Health Care Reform: Hearing Before the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session, on President Clinton's Proposal to Reform the Nation's Health Care System, Part 9U.S. Government Printing Office, 1994 |
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Page 225 - MEDICINES Many older Americans must take medicines for health problems. Almost half of older Americans take multiple medicines daily. Growing old may change the way we respond to drugs. The more medicines you take, the greater the chance for side effects such as increased or decreased appetite, change in taste, constipation, weakness, drowsiness, diarrhea, nausea, and others. Vitamins or minerals when taken in large doses act like drugs and can cause harm. Alert your doctor to everything you take.
Page 125 - Waxman, and the other members of the subcommittee for this opportunity to testify on one of the most critical issues facing our nation today.
Page 225 - CARE Although most older people are able to eat, one of every five have trouble walking, shopping, '' buying and cooking food, especially as they get older. ELDER YEARS ABOVE AGE so Most older people lead full and productive lives.
Page 224 - You are at high nutritional risk. Bring this Checklist the next time you see your doctor, dietitian or other qualified health or social service professional. Talk with them about any problems you may have. Ask for help to improve your nutritional health.
Page 225 - Any disease, illness or chronic condition which causes you to change the way you eat. or makes it hard for you to eat, puts your nutritional health at risk. Four out of five adults have chronic diseases that are affected by diet. Confusion or memory loss that keeps getting worse is estimated to affect one out of five older adults This can make it hard to remember what, when or if you've eaten.
Page 225 - Only 13% of adults eat the minimum amount of fruit and vegetables needed. One in four older adults drink too much alcohol. Many health problems become worse if you drink more than one or two alcoholic beverages per day.
Page 204 - In 1981 a 61 year old Maryland woman lost 54 pounds in one month. She was referred to several physicians and psychiatrists and even spent one week in a psychiatric unit and yet no one could determine the cause of her problem. Finally a physician diagnosed her as having -pseudo obstruction*, a disease that mimics intestinal blockage but is seldom found through routine diagnostic procedures. He started her on an intravenous (parentenl) feeding system that bypassed the digestive tract and her weight...
Page 224 - I eat few fruits or vegetables, or milk products. I have 3 or more drinks of beer, liquor or wine almost every day.
Page 225 - POORLY Eating too little and eating too much both lead to poor health. Eating the same foods day after day or not eating fruit, vegetables, and milk products daily will also cause poor nutritional health. One in five adults skip meals daily. Only 13% of adults eat the minimum amount of fruit and vegetables needed.
Page 322 - ... Even opponents, who argued that the timing was not right, spoke eloquently about the importance of covering services in the home. Just before the proposal was defeated by a 169-243 vote, Congressman Pepper stated: This is a day for which I have waited and worked, and I might say prayed for, for 50 years — a chance to lighten the burden upon the masses of the people of this country, trying to help those saddled with a long-term illness .... We can help millions of people to meet crises in their...