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News Geriatrics

March 15, 2008
By:Judith Asch-Goodkin

Palliative care at the end of life; Older adults often victims of adverse drug events (ADEs)

NEWS & VIEWS: Prescribing for elderly is complicated, but recent studies offer some guidance

February 15, 2008
By:Judith Asch-Goodkin

Choosing the appropriate drug and dosage and helping patients surmount the cost barrier can be matters of life and death for this vulnerable population.

NEWS & VIEWS: Controlling osteoporosis and preventing fractures remains paramount in care of elderly

February 15, 2008
By:Judith Asch-Goodkin

Bone fractures associated with osteoporosis and low bone mass are a major hazard for elderly patients.

NEWS & VIEWS

January 15, 2008
By:Judith Asch-Goodkin

Beyond the office visit: Caring for chronically ill patients; The diabetes dilemma; Predicting fracture risk

Higher education only partially protects brain from cognitive decline; Zinc supplements may lower pneumonia incidence; Time to hospital critical in acute stroke; Diagnosis of DVT in older patients challenging at best

NEWS & VIEWS

November 15, 2007

Elevated BMI may not impair cognitive function; No evidence that assisted dying imposed on the older old; Mediterranean diet may slow advancement of AD

NEWS & VIEWS

October 15, 2007
By:Stephanie Davis

Calcium plus vitamin D may equal lower fracture risk; Vegetable consumption may reduce risk of aggressive prostate cancer; Halting statin therapy poststroke may be detrimental

NEWS & VIEWS

September 15, 2007
By:Stephanie Davis, Judith Asch-Goodkin

Cognitive decline and stroke may share ties; Heart failure risk climbs with use of glitazones; H2 A use in African Americans elevates risk of cognitive loss; CAM remedies for arthritis: A look at the evidence

NEWS & VIEWS

August 15, 2007
By:Stephanie Davis, Wayne Kuznar

Rheumatoid arthritis patients prefer status quo treatment; Steady physical activity may cut fracture risk in men; High-carb diet may boost women's risk of CVD; Stroke symptoms too often are not taken seriously by patients; Cell injection has potential as treatment for incontinence in women; Community hospitals safely deliver t-PA for acute ischemic stroke; IP patients with cancer have increased mortality risk

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