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- 1From:Community Practitioner (Vol. 86, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedAlthough domestic violence is seen as a serious public health issue for women worldwide, international evidence suggests that women aged over 50 who are victims are suffering in silence because the problem is often...
- 2From:Pakistan Journal of Women's Studies: Alam-e-Niswan (Vol. 20, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed6 April 2013 Nepal's women's commission has condemned an attack in the remote west of the country on an elderly woman accused of witchcraft. The 60-year-old woman was stripped naked and had her head shaved. She was...
- 3From:Journal of the American Chiropractic AssociationPeer-ReviewedBackground Tai Chi (TC) is a mind-body exercise that shows potential as an effective and safe intervention for preventing fall-related fractures in the elderly. Few randomized trials have simultaneously evaluated...
- 4From:International Journal of General Medicine (Vol. 6) Peer-ReviewedThis study investigated the chronic effect of blood pressure (BP) and post- exercise hypotension (PEH) during resistance training (RT) and its relation with the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene...
- 5From:Indian Dermatology Online Journal (Vol. 3, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedByline: K. Ashique A 55-year-old lady presented with an asymptomatic, gradually expanding patch over her left arm of over 5 years duration. She had occasional itching over the patch but offered no systemic...
- 6From:Molecular Psychiatry (Vol. 15, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedA recent association study identified three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (rs1538979, rs821577 and rs821633) in Disrupted in Schizophrenia 1 (DISCI) gene that, either independently or in combination, influence...
- 7From:Ahfad Journal (Vol. 27, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAhmed Abdel Magied; Elizabeth Albert Bambu, Flora Frezar Kenyi and Jackline Aquilino Itira (2007). Assessment of Nutritional Status & Identification of Health Risk Factors of Elderly Women (Bari&Latuka tribes in Juba)....
- 8From:Annals of Saudi Medicine (Vol. 29, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedByline: Sujoy. Ghosh, Arjun. Ghosh, Andrew. Collier A 74-year-old woman presented with a 1-month history of itching followed by a rash. The bullous lesions were large and wide--spread (including lesions on the arm,...
- 9From:Annals of Saudi Medicine (Vol. 29, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedByline: Sujoy. Ghosh, Arjun. Ghosh, Andrew. Collier A74-year-old woman presented with a 1- month history of itching followed by a rash. The bullous lesions were large and wide--spread (including lesions on the arm,...
- 10From:Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health (Vol. 1, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedByline: T. Chandrasekar, Rajesh. Prabhu, V. Jayanthi Sir, In November 2007, a 70-year-old female presented with a 1 year history of anorexia, early satiety, and nausea. There was no abdominal pain, vomiting,...
- 11From:Nursing Older People (Vol. 16, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedGozum S, Onsal A (2004) Use of herbal therapies by older, community-dwelling women Journal of Advanced Nursing 46, 2, 171-178 Interest in 'traditional' therapies of all kinds is a key feature of our time, and...
- 12From:Nursing Older People (Vol. 15, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedJones ED (2003) Journal of Gerontological Nursing 29, 7, 26-33 Many nurses working with older people in Britain have explored the various dimensions of reminiscence therapy in their nursing practice. In the USA,...
- 13From:Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health (Vol. 57, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedObjectives: To measure the geographical variation in prevalence of cardiovascular disease, risk factors, and their control in a nationally representative sample of older British women. Methods: Baseline survey using...
- 14From:Physical Therapy (Vol. 80, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedBackground and Purpose. The number of older adults with cancer is growing, increasing the need for professionals who are able to meet these patients' special needs. In palliative care settings, physical therapists...
- 15From:Journal of Aging Studies (Vol. 13, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedThis article is based on participant observation research at a seniors' center in central Canada in which the writer sought to acquire an understanding of how older adults define, interpret, and negotiate their...
- 16From:British Medical Journal (Vol. 304, Issue 6833) Peer-ReviewedTamoxifen alone is no longer justified Over one third of all breast cancers occur in women over 70. Although these elderly women have often been excluded from breast cancer trials, women aged 70 have a life...
- 17From:Breast Cancer Research (Vol. 2, Issue Suppl 2) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): HM Dobson1 , J McMenemin2 and J Cairns3 Full text In parallel with the UK demonstration projects, looking at the question of extending the age of invitation to 69 years, the Scottish Breast Screening...
- 18From:Journal of College Science Teaching (Vol. 44, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedAn elderly woman who lives in her own home under die care of her family is brought to the emergency department because she is confused and vomiting. The physician (and the students, as they work through the case)...
- 19From:Demographic Research (Vol. 32) Peer-ReviewedBACKGROUND One of the major demographic changes in Korea is the rapid increase of one-person households, from 7% in 1985 to 24% in 2010. The increase of living alone has important implications for the traditional...
- 20From:Poetry (Vol. 196, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedWhat led you to write poems about August Sander's photographs, and are you writing more of them? I first encountered Sander's photos in my high school art history class, but I didn't start to think about them in a...