This is a selection of articles from the May 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Geriatrics headlines.
Seniors Who Wait Longer For Hip Fracture Surgery Tend To Have Worse Health Outcomes
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - May 31, 2007 Source Type: news
Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - May 31, 2007 Source Type: news
A perturbation-based balance training program for older adults: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
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Source: BMC Geriatrics - May 31, 2007 Authors: Avril Mansfield, Amy L Peters, Barbara A Liu and Brian E Maki Source Type: news
New Study Indicates That People May Need More Dietary Choline Than Previously Thought
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - May 30, 2007 Source Type: news
Simple Guide Helps Diabetics Manage Their Meds
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - May 30, 2007 Source Type: news
High-Tech Images Can Reveal Stent Status
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - May 30, 2007 Source Type: news
Blood Inflammation Plays Role In Alzheimer's Disease
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Source: Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today - May 30, 2007 Source Type: news
Blood Marker Could Point to Alzheimer's Risk
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - May 30, 2007 Source Type: news
Rheumatoid Illness, Smoking Can Harm Heart's Aorta
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - May 30, 2007 Source Type: news
Associations between head circumference, leg length and dementia in a Korean population
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Source: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - May 30, 2007 Authors: Jae-Min Kim, Robert Stewart, Il-Seon Shin, Sung-Wan Kim, Su-Jin Yang, Jin-Sang Yoon Source Type: news
The 2007 Alzheimer Award Awarded To Jing Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.
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Source: Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today - May 29, 2007 Source Type: news
Study to Assess Weight Loss Surgery for Teens
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - May 29, 2007 Source Type: news
Angioplasty and Stents (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, PCI)
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - May 29, 2007 Source Type: news
Sexual Orientation Affects How We Navigate And Recall Lost Objects, But Age Just Targets Gender
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - May 28, 2007 Source Type: news
Grant Could Lead To New Treatments For Osteopororis, Traumatic Injuries
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - May 26, 2007 Source Type: news
Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease - non-clinicians and computerised algorithms together are as accurate as the best clinical practice
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Source: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - May 26, 2007 Authors: Catherine M. L. Foy, Helen Nicholas, Paul Hollingworth, Harry Boothby, Julie Willams, Richard G. Brown, Safa Al-Sarraj, Simon Lovestone Source Type: news
Chain-Owned Nursing Homes Hurt By Too Much Standardization, Study Finds
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - May 25, 2007 Source Type: news
Healthy Body Weight Throughout Adulthood May Help Delay Disability
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - May 25, 2007 Source Type: news
Retinol Lotion Reduces The Fine Wrinkles From Natural Aging Of Skin, Not Just Skin Aged By Sun
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - May 25, 2007 Source Type: news
UNCOVERING THE HEMODYNAMIC PROFILES OF PATIENTS WITH ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION
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Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - May 25, 2007 Tags: Letters to The Editor Source Type: news
HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR AND VISFATIN IN ELDERLY BEDRIDDEN PATIENTS
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Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - May 25, 2007 Tags: Letters to The Editor Source Type: news
RESPONSE LETTER TO DR. DRINKA
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Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - May 25, 2007 Tags: Letters to The Editor Source Type: news
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN VITAMIN B6 AND WHITE MATTER HYPERINTENSITIES IN PATIENTS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE NOT MEDIATED BY HOMOCYSTEINE METABOLISM
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Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - May 25, 2007 Tags: Letters to The Editor Source Type: news
CAN HIP PROTECTOR USE COST-EFFECTIVELY PREVENT FRACTURES IN COMMUNITY-DWELLING GERIATRIC PATIENTS?
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Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - May 25, 2007 Tags: Letters to The Editor Source Type: news
Type 2 Diabetes Takes Toll on Teens
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - May 25, 2007 Source Type: news
Calm Urged for Avandia Patients
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - May 25, 2007 Source Type: news
A randomized, two-year study of the efficacy of cognitive intervention on elderly people: the Donostia Longitudinal Study
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Source: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - May 25, 2007 Authors: Cristina Buiza, Igone Etxeberria, Nerea Galdona, María Feliciana González, Enrique Arriola, Adolfo López de Munain, Elena Urdaneta, José Javier Yanguas Source Type: news
Folic Acid Supplementation Slows Cognitive Decline
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - May 24, 2007 Source Type: news
Immune Antibodies Penetrate Neurons To Clear Alzheimer's-Linked Amyloid - Discovery Could Advance Treatment For Alzheimer's, Immune Diseases
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Source: Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today - May 24, 2007 Source Type: news
Exploring Lipoic Acid As Anti-Aging Compound
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - May 24, 2007 Source Type: news
A Drink A Day May Delay Dementia
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Source: Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today - May 24, 2007 Source Type: news
Keeping Weight Off in Youth Pays Off in Old Age
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - May 23, 2007 Source Type: news
Sleep Apnea Could Raise Obstetric Risks
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - May 23, 2007 Source Type: news
Retinol May Smooth Aging Skin
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - May 23, 2007 Source Type: news
Subjective memory complaints in an elderly sample: a cross-sectional study
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Source: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - May 23, 2007 Authors: Thaís Soares Cianciarullo Minett, Rosimeire Vieira Da Silva, Karin Zazo Ortiz, Paulo Henrique Ferreira Bertolucci Source Type: news
Vitamin A Cream Helps Reduce Wrinkles Associated With Natural Skin Aging
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - May 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy: IMS Updated Recommendations
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - May 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Nowhere to go
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Source: Older People's NSF Newsfeed - May 22, 2007 Source Type: news
What really matters in the social network–mortality association? A multivariate examination among older Jewish-Israelis
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Source: European Journal of Ageing - May 22, 2007 Tags: European Journal of Ageing Source Type: news
Methodological and theoretical cultivation in cross-European research on ageing
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Source: European Journal of Ageing - May 22, 2007 Tags: European Journal of Ageing Source Type: news
A Little Soup Can Help You Lose Weight: Study
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - May 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Light Drinking May Keep Dementia at Bay
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Source: MedicineNet Alzheimer - May 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Trial of Blood Pressure Drug Offers Hopeful Early Results
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - May 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Early identification of cognitive deficits: Preclinical Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive
impairment
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Source: Geriatrics Magazine - May 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Blood Thinner's Approval Expanded to Include Most Severe Heart Attack
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - May 21, 2007 Source Type: news
Walking
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - May 21, 2007 Source Type: news
Diabetes Drug Avandia Boosts Heart Attack, Death Risk
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - May 21, 2007 Source Type: news
Difference in practice effects depending on cerebral perfusion pattern in mild cognitive impairment
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Source: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - May 20, 2007 Authors: Haruo Hanyu, Hirofumi Sakurai, Kentaro Hirao, Tomohiko Sato, Toshihiko Iwamoto Source Type: news
Over 6 Out Of 10 Baby Boomers Will Be Managing Multiple Chronic Illnesses By 2030, American Hospital Association
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - May 19, 2007 Source Type: news
Effect of Telephone Counseling on Physical Activity for Low-Active Older People in Primary Care: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
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Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - May 19, 2007 Tags: Clinical Investigations Source Type: news
Using the Mini-Mental State Examination for Tracking Cognition in the Older Population Based on Longitudinal Data
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Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - May 19, 2007 Tags: Brief Reports Source Type: news
Diagnostic Accuracy of Criteria for Urinary Tract Infection in a Cohort of Nursing Home Residents*
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Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - May 19, 2007 Tags: Brief Reports Source Type: news
State Spending Keeps Childless Seniors Out Of Nursing Homes, USA
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - May 18, 2007 Source Type: news
Engaging Seniors With Science Pays Civic Dividends
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - May 18, 2007 Source Type: news
American Geriatrics Society Supports Senate And House Bills Addressing Medicare Future And Chronic Care
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - May 18, 2007 Source Type: news
Many Americans Confused About Cancer: Survey
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - May 18, 2007 Source Type: news
Fish Fed Tainted Food Test Negative for Melamine
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - May 18, 2007 Source Type: news
Aspirin May Cut Pregnancy Complication Risk
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - May 18, 2007 Source Type: news
U.S. Stroke Rates Vary Widely by States
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - May 18, 2007 Source Type: news
Health Highlights: May 17, 2007
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Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General - May 18, 2007 Source Type: news
Antiplatelet therapy in the treatment of atherothrombotic disease: Considering the evidence
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Source: Geriatrics Magazine - May 18, 2007 Source Type: news
Intermittent Bisphosphonate Therapy in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: Progress to Date.
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Source: Drugs & Aging - May 17, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (227 K) Source Type: news
Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: Current State of Development.
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Source: Drugs & Aging - May 17, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (282 K) Source Type: news
Optimal Management of Asthma in Elderly Patients: Strategies to Improve Adherence to Recommended Interventions.
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Source: Drugs & Aging - May 17, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (248 K) Source Type: news
Age-Related Differences in the Prevalence of Potential Drug-Drug Interactions in Ambulatory Dyslipidaemic Patients Treated with Statins.
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Source: Drugs & Aging - May 17, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (244 K) Source Type: news
Docetaxel in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Impact on Quality of Life and Pharmacoeconomics.
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Source: Drugs & Aging - May 17, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (282 K) Source Type: news
Intermittent Bisphosphonate Therapy in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: Progress to Date
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Source: Drugs - May 17, 2007 Authors: Reginster, Jean-YvesMalaise, OlivierNeuprez, AudreyJouret, Victor-EmmanuelClose, Pierre Tags: Leading Article Source Type: news
Oral Anticancer Drugs in the Elderly: An Overview
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Source: Drugs - May 17, 2007 Authors: Lonardi, SaraBortolami, AlbertoStefani, MicaelaMonfardini, Silvio Tags: Review Article Source Type: news
Initiative Helps States With Long-Term Care Options; Reports Examine Medicare Advantage, U.S. Health System
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - May 17, 2007 Source Type: news
Keeping Childless Seniors Out Of Nursing Homes
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Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - May 17, 2007 Source Type: news
A Placebo-Controlled Double-Blind Randomized Study of Venlafaxine in the Treatment of Depression in Dementia
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Source: Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders - May 17, 2007 Source Type: news
Memantine in Moderate to Severe Alzheimer's Disease: a Meta-Analysis of Randomised Clinical Trials
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Source: Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders - May 17, 2007 Source Type: news
Frequency and Clinical Characteristics of Early-Onset Dementia in Consecutive Patients in a Memory Clinic
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Source: Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders - May 17, 2007 Source Type: news
Sale Of Chrysler Likely To Affect Health Benefits For Union Employees, Retirees
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