HLTC22H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Javabeans, Cardiovascular Disease, Epigenome
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A&g: ch 11- social support, health, and aging. Stress, coping, and health: stress is a major pathway through which psychosocial factors affect physiology and the aging process. Gad: controls a neurotransmitter called gaba (linked to calming over reactive neurons) parkinson"s patients do not produce gad which means that the. Gaba isn"t working properly which means that their neurons are over working (tremor and stiffness). side effects: mild headache www. notesolution. com. 78yrs and 2 months for life expectancy in the united states. About 2. 4million people died in 2009 which is about 36000 fewer than in 2008. Infant mortality rates are also lower which has dropped 3% since 2008: hospitals are now introducing in treating older adults. In the united states there are special emergency departments. They have recognized that older people have specific needs, understanding the specific symptoms that are more likely to occur in an older person. In the united states about 17 mill seniors will visit the hospital.
