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2006
The first world wide symposium on the topic of gender-specific medicine provided the latest research on differences in sex and/or gender in medicine and medical care. The presentations ranged beyond the topic of reproduction to encompass the entire human organism. This report critically reviews three issues that emerged during the Conference: gender mainstreaming, the concept of sex/gender differences and the issue of men's health. It suggests that the interdisciplinary concept of gender-specific medicine has to be mirrored by the integration of social and cultural studies into medical research and practice.
Exercise: the lifelong supplement for healthy ageing and slowing down the onset of frailty
2016
The beneficial effects of exercise have been well recognized for over half a century. Dr Jeremy Morris's pioneering studies in the fifties showed a striking difference in cardiovascular disease between the drivers and conductors on the double-decker buses in London. These studies sparked off a vast amount of research on the effects of exercise in health, and the general consensus is that exercise contributes to improved outcomes and treatment for several diseases including osteoporosis, diabetes, depression and atherosclerosis. Evidence of the beneficial effects of exercise is reviewed here. One way of highlighting the impact of exercise on disease is to consider it from the perspective of …
Preventing and managing herpes zoster: key actions to foster healthy aging
2015
Population aging is the demographic phenomenon characterizing all countries in the world, and it is challenging the national infrastructures, in particular health systems. However, aging itself is not associated with increased medical spending, but disability and comorbidity that affect older individuals are the actual drivers for health expenditures. Therefore, if people age in better health, medical spending may be significantly reduced. Preventative interventions proved to be effective in reducing/preventing disease and disability and often found to be cost effective, include diet and exercise interventions, medications, routine disease screenings, and immunizations. Vaccination can prot…
Anti-aging medicine: pitfalls and hopes
2009
Since the beginnings of time humans have searched for a fountain of youth. This has led to many extravagant claims which have been highly profitable for their proponents. This area has become known as anti-aging medicine and has deservedly been frowned upon by the medical establishment. On the other hand, in the last decades dramatic advances in our understanding of the aging process have come from studies in worms, flies and mice. This article reviews some of these advances and places the extravagant claims of anti-aging medicine in perspective. We conclude that a balanced diet of moderate proportions and exercise remain today the only proven fountain of youth. © 2009 Informa UK Ltd.
WITHDRAWN: Scaling up strategies of the Chronic Respiratory Disease programme of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (Ac…
2017
Psychometric testing of the Norwegian version of the Nutritional Form For the Elderly among older home-dwelling people
2012
Ulrika Söderhamn, Bjørg Dale, Kari Sundsli, Solveig T Tomstad, Olle SöderhamnCenter for Caring Research, Southern Norway, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Grimstad, NorwayBackground: Nutritional screening instruments need to be evaluated in terms of reliability and validity and being able to demonstrate sensitivity and specificity for use in clinical practice and research. The aims of this study were to test the reliability and validity of the Norwegian version of the Nutritional Form For the Elderly (NUFFE-NO) in a sample of older home-dwelling people, and to use the short form of the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA-SF) as a standard.…
Espías sin fronteras
2000
Neuroprotective potential of Ginkgo biloba in retinal diseases
2019
AbstractLike other tissues of the central nervous system, the retina is susceptible to damage by oxidative processes that result in several neurodegenerative disease such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, ischaemic retinal disease, retinal disease produced by light oxidation, and detached retina, among other diseases. The use of antioxidant substances is a solution to some health problems caused by oxidative stress, because they regulate redox homeostasis and reduce oxidative stress. This is important for neurodegeneration linked to oxidation processes. In line with this, Ginkgo biloba is a medicinal plant with excellent antioxidant properties whose effect…
Natura e alterita: ancora sull'Aria del Tasso di Giuseppe Tartini:
2014
La passione di Giuseppe Tartini per la musica popolare è attestata da quattro versioni per violino dell’Aria del Tasso. L’Aria rientra nell’ambito di una nuova poetica che ricerca la verità nei canti di natura. Come i musicografi della generazione successiva, il violinista attribuisce alla semplicità un ruolo paradigmatico per separare il concetto di natura dal concetto di artificio. Per cui, il semplice canto di popolo, assieme alla musica greca del periodo classico e alla musica delle «nazioni» non evolute, è più vicino allo stato primigenio, ossia allo stato di natura e quindi alla verità. A questo problema si collegano tre fasi del pensiero del trattatista, in cui il termine natura subi…
Sul dovere dell’avvocato di informare il cliente della possibilità di avvalersi della mediazione finalizzata alla conciliazione. Spunti sull’ambito d…
2011
L'articolo esamina le disposizioni in materia di mediazione delle controversie civili e commerciali ed procede ad un raffonto tre le disposizioni italiane e quelle comunitarie. Viene inoltre esaminato il rapporto tra cliente ed avvocato alla luce dell'obbligo delll'avvocato di informare il cliente della possibilità di utilizzare il procedimento di mediazione.