Inhibition of a sympathetic stimulus (i.e., sympatholysis) during forearm exercise is reduced with age in women. This age-related alteration has not been characterized in the lower extremity vasculature of women, and the potential for blunting of the conduit artery dilatory response to a sudden increase in shear stress [flow-mediated dilation (FMD)] has not been examined in older adults of eith...

BACKGROUND To address the needs of older women, we investigated age-specific attitudes toward mammography that might be influenced by written or verbal communications. METHODS Attitudinal scores for women aged 40 through 64 years and 65 years and older were calculated prospectively from responses to a mailed questionnaire based on the theory of reasoned action. Age-group mean scores were comp...

The purpose of this paper is to discuss issues involved in the effects of chemotherapy on everyday cognitive functioning in older and younger women recovering from breast cancer. We will examine the possibility that chemotherapy may affect cognitive processes that are necessary for driving, and how these might exacerbate normal age-related changes in cognition. This may be an especially importa...

Currently the UK national breast screening programme only offers routine screening to women aged between 50 and 64. Whilst there are good clinical and economic reasons for not screening younger women, there is no compelling argument for not extending routine screening to older women. In this paper, we show that by diverting screening resources to older women, where cancer is more prevalent, mor...

background : participation of iranian women with a family history of breast cancer in breast cancer screening programs is low.this study evaluates compliance of women having a family history of breast cancer with clinical breast exam (cbe) according to stage of trans theoretical model (ttm) and health belief model (hbm).material and methods : in this cross-sectional study, we used persian versi...

The A n n u a l Statistical Supplement to the Social Security B u l l e t i n is the most comprehensive compendia of administrative data on Social Security programs. The program data are often used to study current Social Security issues. The economic status of older women is among the topics being addressed. From the forthcoming 1 9 9 4 Supplement, we have highlighted benefit information on ol...

PURPOSES (a) To compare exercise performance and leisue-time physical activity (LTPA) between older men and women, (b) to assess the relationship between exercise performance and LTPA, and (c) to determine whether group differences in exercise performance persist after controlling for LTPA. METHODS A total of 105 women and 155 men who were 65 years of age and older participated in this study....

Results: AS intake contributed 12% and 13% of total energy intake in younger and older women, respectively. AS consumption was higher in younger women living in brick houses and those who possessed a microwave oven. In older women, it was higher in husbandheaded households. Underweight women with the lowest body mass index had higher sugar consumption than overweight and/or obese women. Women w...

Previous studies indicate that the menstrual cycles of older reproductive age women are characterized by a selective elevation of FSH associated with early development and ovulation of a dominant follicle. Several intraovarian hormones and growth factors have been identified that appear to serve important paracrine roles. The purpose of this study was to examine follicular fluid (FF) hormones a...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to compare perioperative and postoperative morbidity of older and younger women undergoing sacrocolpopexy (SCP). METHODS A retrospective study included 271 patients who underwent laparotomic SCP for symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse from November 2008 to June 2013 at our institution. By the review of medical records, perioperative and postoperative data including th...