The risks and complications of dehydration in the elderly include an increased risk of falls due to giddiness, hypotension, ...

[5] Consequently, the ability to conserve water and sodium is lost, predisposing the old-old to dehydration. Two common medications used by the elderly are angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE ...

Be mindful of the signs of dehydration in yourself, or in the elderly, children, or incapacitated family or friends. Check that with simple steps such as replacement therapies made up of water, salt ...

Ravinder Reddy, Senior Gastrointestinal and General Surgeon at CARE Hospital—The Institute of Medical Sciences, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana, sheds light on what silent dehydration is and ...

Humans don’t survive long without water, and most people walk around in a chronic state of mild dehydration even if they have access to plenty of drinking water. It’s hard to stay properly ...

However, if we don't replace these fluids and mineral salts, it can lead to dehydration, another cause of heatstroke. Severe heatstroke is particularly dangerous for the elderly, and can often ...

Their bodies tend to heat much faster when temperatures are high, coupled with dehydration. The elderly are faced with age-related altered physiological responses, making them extremely prone to ...

On Tuesday, 53-year-old Paula Stiles was arrested for criminal negligent homicide after deputies reported she was responsible ...

This study was conducted in a 60-bed geriatric unit of a university hospital (mean hospitalisation duration about 11 days), which is a 2362-bed tertiary hospital. All patients over 70 years of age ...

Hyderabad: In a tragic incident from Hyderabad’s Blinds Colony, an elderly, visually challenged couple lived with the body of ...

Health officials are investigating an E. coli outbreak that was linked to McDonald's quarter pounders with most illnesses in ...

He added that friends of "frail and elderly" people should check in to ... heatstroke Urinary and kidney problems - prolonged dehydration can cause urinary tract infections, kidney stones or ...