| December 2006 |
| Nutritional Formula Strengthens Immunity |
| Older Patients with Colorectal Cancer Often Have Multiple Other Medical Conditions |
| Poor Visual Acuity and Visual Contrast Sensitivity Are Associated with Increased Mortality for Older Women |
| The Risk of Death Increases After Hip Fracture |
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| November 2006 |
| Factors Which Impact Survival from Melanoma |
| Surrogate Decision-Making |
| The Older Man's Risk of Falling in Relation to Alcohol Intake and Bone Mineral Density |
| Use of Herbal Medicine Supplements by Older Adults Summary |
| Visual Ability and Disability |
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| October 2006 |
| Hospital Elder Life Program Helps Prevent Delirium and Functional Decline |
| Older Adults' Esophageal Reflux Symptoms Differ from Symptoms in Younger People |
| Over-the-Counter Drug Use by Medicare Beneficiaries in Nursing Homes |
| Taking Multiple Medications Increases the Risk of Medication Errors for Older People |
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| September 2006 |
| Even Mild Anemia May Boost Older Adults' Risks of Declines in Higher-Level Thinking and Reasoning |
| Older Adults and Their Caregivers Are More Satisfied With "Hospital at Home" Care Than Standard Hospital Care |
| Older Adults with Dogs May See Health Benefits from Dog Walking |
| Older Adults With Normal Blood Pressure Run Lower Risks of Repeat Stroke Than Those With Higher Blood Pressure |
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| August 2006 |
| Both Cognitive Ability and Body Composition Affect Risks of Fractures Among Older Hispanic Adults |
| Education, Rather than Ethnic Background, Influences Older Adults' Expectations of How Their Health Will Change as They Age |
| Older Adults with Depression Face Health Functioning and Sleep Difficulties |
| Sleeping More than 9 Hours Daily, or Napping During the Day, May Boost Risks of Falls and Fractures Among Older Adults |
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| July 2006 |
| Among Frail Older Adults, Increased Age, Loss of Strength, And Certain Living Situations are Associated with the Decision to Stop Driving |
| Among Older Adults, Optimism Speeds Recovery after Hip Fracture |
| Independent older adults tend to have less severe Pneumonia and shorter hospital stays than those with difficulty functioning |
| Stroke May Triple Risk of Bone Fracture, Study of American Veterans Finds |
| Telephone Service that Helps Older Adults Find Appropriate Home-Based and Community-Based Care Can Reduce Costly Hospital Stays |
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| June 2006 |
| Age-Specific Computer Alerts Are Effective In Warning Healthcare Providers That they Are Prescribing Potentially Harmful Drugs to Older Adults |
| Getting In-Home Occupational and Physical Therapy and Learning Control Strategies Can Lower Risk of Death among Older Adults with Trouble Managing Daily Activities |
| Older Adults with Carotid Artery Disease in the Left Artery Are More Likely to Have Cognitive Problems if They Wait to Have Surgery Until After They've Already Begun Having Symptoms of the Disease |
| Some Older Breast Cancer Patients May Have Cognitive Problems after Chemotherapy |
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| May 2006 |
| A Randomized Trial of Home Intervention to Reduce Functional Difficulties in Older Adults |
| Caregivers' Qualities May Affect Symptoms in Older Adults with Dementia |
| Chronic Kidney Disease Increases Older Adult's Risks of Disability |
| Older Men with Health Problems Should Drink Less Alcohol Than Those with No Health Problems |
| Quick, Simple Test May Help Identify Older Adults at Risk of Cognitive Problems So They Can Get Timely Treatment |
| Self-Neglect Among Older Adults May Be a "Geriatric Syndrome" |
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| April 2006 |
| Adults with Anemia Are Less Likely to Regain Ability to Handle Activities of Daily Living |
| Gender Affects Communication between Healthcare Provider and Patient |
| High Levels of Homocysteine Lower Mental Ability in Older Adults |
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| March 2006 |
| Desire for Aggressive Life-Sustaining Treatment is not the Only, Reason Terminally-Ill Patients Don't Enroll in Hospice |
| Diabetes Boosts Older Adults' Odds of Developing
Problems with Decision Making and Other Mental Abilities |
| Poor Sleep and Stress Put Older Adults Who Care for Seriously Ill Spouses at Risk of Heart Disease |
| Study Finds Different Patterns of Quitting Among Older and Younger Smokers |
| Though Risk of "Bone-Thinning Disease" Rises with Age, Fewer Women Get Checked for Osteoporosis as They Get Older |
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| February 2006 |
| New Pain Medication Evaluation Scale Finds Many Nursing Home Patients Have Poorly Controlled Pain |
| Older Adults with Gait Disorders Run an Increased Risk of Death |
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| January 2006 |
| End-of-Life Care Preferences Differ from Race to Race
And Between Men and Women |
| Hearing Loss is Common Among Older Adults and Causes May be Different From Race to Race and Between Men and Women |
| Many Older Adults Don’t Know the Details of Their Prescription Drug Insurance; This Leads Some to Cut Back on Needed Drugs |
| Older Women With More Body Fat Run A Higher Risk of Breast Cancer Than Thinner Women |
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