changed peoples' positions, practitioners have gained valuable lessons on dealing with the issue. Meanwhile, 2 other states have also made the practice legal. |
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| Elevated CRP alone doesn't justify statin treatment
| | C-reactive protein (CRP) doesn't add predictive value to traditional cardiovascular risk factors, and there does not appear to be a causal association between CRP and coronary heart disease (CHD), according to results of two studies published in the July 1, 2009, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. |
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| | | Optimal medical therapy for patients with diabetes and stable coronary heart disease is equally effective at lowering the risk of death, heart attack, and stroke as prompt revascularization procedures with either coronary bypass surgery or angioplasty, BARI 2D finds. |
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| | | | Atorvastatin outperforms simvastatin against CV event risk
A retrospective analysis of prescription records in a large managed care population (200,000) concluded that the risk of cardiovascular events was 13% lower among patients taking atorvastatin than for patients on simvastatin (Zocor), Lipitor's off-patent competitor. | | Older heart failure patients rank survival over quality of life
Longevity trumps quality of life for most older patients with heart failure, found a study of end-of-life preferences of patients 60 years or older with heart failure. | | Octogenarians who undergo CABG live longer, feel better
Advanced age does not exclude octogenarians from the potential benefits that accrue coronary artery bypass graft surgery. | | Octogenarians also fare better after aortic valve replacement
The long-term survival for octogenarians who undergo aortic valve surgery approximates that of the general population, and the addition of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery diminished survivorship only slightly. | | FDA advising prescribers to stay course with bisphosphonates
Like many medications intended for use over a period of many years, questions of bisphosphonates' safety have repeatedly arisen and must be addressed anew now that there is a suspected association with atrial fibrillation. The Food and Drug Administration, after conducting a review of the latest data, has issued an Early Communication advising health care providers not to alter their prescribing practices and patients not to discontinue their bisphosphonate medication. | |
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| | | Single Status at Middle-Age May Affect Alzheimer's Risk
Middle-aged people who are widowed or divorced are more likely than their cohabiting counterparts to have cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease in later life, according to a study published online on July 2 in BMJ. | | Atorvastatin Pretreatment Linked to Better PCI Outcomes
For patients on statin therapy, a high-dose atorvastatin reload before percutaneous coronary intervention was associated with a lower risk of major adverse cardiac events in the following 30 days, according to research published online July 1 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. | | Spine Surgeons Faulted in Elderly Screenings
In elderly patients, many spine surgeons may be unwilling to perform routine osteoporosis or osteomalacia workups despite the high incidence of these conditions in this population, according to a study published in the July issue of The Spine Journal. | | Bone Loss Process Not Clear in Hypercalciuria, Kidney Stones
Bone loss in patients with hypercalciuria and nephrolithiasis results from a poorly understood breakdown of the body's mineral metabolism involving the kidneys, the intestines and the bones themselves, according to a literature review reported in the July issue of Urology. | | Adolescent Intelligence Link to Adult Mortality Negotiable
The association between IQ in adolescence and mortality in later life is almost entirely attenuated by other risk factors, according to a study published online July 1 in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. | |
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