Lessons from Studies in Middle-Aged and Older Adults Living in Mediterranean Islands: The Role of Dietary Habits and Nutrition Services by Stefanos Tyrovolas, Evangelos Polychronopoulos

“…Adherence to the Mediterranean diet was moderate, even among the elderly participants. Furthermore, the presence of a dietician was associated with higher adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern and consequently lowers CVD risk. …”
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How to assess orodispersible film quality? A review of applied methods and their modifications by Wasilewska Katarzyna, Winnicka Katarzyna

“…Gaining special usefulness in therapies of children and the elderly, ODFs seem to fill the gap in the range of preparations available for these groups of patients. …”
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Demographic Ageing Leads to a Sharply Declining Labour Force Potential by Johann Fuchs, Doris Söhnlein, Birgit Weber

“…However, an increase in the labour force participation of women and elderly people combined with immigration will mitigate the demographic effect. …”
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Case study: Multifocal atrial tachycardia during cataract surgery: to operate or not to operate by Jesús Nieves-Alonso, Rosa Méndez Hernández, Fernando Ramasco Rueda

“… Background: Multifocal atrial tachycardia (MAT) is an uncommon supraventricular arrhythmia that can be seen most commonly in elderly patients with underlying lung disease. It can be easily misinterpreted as atrial fibrillation. …”
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Case of Rapid Progression of Hemiatrophy on the Face: A New Clinical Entity? by Hisashi Nomura, Shohei Egami, Tomoaki Yokoyama, Makoto Sugiura

“…These diseases usually progress slowly and rapid progression of atrophy is extremely rare. We report a case of elderly-onset rapid progression of hemifacial atrophy only in three weeks. …”
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Fall Detection and Direction Judgment Based on Posture Estimation by Chunmiao Yuan, Pengju Zhang, Qingyong Yang, Jianming Wang

“…For the problem of elderly people falling easily, it is very necessary to correctly detect the occurrence of falls and provide early warning, which can greatly reduce the injury caused by falls. …”
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Multilevel subdural and epidural hematoma after percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP): a case report and literature review by Fuyuan Deng, Hailong Liu

“…After conservative treatment, the sensory and motor function of the right lower limb returned to normal, and the bowel and urine function returned to normal, but the muscle strength of the left lower limb did not fully recover.ConclusionBlood pressure should be well controlled during the perioperative period for elderly patients with hypertension. This will avoid severe fluctuations in blood pressure caused by pain, anesthesia, and other reasons, reduce the probability of intraspinal vascular rupture, and prevent severe neurological dysfunction caused by acute intraspinal hemorrhage.…”
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Examples from US Policies to Reduce Oversupply and Overutilization: Lessons for the Japanese Health Care System by Jared Lane K. Maeda PhD, MPH

“…Although Japan’s government price controls have helped to restrain the growth in health care spending, the country’s rapidly growing elderly population and adoption of new drugs and technologies have placed increased fiscal pressures on its health care system. …”
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Safety of proton pump inhibitors by Ye. A. Losik

“…The majority of side effects develops in elderly patients have and concomitant diseases. Thus, PPIs can be considered only as supplementary risk factor, and before onset of the long-term treatment all pro et contra consideration should be evaluated.…”
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Updating the Diagnosis and Management of Dementia. Practical Contributions in our Context by Ángel Julio Romero Cabrera, Eduardo Fernández Casteleiro, Julio López Argüelles, Julio Daniel Suz Piña, Juan Rafael Cordero Jiménez

“…We emphasize in the need to provide appropriate orientation to families and those who take care of the elderly.<strong><span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana,arial,tahoma;"><br /></span></strong>…”
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Traumatic Periprosthetic Acetabular Fracture Treated with One-Stage Exchange and Bone Reconstruction Using a Synthetic Bone Graft Substitute by Jan Svacina

“…A case of a traumatic periprosthetic acetabular fracture in an elderly patient, which was treated by one-stage hip exchange with implantation of an antiprotrusio cage and reconstruction of the acetabular bone loss with an injectable calcium sulphate/hydroxyapatite bone graft substitute, is reported. …”
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Role of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in the Management of Merkel Cell Carcinoma by Eric P. Arruda, Kevin M. Higgins

“…It most commonly affects the elderly and has a predilection for the sun-exposed skin of the head and neck region. …”
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«Puliamo San Siro»: lottare contro lo stigma territoriale in un quartiere di edilizia popolare di Milano by Paolo Grassi

“…The first one (Comitato di Quartiere – Committee of the Neighbourhood) is formed by a group of elderly Italian residents; the second one (Comitato Abitanti – Committee of the Residents) is connected to the Milanese social movements that fight for housing rights. …”
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DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT OF COMPLICATED MIDDLE EAR CHOLESTEATOMA. A NARRATIVE REVIEW by Marius Cristian Mârțu, Alexandru Stingheriu, Oana Aștefanei, Iustin Iațentiuc, Ioana Mârțu, Oana Bitere-Popa

“…Furthermore, due to the increase in life expectancy and improved access to quality medical services as well as the enhancement of medical performance, there has been an increase in the number of elderly individuals and those with compromised immunity. …”
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Using the Functional Reach Test for Probing the Static Stability of Bipedal Standing in Humanoid Robots Based on the Passive Motion Paradigm by Jacopo Zenzeri, Dalia De Santis, Vishwanathan Mohan, Maura Casadio, Pietro Morasso

“…The analysis is based on a simulation study that implements the Functional Reach Test, originally developed for assessing the danger of falling in elderly people. The study is carried out in the YARP environment that allows realistic simulations with the iCub humanoid robot.…”
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A Case of Almost Painless Herpes Zoster Presenting with Symptoms of Cystitis, Penile Numbness, and Acute Vestibular Failure by Hussain Al-Sardar

“…It is usually a self-limiting disease; however, it may cause significant morbidity especially in the elderly. It is more common in older people and individuals with immunocompromised conditions. …”
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Gait Signal Analysis with Similarity Measure by Sanghyuk Lee, Seungsoo Shin

“…Obtained analysis can be extended to organize health monitoring system for specially elderly persons.…”
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Expressive Art Therapy Psychoeducation Module for Mental Health, Resilience, Attitude Towards Seeking Counselling Among Trainee Teachers by Siti NurulHida Abdul Rahman, Mohd Izwan Mahmud, Ku Suhaila Ku Johari, Salleh Amat

“… Expressive art therapy helps to reduce psychological problems, develop a more positive view of different social classes (including children, adults and the elderly) and strengthen resilience. This study investigates the feasibility of implementing the psychoeducational module "Expressive Art Therapy" in student teachers. …”
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Nonsecretory Multiple Myeloma and AL Amyloidosis Presenting with Nephrotic Range Proteinuria by Ozlem Beyler Kilic, Ali Kemal Oguz, Ihsan Ergun, Dilek Ertoy Baydar, Meltem Ayli

“…Sharing clinical, therapeutic, and prognostic characteristics with MM, real challenge may be during initial diagnosis of NSMM and assessment of treatment response. In elderly patients with unexplained renal dysfunction, MM should be in the differential diagnosis and the absence of a monoclonal protein should not rule out MM but should remind us of the possibility of NSMM.…”
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Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Factors in Choosing the Surgical Approach by Praveen K. Yalamanchili, Michael J. Vives, Saad B. Chaudhary

“…Cervical spondylotic myelopathy is a progressive disease and a common cause of acquired disability in the elderly. A variety of surgical interventions are available to halt or improve progression of the disease. …”
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