Senior Health Center - Houston, TX
Houston Geriatrician Doctors for Senior Health
Type of Physician: Geriatrician
What is a Geriatrician?
A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine or Family Practice; practitioners have special knowledge of the aging process and special skills in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of illness in the elderly. These specialists care for geriatric patients in the patient's home, the medical office, in nursing homes, and in the hospital. Geriatricians are trained to recognize the unusual presentations of illness and drug interactions, to utilize resources such as community social services, and to assist with special ethical issues in the care of the elderly.
Specialty: Geriatric Medicine
Common Name:
Geriatrician Doctors in Houston *
 Lawrence G Root MD
Lawrence G Root
1315 St Joseph Pkwy
Medical Plz I STE 1500
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 757-0894  I Jason Chong MD
I Jason Chong
1919 N Loop W
STE 250
Houston, TX 77008
(713) 861-5000  Salim A Lakhani MD
Salim A Lakhani
1801 North Loop W
Ste 50 STE 50
Houston, TX 77008
(713) 868-9994  Vitas Hospice
Lara Sihra
4848 Loop Central Dr
STE 650
Houston, TX 77081
(713) 663-7777  Shamrock Clinic
G K Ravichandran
6300 Hillcroft St
STE 210
Houston, TX 77081
(713) 988-9911  Steven J Levy DO
Steven J Levy
1140 Westmont Dr
STE 300
Houston, TX 77015
(713) 451-4100  Denis Bergeron MD
Denis Bergeron
3325 Plainview St
STE 1
Pasadena, TX 77504
(713) 947-8837  Sharon Wager MD
Sharon Wager
12202 Quail Creek Dr
Houston, TX 77070
(281) 251-1939  D L Woodson MD
Drury L Woodson
622 Hwy 3
La Marque, TX 77568
(409) 933-0733
Houston, Texas
Rated as a beta world city, Houston's economy has a broad industrial base in the energy, manufacturing, aeronautics, transportation, and health care sectors and is a leading center for building oilfield equipment; only New York City is home to more Fortune 500 headquarters in the city limits. The Port of Houston ranks first in the United States in international waterborne tonnage handled and second in total cargo tonnage handled. The city has a population from various ethnic and religious backgrounds and a large and growing international community. It is home to many cultural institutions and exhibits - attracting more than 7 million visitors a year to the Houston Museum District. Houston has an active visual and performing arts scene in the Theater District and is one of few U.S. cities that offer year-round resident companies in all major performing arts.
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Senior Health: Successful Aging
Read the Senior Health: Successful Aging article »
Introduction to successful aging
You can change how you think, feel and act when you are older simply by
changing how you think, feel and act now, geriatrics experts say. Staying
healthy, fit and active are the keys to successful aging.
Dr. Judy Salerno, deputy director of NIH's National Institute on Aging (NIA),
says, "When I entered the aging field many years ago, we didn't talk about
disease prevention. We simply characterized normal aging. Now we are seeing that
people can age successfully in good health well into old age. Disease and
disability are not inevitable consequences of aging."
That is good news not only for individuals but also for communities and
society in general. In the last two decades, census figures have shown that the
world's vital statistics are changing. In the U.S., the proportion of older
adults went from roughly four percent in 1900 to 13 percent today, and will
increase to more than 20 percent by 2030.
In the recently ended Diabetes Prevention Program study,
sponsored by NIH's National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Diseases (NIDDK) and NIA with additional support by several other institutions,
scientists found that moderate diet and exercise successfully delayed and
possibly prevented participants from developing type 2 diabetes.
About 16 million people in the United States have diabetes , which is the main
cause of kidney failure, limb
amputations and new-onset blindness in adults, as well as a major cause of heart disease
and stroke. Type 2 diabetes accounts for
up to 95 percent of all diabetes cases.
"The most interesting aspect of the study in terms of aging was that diet and
exercise worked better in those participants ages 60 and older," Dr. Salerno
said. She noted that lifestyle changes prevented the disease at better rates
than did the oral di...
Read the Senior Health: Successful Aging article »
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This photo essay will focus on smoker's lung. The term "smoker's lung"
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Emergency Contact for Houston
- In case of Emergency, call 911
- Houston Fire Department (713) 247-5000
- Houston Fire Department Emergency Medical Services (713) 495-4200
- Houston Police Department (713) 884-3131
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