February 27th, 2014
U.K. Geriatrician: Statins, Antihypertensives “Greatly” Overprescribed for Adults 80 and Older
Nicholas Downing, MD
“The data strongly suggest that we are over-treating many healthy patients aged 80+ regarding stroke prevention,” concludes U.K. geriatrician Kit Byatt in a perspective published in Evidence-Based Medicine. Byatt offers a brief review of the evidence, noting that the large HYVET study in China and Europe showed only modest stroke-prevention benefits with antihypertensive therapy in those […]
June 18th, 2012
The Grim Impact of Loneliness and Living Alone
Larry Husten, PHD
Two new reports published in the Archives of Internal Medicine throw a spotlight on the grim effects of loneliness and living alone on health. As part of the Health and Retirement Study, 1604 people were followed for 6 years after answering a questionnaire about loneliness. Some 43% reported feeling lonely. Loneliness was associated with significantly increased risks […]
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