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  2. Inclusion body myositis - Wikipedia

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    Inclusion body myositis (IBM) (/ m aɪ oʊ ˈ s aɪ t ɪ s /) (sometimes called sporadic inclusion body myositis, sIBM) is the most common inflammatory muscle disease in older adults. [2] The disease is characterized by slowly progressive weakness and wasting of both proximal muscles (located on or close to the torso ) and distal muscles (close ...

  3. Polymyositis - Wikipedia

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    Polymyositis and the associated inflammatory myopathies have an associated increased risk of cancer. [3] The features they found associated with an increased risk of cancer were older age, age greater than 45, male sex, difficulty swallowing, death of skin cells, cutaneous vasculitis, rapid onset of myositis (<4 weeks), elevated creatine kinase, higher erythrocyte sedimentation rate and higher ...

  4. Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva - Wikipedia

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    Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (/ ˌ f aɪ b r oʊ d ɪ ˈ s p l eɪ ʒ (i) ə ɒ ˈ s ɪ f ɪ k æ n z p r ə ˈ ɡ r ɛ s ɪ v ə /; [1] abbr. FOP), also called Münchmeyer disease or formerly myositis ossificans progressiva, is an extremely rare connective tissue disease in which fibrous connective tissue such as muscle, tendons, and ligaments turn into bone tissue (ossification).

  5. Inflammatory myopathy - Wikipedia

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    PM is an adult disease, usually emerging after the age of twenty. PM and DM are more common in females, more common in Caucasians, and least common in Asians. At any given time, about 35.5 people per million have IBM; it emerges after the age of 30 (usually after 50), and may be more common in males. [4]

  6. Mixed connective tissue disease - Wikipedia

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    People with MCTD typically have mild myositis, with normal muscle enzymes and electromyographic results. In fact, some people may be completely asymptomatic. Myositis can be severe and difficult to differentiate from conventional dermatomyositis. [10] Myalgia is a prevalent complaint among patients with MCTD. [33]

  7. Life expectancy gap between men and women in the US ... - AOL

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    Women in the United States can expect to live nearly six years longer than men, as disparities in deaths from Covid-19 and drug overdoses drive the life expectancy gap to the widest it’s been in ...

  8. Life expectancy for men now 6 years shorter than for women - AOL

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    The overall life expectancy of Americans fell by 2.7 years from 2019 to 2021, and COVID-19 is not fully to blame, researchers say. Life expectancy for men now 6 years shorter than for women Skip ...

  9. Why it’s important to make new friends after 65 (and how to ...

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    Here’s another reason to keep nurturing your social life after 65. ... the health risks of social isolation for adults over 50 may rival those of smoking, obesity, and physical inactivity ...