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Selected AbstractsNursing home suicides,a psychological autopsy studyINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY, Issue 12 2003Kirsi Suominen Abstract Objective Older adults comprise a fifth of all suicides. Elders are the fastest growing part of the population, thus the number of persons needing nursing home care will increase dramatically in the near future. Little information has been available about suicides in nursing homes. The present study described all suicides among older adults in nursing homes in Finland during a 12-month period emphasizing the factors that have been found to be associated with suicide in the general elderly population. Methods Drawing on data from a psychological autopsy study of all suicides (n=1397) in Finland during one year, all suicides committed by patients in nursing homes were identified. Retrospective DSM-IV consensus diagnoses were assigned. Results Twelve elderly (aged 60 years or more) nursing home residents who died by suicide, 0.9% of all suicides, were identified. The primary finding of the present study was that nursing home residents who died by suicide had suffered from highly comorbid somatopsychiatric disorders. One or more diagnoses on Axis I were made for all who died by suicide in nursing home. Depressive syndrome was diagnosed in three-quarters of subjects. Only a third of these were identified to have suffered from depressive symptoms before their death. Conclusions Early recognition and adequate treatment of both somatic diseases and mental disorders, particularly depression, as well as early recognition of suicide risk among nursing home residents, are needed in order to prevent suicide. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] Aging well , the role of minimally invasive aesthetic dermatological procedures in women over 65JOURNAL OF COSMETIC DERMATOLOGY, Issue 1 2010Uwe Wollina MD Summary Background, The western world is getting older. Aging well has become the new target of preventative medicine. Aesthetic dermatology can contribute to this quest. Females over 65 represent an important and growing group of consumers of cosmetic procedures. In this group, there is a paucity of scientific evaluation of aesthetic procedures. Objective, To review the use of minimally invasive procedures for facial rejuvenation in women over 65. Methods, Drawing from both the literature and personal experience, the opportunities, modifications, and limitations of minimally invasive techniques for facial rejuvenation in older women are considered. Results, In this older age group, dermal fillers, chemical and laser peels, and nonablative photorejuvenation remain useful and can each be used as stand-alone treatments. In this age group, botulinum toxin (BTX) injections are more often used in combination with other procedures. Conclusions, With respect to aesthetic procedures, women over 65 are different from younger women. More scientific investigation is necessary to better meet needs of this growing part of the population. Available data suggest that aesthetic dermatology can make a major contribution to the complex matter of aging well. [source] Occupational health and safety experience of day laborers in seattle, WAAMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE, Issue 6 2008Noah S. Seixas PhD Abstract Background Day Labor is a growing part of the informal economy in the US, and in Seattle, and may entail a high risk of injury and illness at work. Methods We surveyed 180-day laborers, at two worker centers and an unregulated "Street" location concerning their job-specific exposures and injury experience. Results Exposures to both health and safety hazards were common at all three sites. After controlling for type of work, immigrant workers were 1.5,2 times more likely than non-immigrant day laborers to report exposure to hazardous conditions. Among the 180 participants 34 reported injuries were classified as "recordable." We estimated an injury rate of 31 recordable injuries per 100 full time employees. The three hiring locations had differing job experiences and exposures. Those hired through worker centers had a lower risk of exposures, while the Street workers were more likely to refuse hazardous work. Conclusions Day laborers are exposed to numerous hazards at work, resulting in high injury rates. Multiple approaches including community based organizations which may provide some employment stability and social support for protection at work are needed to reduce occupational injury and illness risk among these vulnerable populations. Am. J. Ind. Med. 51:399,406, 2008. © 2008 Wiley-Liss, Inc. [source] SAG2 and SAG12 protein expression in senescing Arabidopsis plantsPHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM, Issue 2 2003Vojislava Grbi During leaf senescence, nutrients are remobilized from the senescing tissues to the growing parts of the plant. Many senescence-associated genes (SAGs) were identified based on the induction of their transcripts. However, little is known about the protein expression of the corresponding genes. We have raised antibodies against two Arabidopsis SAGs, SAG2 and SAG12, which encode putative cysteine proteases. The SAG2 antibodies recognized a 29-kDa protein that was abundant in senescing leaves, but was also present at low levels in green tissues. SAG12 antibodies labelled a 38-kDa protein present only in senescent leaves. The protein expression of these SAGs parallels their mRNA expression patterns, indicating that control of SAG2 and SAG12 is at the level of transcription or transcript stability. In addition, we found that SAGs are induced during stem senescence with delayed kinetics of their expression relative to leaf expression, suggesting that age-dependent factor(s) regulating the onset of senescence in Arabidopsis may act in tissue-dependent manner. [source] | ||||||||||