Anemia in the Elderly

Osteoporosis affects both men and women and is a preventable disease.

As people are living longer, researchers start to focus on the realities of sex lives of older people.

Data from observational cohort studies generally demonstrate a dose-response effect for the benefit of exercise.

Osteoporosis is a systemic bone disorder characterized by low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue that results in an increase in bone fragility and susceptibility to fracture. Osteoporosis should be considered a diagnosis of exclusion because often there are multiple etiologies for bone loss and these underlying secondary causes should first be treated. should be considered a diagnosis of exclusion because often there are multiple etiologies for bone loss and these underlying secondary causes should first be treated.

The mechanisms of extreme long life appear to be multi-factorial and can be accomplished by disparate combinations of genes, environment and chance.

Growing evidence that cell senescence does occur in vivo with aging in general.