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Alcohol may cause temporary ED and medications may cause EDs. Health conditions like kidney disease, obesity, vascular health issues and medical conditions of the nervous system may all affect a ...
In one study of men aged 65 years and over, those with lower testosterone levels experienced reduced sleep efficiency, woke up more in the middle of the night, and had less time in slow-wave sleep ...
To look at the impact of levothyroxine use on a similar cohort of adults, in their latest research, the authors studied 32 males and 49 females who were aged 65 or over at the start of the study ...
[2] [3] They emphasize deprescribing medications that are unnecessary, which helps to reduce the problems of polypharmacy, drug interactions, and adverse drug reactions, thereby improving the risk–benefit ratio of medication regimens in at-risk people. [4] The criteria are used in geriatrics clinical care to monitor and improve the quality of ...
This is a list of psychiatric medications used by psychiatrists and other physicians to treat mental illness or distress. The list is ordered alphabetically according to the condition or conditions, then by the generic name of each medication. The list is not exhaustive and not all drugs are used regularly in all countries.
As of 2016, the International Society for the Study of the Aging Male defines late-onset hypogonadism as a series of symptoms in older adults related to testosterone deficiency that combines features of both primary and secondary hypogonadism; the European Male Aging Study (a prospective study of ~3000 men) [10] defined the condition by the presence of at least three sexual symptoms (e.g ...
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released a draft recommendation advising against using vitamin D to prevent falls and fractures in people over 60. Pharmacist Katy Dubinsky weighs in.
Although it is possible for cancer to strike at any age, most patients with invasive cancer are over 65, [22] and the most significant risk factor for developing cancer is age. [22] According to cancer researcher Robert A. Weinberg , "If we lived long enough, sooner or later we all would get cancer."