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.
Sudden infant death syndrome - Epidemiology. 1  Globally SIDS resulted in about 22,000 deaths as of 2010, down from 30,000 deaths in 1990. 2  SIDS was responsible for 0.54 deaths per 1,000 live births in the US in 2005. 3  SIDS deaths in the US decreased from 4,895 in 1992 to 2,247 in 2004.