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If pneumonia is the "old man's friend", should it be prevented by vaccination? An ethical analysis.
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Air pollution and hospital admissions for the elderly in Detroit, Michigan (causal relationship to pneumonia admissions suggested)
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Latent Toxoplasma gondii infection leads to deficits in goal-directed behaviour in healthy elderly
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Review of the scientific literature on drivers and barriers of seasonal influenza vaccination coverage in the EU/EEA (ECDC, November 4 2013, excerpts)
[Source: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), full PDF document: (LINK). Excerpts.]
TECHNICAL REPORT
Review of the scientific literature on drivers and barriers of seasonal influenza vaccination... -
Treating and Preventing Influenza in Aged Care Facilities: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial
Source: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%...l.pone.0046509
Treating and Preventing Influenza in Aged Care Facilities: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial
Robert Booy1, Richard I. Lindley2*, Dominic... -
Japan - Bodies of 2 women found in Tokyo apartment
Bodies of 2 women found in Tokyo apartment
The bodies of two women believed to be an elderly mother and her daughter have been found in an apartment in western Tokyo, apparently after they died of illness, police said.
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Another study shows limited flu vaccine benefits in seniors
Source: http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/con...lderly-jw.html
Another study shows limited flu vaccine benefits in seniors
Robert Roos * News Editor
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Japan - More seniors at nursing homes require assistance
More seniors at nursing homes require assistance
A welfare ministry survey shows that an increasing number of elderly people in Japan require a higher degree of nursing care.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 08:13 +0900 (JST)... -
Japan - Nursing care insurance to cover 24-hour service for elderly
Nursing care insurance to cover 24-hour service for elderly
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government said Wednesday it will launch a 24-hour service for households with elderly people to be covered under the public nursing care insurance scheme from... -
Japan - More nursing care facilities taking no-diaper approach
More nursing care facilities taking no-diaper approach
Help may be at hand for elderly people who need assistance in carrying out their bodily functions but are unhappy--or embarrassed--about having to wear diapers.
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Japan - Elderly abuse cases hit record high in Japan
Elderly abuse cases hit record high in Japan
Abuse of the elderly is increasing in Japan amid the rapid aging of the country's society.
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makoto started a topic Japan - Walk slowly and keep healthy / Family members should help aged relatives remain activein JapanJapan - Walk slowly and keep healthy / Family members should help aged relatives remain active
Walk slowly and keep healthy / Family members should help aged relatives remain active
Even when he was in his 50s, Kiyoshi Takizawa had the physical strength to run a marathon. But in recent years, his legs weakened and he began to exhibit... -
Licensure of a High-Dose Inactivated Influenza Vaccine for Persons Aged ≥65 Years (Fluzone High-Dose) and Guidance for Use?United States, 2010
Persons aged ≥65 years are at greater risk for hospitalization and death from seasonal influenza compared with other age groups,1,2 and they respond to vaccination with lower antibody titers to influenza hemagglutinin (an established correlate of protection... -
Japan - When the elderly take care of the elderly
When the elderly take care of the elderly
What happens when relatives who must care for the elderly at home are elderly themselves?
The case of physicist Fumiko Yonezawa, 72, is instructive.....
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Japan - Talk of things past helps keep senior citizens healthy
Talk of things past helps keep senior citizens healthy
At her home in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, in mid-August, Teru Ishikawa, 96, was having a lively conversation about her late husband with her daughter Shihoko Soeda, 66, while looking over...