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| 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. |
| The authors examine the connection between body weight and mental illness. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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). |
| 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 |
| 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%. |
| http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/31/medicaltourism.pdf Nine guidelines on traveling to foreign countries for medical procedures. |
| 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. |
| http://www.n4a.org/programs/best-buy-drugs/, Free Offers advice on Medicare drug plans for consumers and professionals |
| Stratton writes about the problems involved in patients taking multiple medications. |
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| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
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