Top 10 Most Common Health Issues
Research indicates that
staying physically active can help prevent or delay certain diseases, including
some cancers, heart disease and diabetes, and also relieve depression and
improve mood. Inactivity often accompanies advancing age, but it doesn't have to.
Being overweight or obese
increases your chances of dying from hypertension, type 2 diabetes, coronary
heart disease, stroke, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea,
respiratory problems, dyslipidemia and endometrial, breast, prostate, and colon
cancers.
Tobacco is the single
greatest preventable cause of illness and premature death in the U.S. Tobacco
use is now called "Tobacco dependence disease."
Substance abuse usually
means drugs and alcohol. These are two areas we don't often associate with
seniors, but seniors, like young people, may self-medicate using legal and
illegal drugs and alcohol, which can lead to serious health consequences.
With an HIV prevalence of 0.26% in the adult population, India has an estimated 2.1 million people living with HIV, shows data.
The key populations most affected by HIV in India are sex workers (HIV prevalence of 2.2%), gay men and other men who have sex with men (HIV prevalence of 4.3%), people who inject drugs (HIV prevalence of 9.9%) and transgender people (HIV prevalence of 7.2%).
Dementia is not part of aging. Dementia can be
caused by disease, reactions to medications, vision and hearing problems,
infections, nutritional imbalances, diabetes, and renal failure.
There are many
forms of dementia (including Alzheimer's Disease) and some can be temporary.
With accurate diagnosis comes management and help. The most common late-in-life
mental health condition is depression. If left untreated, depression in the
elderly can lead to suicide. Here's a surprising fact: The rate of suicide is
higher for elderly white men than for any other age group, including
adolescents.
Among seniors, falls are
the leading cause of injuries, hospital admissions for trauma, and deaths due
to injury. One in every three seniors (age 65 and older)
will fall each year.
Domestic violence can also lead to very serious injury. Violence because of dowry is the main cause of violence specially in India.
Even though pollution affects all of us,
government studies have indicated that low-income, racial and ethnic minorities
are more likely to live in areas where they face environmental risks. Compared
to the general population, a higher proportion of elderly are living just over
the poverty threshold.
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Immunization
Influenza and pneumonia and are among the top
10 causes of death for older adults. Emphasis on Influenza vaccination for
seniors has helped. Pneumonia remains one of the most serious infections,
especially among women and the very old.
Seniors frequently don't
monitor their health as seriously as they should. While a shortage of
geriatricians has been noted nationwide, URMC has one of the largest groups of
geriatricians and geriatric specialists of any medical community in the
country.
HOW THESE HEALTH ISSUES CAN BE DIMINISHED?
Check with your local churches or synagogues,
senior centers, and shopping malls for exercise and walking programs. Like
exercise, your eating habits are often not good if you live and eat alone. It's
important for successful aging to eat foods rich in nutrients and avoid the
empty calories in candy and sweets.
- Healthy eating plan and regular physical activity. Following a healthy eating plan with fewer calories is often the first step in trying to treat overweight and obesity. ...
- Changing your habits. ...
- Weight-management programs. ...
- Weight-loss medicines. ...
- Weight-loss devices. ...
- Bariatric surgery. ...
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that smokers who try to quit are more successful when they have the support of their physician.
- Keep track of your drug use, including when and how much you use. This will give you a better sense of the role the addiction is playing in your life.
- List the pros and cons of quitting, as well as the costs and benefits of continuing your drug use.
- Consider the things that are important to you, such as your partner, your kids, your pets, your career, or your health. How does your drug use affect those things?
- Ask someone you trust about their feelings on your drug use.
- Ask yourself if there’s anything preventing you from changing. What could help you make the change?
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