Urinary tract symptoms are frequently lacking in the elderly. The presentations may be vague with incontinence, a change in mental status, or fatigue as the only symptoms, while some present to a health care provider with sepsis, an infection of the blood, as the first symptoms.
This year, more than 300,000 Americans will die from illnesses related to overweight and obesity. Obesity contributes to the number-one cause of death in our nation: heart disease. Excess weight has also led to an increase in the number of people suffering from Type 2 diabetes.
About 610,000 people die of heart disease in the United States every yearâthatâs 1 in every 4 deaths. 1 Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. More than half of the deaths due to heart disease in 2009 were in men. 1 Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the most common type of heart disease, killing over 370,000 people annually. 1