This is a selection of articles from the October 2006 archive. Click here for this month's Geriatrics headlines.
Further exploring hip protector use
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Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing: - October 31, 2006 Source Type: info
What does the community think about lifespan extension technologies? The need for an empirical base for ethical and policy debates
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Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing: - October 31, 2006 Source Type: info
2006 Reviewers
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Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing: - October 31, 2006 Source Type: info
Predictors of heteronormativity in residential aged care facilities
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Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing: - October 31, 2006 Source Type: info
Screening for depression in hospitalised and community-dwelling elderly: the use of the 4-item, 5-item and 15-item geriatric depression scales
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Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing: - October 31, 2006 Source Type: info
Information technology and sustainable change within the domain of local practice
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Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing: - October 31, 2006 Source Type: info
Australian Society for Geriatric Medicine . Position Statement No. 4Education and Training in Geriatric Medicine for Medical Students – Revised 2006
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Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing: - October 31, 2006 Source Type: info
New Scanning Tool Could Prevent Unneeded Heart Attack Hospitalizations
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - October 31, 2006 Source Type: info
Blood Test May Detect Alzheimer's Disease Long Before Symptoms Appear
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Source: Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today - October 30, 2006 Source Type: info
Health Tip: Eat a Balanced Vegetarian Diet
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - October 30, 2006 Source Type: info
Proper Care Prevents Deep Vein Clots in Elderly
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - October 30, 2006 Source Type: info
Public Would Cooperate in Flu Pandemic
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - October 30, 2006 Source Type: info
Obese Women Face Greater Risk for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - October 30, 2006 Source Type: info
Weight-Loss Drug Helps Diabetic Patients
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - October 30, 2006 Source Type: info
Novel Three-Dimensional Imaging Technique Used By Researchers
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Source: Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today - October 29, 2006 Source Type: info
Predictors of depression outcomes in medical inpatients with chronic pulmonary disease.
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Source: Am J Geriatr Psychia... - October 29, 2006 Source Type: info
Using Different Memory Cutoffs to Assess Mild Cognitive Impairment.
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Source: Am J Geriatr Psychia... - October 29, 2006 Source Type: info
Sleep in dementia assessment may require a multidisciplinary approach.
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Source: Am J Geriatr Psychia... - October 29, 2006 Source Type: info
The use of levetiracetam to decrease mania in elderly bipolar patients.
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Source: Am J Geriatr Psychia... - October 29, 2006 Source Type: info
Methods in psychogeriatric research.
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Source: Am J Geriatr Psychia... - October 29, 2006 Source Type: info
Design of Depression in Alzheimer's Disease Study-2.
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Source: Am J Geriatr Psychia... - October 29, 2006 Source Type: info
Cold Virus Might Harm Long-Term Memory
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - October 29, 2006 Source Type: info
Cold Virus Might Harm Long-Term Memory
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Source: MedicineNet Alzheimer - October 29, 2006 Source Type: info
UT Southwestern Participating In Nationwide Study On Leading Cause Of Vision Loss For Seniors
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - October 28, 2006 Source Type: info
Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Celecoxib in Alzheimer's Disease
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Source: Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders - October 27, 2006 Source Type: info
Flu Shots: Study Questions Value
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - October 27, 2006 Source Type: info
Exercise Keeps Colds at Bay
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - October 27, 2006 Source Type: info
Some Veterans Face Waiting Lists For Mental Health Treatment, Report Finds
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - October 27, 2006 Source Type: info
Nicotine Replacement Therapy May Hurt Critically Ill
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - October 26, 2006 Source Type: info
FDA Approves New Medical Device For Elderly, Disabled And Bedridden
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - October 26, 2006 Source Type: info
[Editorials] Methods in Psychogeriatric Research
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Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - October 26, 2006 Authors: Arndt, S. Source Type: info
[Regular Research Articles] Strategies to Reduce Site Differences in Multisite Studies: A Case Study of Alzheimer Disease Progression
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Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - October 26, 2006 Authors: Noda, A., Kraemer, H. C., Taylor, J. L., Schneider, B., Ashford, J. W., Yesavage, J. A. Source Type: info
Short-term effects of an educational intervention on physical restraint use: a cluster randomized trial
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Source: BMC Geriatrics - October 26, 2006 Authors: Anna R Huizing, Jan PH Hamers, Math JM Gulpers and Martijn PF Berger Source Type: info
[Letters] Drs. Vitiello and Ancoli-Israel Reply
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Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - October 26, 2006 Authors: Vitiello, M. V., Ancoli-Israel, S. Source Type: info
[Brief Reports] Long-Term Cognitive Impact of Anticholinergic Medications in Older Adults
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Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - October 26, 2006 Authors: Bottiggi, K. A., Salazar, J. C., Yu, L., Caban-Holt, A. M., Ryan, M., Mendiondo, M. S., Schmitt, F. A. Source Type: info
[Brief Reports] Examining the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status: Factor Analytic Studies in an Elderly Sample
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Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - October 26, 2006 Authors: Duff, K., Langbehn, D. R., Schoenberg, M. R., Moser, D. J., Baade, L. E., Mold, J., Scott, J. G., Adams, R. L. Source Type: info
[Regular Research Articles] The Prognosis of Major and Minor Depression in Older Medical Inpatients
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Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - October 26, 2006 Authors: Cole, M. G., McCusker, J., Ciampi, A., Windholz, S., Latimer, E., Belzile, E. Source Type: info
[In This Issue] In This Issue
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Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - October 26, 2006 Source Type: info
[Erratum] ERRATA
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Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - October 26, 2006 Source Type: info
[Letters] The Use of Levetiracetam to Decrease Mania in Elderly Bipolar Patients
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Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - October 26, 2006 Authors: Kyomen, H. H. Source Type: info
[Regular Research Articles] Comparison of the Saint Louis University Mental Status Examination and the Mini-Mental State Examination for Detecting Dementia and Mild Neurocognitive Disorder--A Pilot Study
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Source: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - October 26, 2006 Authors: Tariq, S. H., Tumosa, N., Chibnall, J. T., Perry, M. H., Morley, J. E. Source Type: info
Women Over 50 Live In Fear Of Violence, Study Finds
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - October 25, 2006 Source Type: info
Anxiety Disorders Tied to Physical Illness
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - October 25, 2006 Source Type: info
Research Team Identifies Human 'memory Gene'
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Source: Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today - October 24, 2006 Source Type: info
GSA's Annual Meeting To Present New Research On Aging: Education And The Gerontological Imagination
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - October 24, 2006 Source Type: info
Too Few Drugs Are As Much A Risk As Too Many For Elders
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - October 23, 2006 Source Type: info
Vegetables, Not Fruit, Help Fight Memory Problems In Old Age
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - October 23, 2006 Source Type: info
Seroquel OK'd for Bipolar Depression
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - October 23, 2006 Source Type: info
$52 Million To Lead Alzheimer's Disease Study Received By UCSD
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - October 22, 2006 Source Type: info
Breakthrough Cancer Drug Gleevec Gets Heart Precaution
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - October 22, 2006 Source Type: info
Widely Used Diabetes Drug May Not Work
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - October 21, 2006 Source Type: info
Older Breast Cancer Patients May Be Under-Diagnosed And Under-Treated
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - October 20, 2006 Source Type: info
DURECT Provides An Update To The Memryte(TM) Program Under Development By Voyager Pharmaceutical Corp.
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Source: Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today - October 20, 2006 Source Type: info
Productive Activity in Later Life: Stability and Change Across Three Decades
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Source: Research on Aging - October 20, 2006 Authors: Fast, J. E., Dosman, D., Moran, L. Source Type: info
Familial Roles and Social Transformations: Older Men and Women in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Source: Research on Aging - October 20, 2006 Authors: Oppong, C. Source Type: info
Should We Be Concerned About Age Segregation?: Some Theoretical and Empirical Explorations
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Source: Research on Aging - October 20, 2006 Authors: Hagestad, G. O., Uhlenberg, P. Source Type: info
Socioeconomic Status and Survival in Older Patients with Melanoma
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Source: Journal of the American Geriatr - October 19, 2006 Source Type: info
Hospitals Reduce Elderly Mortality Rate, Though Gap Between Best, Worst Hospitals In U.S. Widened By About 5% In 2005, Study Finds
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - October 19, 2006 Source Type: info
Surgery Better Than Stents at Stroke Prevention
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - October 19, 2006 Source Type: info
Antihypertensive and lipid lowering treatment in 70-74 year old individuals - predictors for treatment and blood-pressure control: a population based survey,
The Hordaland Health Study (HUSK)
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Source: BMC Geriatrics - October 19, 2006 Authors: Mette Brekke, Steinar Hunskar and Jorund Straand Source Type: info
Antihypertensive and lipid lowering treatment in 70–74 year old individuals – predictors for treatment and blood-pressure control: a population based survey. The Hordaland Health Study (HUSK)
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Source: BMC Geriatrics - October 19, 2006 Authors: Mette Brekke, Steinar Hunskaar and Jørund Straand Source Type: info
The attitudes to ageing questionnaire (AAQ): development and psychometric properties
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Source: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - October 18, 2006 Authors: K. Laidlaw, M. J. Power, S. Schmidt, The WHOQOL-OLD Group Source Type: info
A comparison of small and large assisted living facilities for the diagnosis and care of dementia: the Maryland Assisted Living Study
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Source: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - October 18, 2006 Authors: Iracema Leroi, Quincy M. Samus, Adam Rosenblatt, Chiadi U. Onyike, Jason Brandt, Alva S. Baker, Peter Rabins, Constantine Lyketsos Source Type: info
QUALIDEM: development and evaluation of a dementia specific quality of life instrument--validation
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Source: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - October 18, 2006 Authors: Teake P. Ettema, Rose-Marie Dröes, Jacomine de Lange, Gideon J. Mellenbergh, Miel W. Ribbe Source Type: info
High score on the Relative Stress Scale, a marker of possible psychiatric disorder in family carers of patients with dementia
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Source: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - October 18, 2006 Authors: Ingun Ulstein, Torgeir Bruun Wyller, Knut Engedal Source Type: info
Access to diagnostic evaluation and treatment for dementia in Europe
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Source: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - October 18, 2006 Authors: Gunhild Waldemar, Kieu T. T. Phung, Alistair Burns, Jean Georges, Finn Ronholt Hansen, Steven Iliffe, Christine Marking, Marcel Olde Rikkert, Jacques Selmes, Gabriela Stoppe, Norman Sartorius, on behalf of the European Dementia Consensus Network (EDCON) Source Type: info
A preliminary metabolomic analysis of older adults with and without depression
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Source: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - October 18, 2006 Authors: Lisa A. Paige, Matthew W. Mitchell, K. Ranga R. Krishnan, Rima Kaddurah-Daouk, David C. Steffens Source Type: info
The effect of perceived forgetfulness on quality of life in older adults; a qualitative review
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Source: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - October 18, 2006 Authors: Martine Mol, Margot Carpay, Inez Ramakers, Nico Rozendaal, Frans Verhey, Jelle Jolles Source Type: info
FDA OKs New Type 2 Diabetes Drug
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - October 18, 2006 Source Type: info
Functional Impairment, Race, and Family Expectations of Death
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Source: Journal of the American Geriatr - October 18, 2006 Source Type: info
Can Hip Protector Use Cost-Effectively Prevent Fractures in Community-Dwelling Geriatric Populations?
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Source: Journal of the American Geriatr - October 18, 2006 Source Type: info
Androgen Treatment and Muscle Strength in Elderly Men: A Meta-Analysis
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Source: Journal of the American Geriatr - October 18, 2006 Source Type: info
Side Effects Send 701,547 Americans To Hospital Each Year
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - October 18, 2006 Source Type: info
Heart-Surgery - Breathing Training Benefits
