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 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5858/1510030

Cumulative Illness Rating Scale (CIRS) can be Used to Predict Hospital Outcomes in Older Adults

Kilby P Osborn IV, Stephanie Nothelle, James E Slaven, KiannaMontz, SiuL Hui and Alexia M Torke

Article Type: Research Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 3

When older adults are hospitalized they have an increased risk of adverse outcomes and high healthcare utilization. In 2010 adults aged 65 and older made up 73% of hospital deaths compared to 27% for those less than 65 years of age. In 2007 the average Length of Stay (LOS) for patients 65 and older was 5.6 days compared to 5.1 days for those 45 to 64....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5858/1510029

Association between Extreme Cold Weather Temperatures and Mortality in Greece

Tania Amorim, Leonidas G Ioannou, FaniSpapi and Andreas D Flouris

Article Type: Research Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 3

Climate change is estimated to affect global temperature, leading to an increased number of extreme weather events across the globe. Mortality during these extreme events has been shown to be increased. Indeed, the association between extremely low or high ambient temperatures and daily deaths across several regions of the world has been extensively reported....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5858/1510028

The Effects of Imidapril Hydrochloride on Aspiration and Velopharyngeal Regurgitation

Mitsuhiro Kamimura, Atsuto Mouri, Tatsuya Ibe, Munehisa Hukusumi and Yoichiro Hamamoto

Article Type: Letter to Editor | Indexed Archive: Volume 3

Aspiration is the main cause of pneumonia in the elderly, especially in those with cerebrovascular disease. Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are known to prevent aspiration, especially in Asian populations, and their suggested mechanism of action involves the promotion of the release of substance P from the glossopharyngeal and vagal nerves, resulting in an improvement in impaired swallowing processes and the cough reflex....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5858/1510027

The Relationship between Self-Treatment and Outpatient Visits: Findings from a National Survey in China

Jianfeng Luo, Hanzhang Xu, Ye Zhang, Naiqing Zhao and Bei Wu

Article Type: Research Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 3

Emerging large number of patients with chronic diseases, present special challenges for modern health system. Self-treatment may be an alternative approach to meet the healthcare demand, and currently of great interest in many countries. However, whether self-treatment can decrease the use of formal health care, especially outpatient visits, is still not clear. No empirical study has been conducted to examine the relationship between self-treatment and outpatient visits of individuals with chron...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5858/1510026

Analysis of the Treatment of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma in Patients with Preexisting Systolic and/or Diastolic Dysfunction at Moffitt Cancer Center

V Dougoud Chauvin, MG Fradley, L Chen, J Kim, CM Walko, M Sehovic and M Extermann

Article Type: Research Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 3

The treatment of choice for newly diagnosed patients with advanced Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) is R-CHOP (Rituximab, Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Vincristine and Prednisone). However older patients frequently have concomitant cardiac comorbidities that preclude the use of these agents....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5858/1510025

Improvement in Pensioners Quality of Life after Treatment with Mineral-Rich Medicinal Waters

Ma Teresa Ortega Majan, Diego Judez Legaristi and Antonio Hernandez Torres

Article Type: Research Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 3

Because there are mineral-rich medicinal waters in natural thermal spas. Their mechanical, thermal and psychotropic properties should be harnessed and the transmineralisation resulting from absorption through the skin of the ions they contain is fundamental. The main objective of this study was to determine whether the possible improvement in quality of life following balneotherapy can be maintained for at least two months after undergoing various thermal treatments....

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