The Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI) is a groundbreaking nationally-representative, longitudinal survey to examine aging and retirement among India’s 45+ population. It is a joint undertaking of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) in Mumbai, India, and the University of Southern California. The study was…
Healthy Ageing: Why and How? Geriatric care management is the process of planning and coordinating care of the elderly with physical and/or mental impairments to meet their long term care needs, improve their quality of life, and maintain their independence for as long as possible. According to the Census of India, the number of senior…
Polypharmacy in the Elderly: How many medicines are too many? There is an increase in the total population worldwide, and a sizable number of this population is of the elderly above the age of 65. India with people aged 60 years and above is going to be the highest in Asia. The population study has…
BIRD FLU IN INDIA: CAN I EAT EGGS AND CHICKEN? Avian influenza or bird flu is a highly contagious viral disease caused by Influenza Type A viruses, which generally affects poultry birds such as chickens, ducks and turkeys. These viruses occur naturally among birds. Wild birds carry these viruses in their intestines, but they usually…
AN OLD MAN IS LIKE A CHILD : WHY WE MUST VACCINATE THE ELDERLY. The increase in elderly population is a worldwide phenomenon. It is due to increased life expectancy and decreased mortality resulting from improvement in healthcare: the advent of antibiotics, vaccines, newer treatments, diagnostics and improved standards of living. The increase in elderly…
NUTRITION IN ELDERLY Nutrition is about eating a healthy and balanced diet so your body gets the nutrients that it needs. Nutrients are substances in foods that our bodies need so they can function and grow. They include carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water. Adequate nutrition, especially in older age, aids in the maintenance of…
HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a treatment to relieve symptoms of the menopause. It replaces hormones that are at a lower level as you approach the menopause. Menopause is not an illness ,but a natural transition from the years in which a female can reproduce to the next phase of life.Many women…
OSTEOPOROSIS Osteoporosis is a bone disease that occurs when the body loses too much bone, makes too little bone, or both. As a result, bones become weak and may break from a fall or, in serious cases, from sneezing or minor bumps. Osteoporosis means “porous bone.” Viewed under a microscope, healthy bone looks like a…
WHAT IS DIABETES? Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by high blood sugar (glucose) levels that result from defects in insulin secretion, or its action, or both. TYPES The two types of diabetes are referred to as type 1 and type 2 also known as insulin-dependent and non-insulin-dependent diabetes, or juvenile onset…