With news of a 99-year-old Italian filing for divorce, Dr Muiris Houston wonders why couples in their later years are increasingly calling it a day.
Infamous Revenue mailshot was wrong on so many levels
January 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Dear Editor, I can still see the anguish on the face of my 79-year-old mother after she opened the post from the Revenue the other week. The letter was not addressed to her but to my father; he was buried 10 days previous, having died suddenly during Christmas week. All his tax affairs were in [...]
Elderly can be suitable for CABG
November 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The notion that being over 70 years puts patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) at increased risk of stroke has been challenged by a large study, which suggests the burden of atherosclerosis plays a more important role.
Free bus passes could help to curb obesity rates in the elderly
September 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Giving free bus passes to the elderly may help ward off obesity, indicates research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Minister praises extra €8m in funding for home care packages
December 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
By Aoife Connors aoife.connors@imt.ie The Minister for Older People Áine Brady has welcomed the decision by the Minister for Finance to invest €8 million in the provision of additional home care packages for the elderly. The HSE currently provides in the region of 5,000 home care packages to almost 9,600 older people, equating to 13,000 [...]
Study reveals healthy decline in hip fractures
December 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
By Lloyd Mudiwa lloyd.mudiwa@imt.ie The predicted increase in the number of hip fractures due to the increasing elderly population has not been identified, indicating that Ireland’s population is now becoming healthier owing to economic prosperity, according to an Irish study. Noting that hip fractures in the elderly are an important source of morbidity and mortality, [...]
Exercise programme linked to denser bones
July 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Elderly women assigned to an exercise programme for 18 months appeared to have denser bones and a reduced risk of falls, but not a reduced cardiovascular disease risk, compared with women in a control group, a new study has found.
Physical activity may reduce cognitive impairment in elderly
July 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Moderate or high physical activity appears to be associated with a lower risk of developing cognitive impairment in older adults after a two-year period, a new German study has found.
College should establish elder abuse programme
June 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A leading geriatrician is encouraging the ICGP to develop a new programme on elder abuse following the release of new survey findings. Prof Desmond O’Neill of Tallaght Hospital praised the College for rolling out a ‘very impressive’ programme on domestic violence, and believed something similar should take place in the area of elder abuse. Prof [...]
New gerontology clinic opens at St James’s
June 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A €48 million facility to explore novel approaches to the healthcare of older people was launched this week, May 17. The Centre of Excellence for Successful Ageing, located at St James’s Hospital, was launched by the Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney. The centre will combine prevention and clinical care, research and teaching in [...]
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