Geriatrics
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Senior Centers: The Foundation for Prevention Programs
Researchers claim no need to start a new program devoted to teaching chronic disease prevention if the infrastructure of a state...
Article
Acute Leukemia of Ambiguous Lineage in Elderly Patients: A SEER-Medicare Database Analysis
Acute leukemia of ambiguous lineage (ALAL) is a rare disorder in adults, constituting about 3% to 5% of acute...
Conference Coverage
People with HIV develop more frailty despite treatment
AMSTERDAM – Middle-aged and elderly people with HIV developed more frailty than did similar uninfected people, and frailty predicted worse...
Conference Coverage
Colorectal cancer: New observations, new implications
We may need to consider expanding our risk concepts to include not only genetic and personal risk factors but also environmental factors.
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Blood pressure meds cut cognitive impairment risk
And HIV infection may double patients’ stroke rate.
Conference Coverage
Mild cognitive impairment risk slashed by 19% in SPRINT MIND
Clinicians are calling blood pressure drugs the first disease-modifying therapy for MCI.
Conference Coverage
Pregnancy and years of reproductive capability linked to dementia risk
CHICAGO – The findings suggest that lifelong estrogen exposure may exert a neuroprotective effect in women.
Conference Coverage
Dementia epidemiology in LGB community examined for first time
News
Falls: Still a Deadly Danger for Elderly
CDC finds elderly fall rates are not getting better, but worse.
Original Research
Effect of High-Dose Ergocalciferol on Rate of Falls in a Community-Dwelling, Home-Based Primary Care Veteran Population: A Case-Crossover Study
There was no difference identified in the rate of falls immediately prior to and following initiation of ergocalciferol 50,000 IU self-...