In March 2014 the U.S. Prevention Services Task Force presented its update on “Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults,” meaning more than 65 years of age.
Health
Health concerns
Does Smoking Fog Brains?
by Axel E. Thieke G.P. •
Many smokers cite relief of psychological symptoms such as distress as a reason for continued smoking. However, the relation between smoking and mental health is unclear (is it really?).
Spring Is In The Air
by Wolfgang K Piller MD •
My Nicaragua diary is now on sale, but only as an e-book. A good English friend got me to consider the idea of writing a diary and although it is above suspicion of winning the Nobel price for literature, I really enjoyed doing it. Sue Brewer helped me in translating the diary, but to be fair to her, I did not always follow her suggestions.
Nanny Versus Nano
by Wolfgang K Piller MD •
Medicine has advanced since and quietly keeps advancing. And maybe, we will witness the moment when not the nanny but the nano makes us help the medicine go down.
An exciting technology is emerging, offering possibilities as diverse as radiation does and medicine has discovered it, too. Nanotechnology works in dimensions which are hardly imaginable for us – matter no bigger than the size of 400 hydrogen atoms (the smallest atom).
Residential Home & Care Questionaire
by Vivienne Hughes •
Many expats along the coast feel obliged to return to their own countries when they can no longer live independently, as they often think there are no proper services in place for them here and they are left with little option other than leaving behind what has now become their home.
Horrible Helicobacter
by Wolfgang K Piller MD •
With the discovery of antibiotics we seem to have declared war on bugs and by eradicating them shouldn’t we have solved the problem?
Eco Lifesyle’s New Shop
by Louise Powell •
This natural-food stall in the Almuñécar municipal market has become very, very popular, so they have expanded.
Beauty Doesn’t Have to Rhyme
by David Darby •
Neil Hilborn recites a poem about his one true love. It’s heartbreaking but beautiful.
Philippines… Forgotten People, Forgotten Illnesses.
by Wolfgang K Piller MD •
Philippines… forgotten people, forgotten illnesses. Support “German Doctors”
High Blood Pressure
by Axel E. Thieke G.P. •
Many things have changed once one is 85 years old (I guess). As a matter of fact there seem to be more things changed than unchanged – even on a behavioral and personal level as behavioral psychologists tell us.
The same is true for physical conditions such as Blood Pressure (BP). In a recent study systolic hypertension (that’s the first figure) was not associated with higher mortality in over 85-year-olds. This has been checked out by the incredulous Dutch and more than 500 85-year-old residents in the Netherlands were followed up until the age of 90.