Cancer: physical exercise improves the morale of those over 60 in chemotherapy
While cancer and its treatments like chemotherapy are known to take a toll on patients' moods, researchers are showing that ...
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Seniors: physical exercises reduce the risk of falling
In seniors who have already fallen, strengthening the muscles and working on balance reduces the risk of falls. According to ...
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To avoid dementia, you have to have a goal!
People who have a purpose in life are five times less likely to experience disabling cognitive decline. THE ESSENTIAL Setting ...
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To avoid cognitive decline, be more conscientious and outgoing!
Certain personality traits can play a decisive role in the occurrence of an impairment of one or more cognitive functions ...
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Elderly people: home support requires preparation!
Most older people want to "age in place", but many have not taken the necessary steps to make it happen. ...
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Fourth dose, blood clots, antidepressant treatment: the latest news on Covid
While coronavirus contaminations have stopped increasing on April 7, but hospitalizations remain on the rise, Why Doctor takes stock of ...
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A link between longer naps and risk of dementia?
Older people tend to take longer and more frequent naps as they age, but according to a new study, sleeping ...
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In the United States, one in two elderly people dies with a diagnosis of dementia
Better patient care would largely explain the significant change in the proportion of elderly people affected by dementia at the ...
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Retirement, a blow for extroverts!
People who constantly seek to establish social connections have a harder time coping with the cessation of their professional activities, ...
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Vitamin B9 deficiency: a higher risk of dementia and death in the elderly
Older people with low levels of folate, the salt of folic acid, are more likely to develop dementia and die ...
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Despite chronic diseases, the number of years of healthy life is increasing
Between 1991 and 2011, men gained 3.7 years of life expectancy without disability. For women, there were on average two ...
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Covid-19 vaccine: who can benefit from the fourth dose this Monday?
Faced with the slight rebound in the epidemic, the Prime Minister recently announced that French people over the age of ...
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Fall, choking, cardiac arrest: how to help an elderly person?
While a new plan to fight against falls among the elderly has just been made public, Célia Rich, educational director ...
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Falls in the elderly: why this subject concerns the government
The ministry in charge of autonomy made public, Monday, February 21, a plan to raise awareness of the risk of ...
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Cataract surgery may reduce risk of dementia in older people
In a recent study, US researchers found that cataract surgery was associated with a lower risk of developing dementia in ...
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Global warming: seniors would not be the most threatened by heat waves
People aged 18 to 64 are more likely to go to the emergency room on hot days. THE ESSENTIAL The ...
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A new practical guide to help older people eat well
Isolation, reduced mobility, depression... With age, many elderly people let themselves go and no longer eat properly. Here is what ...
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Accidents of everyday life: who are the main victims?
The elderly and children under 4 are the most prone to everyday accidents. THE ESSENTIAL A home accident (Ac-VC) is ...
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How do the 725,000 “pivot caregivers” who support elderly parents and dependent children live?
On the occasion of National Caregivers Day, focus on those who help both their children and their parents on a ...
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Academy of Medicine: “Immunotherapy should be considered for those over 70”
According to the National Academy of Medicine, immunotherapy should be considered for cancer patients over the age of 70. Today, ...
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75 years and over: what should you eat to be in good shape?
The High Council for Public Health (HCSP) is issuing new dietary recommendations to enable people over 75 to stay healthy. ...
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Covid-19: a higher risk of death for the elderly who live alone
The majority of elderly people who died of Covid-19 in the United States did not live in nursing homes, but ...
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Pfizer vaccine: there is no additional risk of cardiovascular accident in people over 75
People aged 75 and over do not have an increased risk of heart attack, stroke or pulmonary embolism when vaccinated ...
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Covid-19: how to explain the drop in hospitalizations of patients over 75?
Patients with Covid-19 over the age of 75 are less numerous in hospitals and in intensive care units. This phenomenon, ...
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The Mediterranean diet helps preserve mental faculties as you age
The intellectual abilities of seniors seem to benefit from eating habits close to the Mediterranean diet. THE ESSENTIAL High consumption ...
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Aspirin against colorectal cancer: attention after 70 years!
Regular use of aspirin decreases the risk of colorectal cancer for up to 70 years. After this age, its beneficial ...
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Alzheimer’s: one in two patients only suffers from mild dementia
Cases of severe dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease only affect one in five patients. Most of the time, these people ...
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Vaccination: what instructions for the over 75s
From next January 18, elderly volunteers will be able to go to a vaccination center. THE ESSENTIAL The injection will ...
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If you are elderly and your surgeon is celebrating his birthday, postpone the operation!
The mortality rate in a patient operated by a surgeon on his birthday is 6.9% in the 30 days following ...
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Outings and facilitated visits, tests: the rules of the game in nursing homes for the holidays
For the end-of-year celebrations, the ministry in charge of Autonomy wants to "protect seniors without isolating them". Details on certain ...
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