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Body: Nutrition, diet
	Freund, Peter, and Martin, George, "Fast Cars/Fast Foods: Hyperconsumption and its Health and Environmental Consequences", Social Theory and Health, November 2008 (Vol. 6)
		http://www.palgrave-journals.com/sth/journal/v6/n4/abs/sth200810a.html Freund and Martin suggest that consumption of mass-produced food is associated with a particular socio-material landscape, motorized urban sprawl, and that both promote hyperconsumption.
	Mather, Amber A., et al, "Associations between Body Weight and Personality Disorders in a Nationally Representative Sample", Psychosomatic Medicine, November / December 2008 (Vol. 70, No. 9)
		The authors examine the connection between body weight and mental illness.
	"Obesity, Economics, and Health", Today's Research on Aging, September 2008 (No. 13)
		http://www.prb.org/pdf08/TodaysResearchAging13.pdf, Free This issue of the newsletter discusses NIA-funded and other recent research on obesity in the older population.
	Witham, Miles D., and Avenell, Alison, "Interventions to Achieve Long-term Weight Loss in Obese Older People", Age and Ageing, March 2010 (Vol. 39, No. 2)
		http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/39/2/176 Witham and Avenell found that although modest weight reductions were observed, there is a lack of high-quality evidence to support the efficacy of weight loss programs in older people
Body: Exercise
Body: Physical illness / health / wellness
Body: Medicine
	Chen, Y., et al, "Unexplained Variation Across U.S. Nursing Homes in Antipsychotic Prescribing Rates", Archives of Internal Medicine, January 2010 (Vol. 170, No. 1)
		http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/170/1/89 The authors observe that antipsychotic prescribing patterns vary by nursing home and appear to be more a matter of facility prescribing culture than residents’ clinical status
	Complementary and Alternative Medicine (U.S. National Institutes of Health)
		http://nihseniorhealth.gov/cam/toc.html, Free The main purpose of this site is consumer education, not advocacy for or against (though they reference NIH studies in the field).
	Journal of General Internal Medicine, November 2009 (Vol. 24, No. 3)
		http://www.rwjf.org/pr/product.jsp?id=52289 This special supplement presents nine articles dealing with issues relating to medical care for Hispanic-Americans
	Ketcham, Jonathan D., and Simon, Kosali , Medicare Part D's Effects on Elderly Drug Costs and Utilization
		National Bureau of Economic Research Working Papers, September 2008, $5.00 http://papers.nber.org/papers/w14326 This report indicates that from 2005-2007, Medicare Part D reduced elderly out-of-pocket costs per day’s supply of medication by 21.7%, and increased elderly use of prescription drugs by 4.7%.
	New AMA Guidelines on Medical Tourism (American Medical Association)
		http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/31/medicaltourism.pdf Nine guidelines on traveling to foreign countries for medical procedures.
	Postmarket Drug Safety Information for Patients and Providers (U.S. Food & Drug Administration)
		http://www.fda.gov/cder/drugSafety.htm, Free Contains links to postmarket drug safety information to improve transparency and communication to patients and healthcare providers.
	Prescription Drug Options for Older Adults (National Association of Area Agencies on Aging)
		http://www.n4a.org/programs/best-buy-drugs/, Free Offers advice on Medicare drug plans for consumers and professionals
	Stratton, Mark A., "America’s Other Drug Problem", Aging Well, January/February 2009 (Vol. 2, No. 1)
		Stratton writes about the problems involved in patients taking multiple medications.
Body: Aging process (physical)
Body: Death and dying
Body: Caregiving
Body: Other / general / not specified
	Alwan, Majd, and Mack, David C., "New Perspectives on Elders’ Sleep", Aging Well, September/October 2009 (Vol. 2, No. 4)
		http://www.agingwellmag.com/archive/083109p18.shtml, Free Alwan and Mack discuss natural changes in sleep as we age, the importance of sleep, and current technologies for assessing sleep.
	Brown, Robert L., and Prus, Steven G. , New Findings on the International Relationship between Income Inequality and Population Health
		Society of Actuaries / Living to 100 and Beyond Symposium, 2008, Free http://www.soa.org/library/monographs/retirement-systems/living-to-100-and-beyond/2008/january/mono-li08-2a-brown.pdf Statistical analysis does not find any correlation between income inequality and the health of the people, in developed nations. The correlation is with the overall wealth of the society, not the distribution of wealth.
	"Illicit Drug Use among Older Adults"
		National Survey on Drug Use and Health, December 29, 2009, Free http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k9/168/168OlderAdults.cfm This report documents that there are about 4 million Americans in or near retirement who use illicit drugs. The report is available with and without detailed data tables
	Keffler, Kristin Wehner, "The Trusted Advisor Paradox - Part II", Integrative Adviser, December 2008 (Vol. 1, No. 4)
		http://www.aiflp.org/pdfs/IntegrativeAdviserNo0104.pdf Part 2 of a two-part essay arguing that professional advisers need to look to their own health in order to best serve their clients.
	Keffler, Kristin Wehner, "The Trusted Advisor Paradox - Part I", Integrative Adviser, October 2008 (Vol. 1, No. 2)
		www.aiflp.org/pdfs/IntegrativeAdviserNo0103.pdf Part 1 of a two-part essay arguing that professional advisers need to look to their own health in order to best serve their clients.
	Levy, D.T., et al, "Exploring Scenarios to Dramatically Reduce Smoking Prevalence", American Journal of Public Health, posted May 13, 2010
		http://ajph.aphapublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/AJPH.2009.166785v1 This study shows the importance of smoking cessation, but also demonstrates the importance all three parts – quit attempts, increased treatment use, and increased treatment effectiveness – play in reducing smoking prevalence.
	"Perceived Insufficient Rest or Sleep Among Adults - United States, 2008", Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, October 30, 2009 (Vol. 58, No. 42)
		http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5842.pdf, Free This article breaks down demographically the percentage of adults reporting insufficient sleep. People age 65+ apparently sleep best, by far.
	National Institute on Aging
		Active in: USA Building 31, Room 5C27, 31 Center Drive, MSC 2292, Bethesda, MD 20892 Telephone:301-496-1752 Fax:301-496-1072 http://www.nia.nih.gov/ One of the U.S. National Institutes on Health, focusing on aging.