Sentences with phrase «disease by middle age»

In fact, more than 75 % of dogs get gum disease by middle age, which can affect more than their tooth health.

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Approximately 175000 cancer cases are diagnosed annually in children younger than age 15 years worldwide, 1 with an annual increase of around 0.9 % in incidence rate in the developed world, only partly explained by improved diagnosis and reporting.1, 2 Childhood cancer is rare and its survival rate has increased significantly over the years owing to advancement in treatment technologies; however, it is still a leading cause of death among children and adolescents in developed countries, ranking second among children aged 1 to 14 years in the United States, surpassed only by accidents.1, 3 Childhood cancer is also emerging as a major cause of death in the last few years in Asia, Central and South America, Northwest Africa, and the Middle East, where death rates from preventable communicable diseases are declining.2

The statin skeptics worry that too little is understood about unintended consequences, especially for a drug taken for years on end by nearly one - quarter of adults past middle age, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's most recent data.

The study also found distinct blood pressure patterns from ages 18 to 55 that reveal people at high risk for calcification of coronary arteries — a marker for heart disease — by middle age.

In low - and middle - income countries, about 80 percent of the total burden incurred by chronic diseases falls on those of working age, 60 or younger, the report points out.

«This study suggests a link between increased inflammation in middle - aged people and shrinkage in areas of the brain that are known to be affected by Alzheimer's disease.

By Anne Harding Healthy middle - aged people who get enough sleep each night are less likely to accumulate calcium deposits in their coronary arteries, a sign of heart disease, than their more sleep - deprived peers.

As a student nurse, I was being exposed to many people who, despite being only middle aged, were horribly disabled or incapacitated by the effects of lifestyle - related diseases such as diabetes.

Nearly 70 % of all men that get hypertension during middle age will have a cardiovascular disease incident by 85 years old.

By Sara Gottfried MD I'm no supermodel... In fact, obesity, hair loss, anxiety and Alzheimer's disease run in my family — not a pretty genetic picture for middle age and later life....

By the time they were in late middle age, the mice that had not been given melatonin began to develop the behavioral changes and cognitive deficits seen in Alzheimer's disease.

These men and women had 20 % more chronic health issues, like heart disease and diabetes, than those who were still married to their first husband or wife by middle age.

A disease associated with middle - aged, female dogs, hypothyroidism results from a lack of production of the hormones thyroxine and triiodothyronine (T3) by the thyroid gland in the animal's neck.

Cats of any age can be affected by IBD, but the disease occurs most often in middle - aged and older cats.

The disease (when not caused by steroid usage) affects mostly middle aged to older cats, with females more often being the target.

To add to that fact, Dr. Hodgkins says that overactive thyroid is «by far the most diagnosed disease of cats in their middle and senior years» and recommends a thyroid panel yearly for cats over 10 years of age.