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Physical Therapists Say Proper Fit And Use Of Walkers And Canes Can...

Main Category: Seniors / Aging Also Included In: Rehabilitation / Physical Therapy Article Date: 10 Jul 2009 - 4:00 PDT printer friendly view / write opinions rate article The American Physical Therapy Association is urging elderly adults who use canes and walkers as walking aids to be properly assessed and fitted by a physical therapist to avoid ...

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Related Topix: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Medicine, Family, Elderly

Thu Jul 09, 2009

The Hindu

Geriatric care at medical college

KOCHI: The Co-operative Medical College, Kalamassery, will open a geriatric out-patient department on Friday.

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Related Topix: Medicine

Wed Jul 08, 2009

Health News Digest

Inflammation May Trigger Alzheimera s Disease

The anti-inflammatory drug indomethacin could hold promise as a treatment for Alzheimer's disease, says a Saint Louis University doctor and researcher.

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Related Topix: Inflammation, Medicine, Health, Indomethacin (generic), Indocin, Medication, Alzheimer's, Saint Louis University

Tue Jul 07, 2009

Geriatrics

A strategy for GERD and Barrett's esophagus

Dr. Morganstern is Medical Resident, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Gerd, Health, Gastroenterology, York, NY, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Pancreatic Cancer

Schnurr's Sound-Off

Sex and the Geriatrician

The Schulich School of Medicine may prove to be Windsor's defining institution. It provides Windsor with an opportunity to address the North American shortage of geriatricians that is surfacing as a concern not just in medical circles, but in communities everywhere.

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Related Topix: Medicine

Mon Jul 06, 2009

Business Wire

SeniorBridge Names Jill Lebar, MA, LMHC, CMC Executive Director, Boston

SeniorBridge, a provider of professional services for individuals requiring care for chronic health conditions, announced that it has named Jill Lebar, MA, LMHC, CMC, Executive Director.

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Related Topix: Family, Elderly, Non-Profit, University of New Hampshire, Cambridge, MA, Medicine

Sat Jul 04, 2009

The Florida Times-Union

Seniors: Learn when memory loss becomes serious

As we age, it is common to ask questions about memory loss and wonder how much, if any, memory loss is normal.

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Related Topix: Medicine

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Archives General Psychiatry

Medical News & Perspectives: New Pain Guideline for Older Patients: Avoid NSAIDs, Consider Opioids

Physicians treating patients aged 75 years or older for chronic pain should avoid using nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs , according to an updated guideline issued by the American Geriatrics Society in May.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Pain

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Medical News Today

Geriatrician Available To Discuss New Research On Falls In Older Adults

Each year in this country, one of every three people over age 65 suffers a fall, resulting in nearly 16,000 deaths.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Family, Elderly

Wed Jul 01, 2009

The Hindu

Live phone-in programme

PUDUCHERRY: Doordarshan Kendra, Puducherry will telecast a live phone-in programme on geriatric care at 5.45 p.m. on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Medicine

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Midlothian Today

Help for Midlothian cats feline their age

Midlothian is the place to be for cats of a 'certain age'. The Hospital for Small Animals to the Royal School of Veterinary Studies has joined up with Edinburgh-based feline vet and author Dr Sarah Caney to hold the UK's first specialist geriatric cat clinic.

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Related Topix: Medicine

Sun Jun 28, 2009

Hartford Courant

Too Few Doctors Practicing Geriatric Medicine

Addressing Congress earlier this month, President Barack Obama reiterated his goals for health care reform: lower costs, higher quality, consumer choice and expanded coverage.

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Related Topix: Medicine, US News, Rosa DeLauro, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Opinion, New Britain, CT

Fri Jun 26, 2009

SF Weekly

Go Cougars! S.F. Study Probes Into What Older Women Want.

A recent study regarding mature women's turn-ons is, somewhat ironically, published in a journal whose title is an instant turnoff: The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society .

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Related Topix: Medicine, UC San Francisco, Human Sexuality

MediLexicon

Innovative Educational Program Designed To Improve Care For Growing...

Main Category: Seniors / Aging Also Included In: Medical Students / Training Article Date: 26 Jun 2009 A highly successful and innovative training program that prepares chief residents at medical schools to diagnose and treat health problems common to older adults -- and to prepare the medical students and residents who they help train to do the ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Tufts University, Wake Forest University, Kansas, Marshall University, Medical College of Wisconsin

Thu Jun 25, 2009

KATU-TV Portland

Homer, zoo's geriatric black bear, is euthanized

Homer, a beloved black bear at the Oregon Zoo, was euthanized due to complications related to age.

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Related Topix: Homer, AK, Medicine, Arthritis, Health

Journal News

Medical center offers geriatrician home visits

The geriatricians affiliated with the Sound Shore Medical Center's Center for Sound Aging are providing patient caring that includes home visits.

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Related Topix: Medicine

EurekAlert!

US seniors 'smarter' than their English peers -- U-M study

U.S. seniors performed significantly better than their counterparts in England on standard tests of memory and cognitive function, according to a new study.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Depression, Health

Tue Jun 23, 2009

US Pharmacist

Polymyalgia Rheumatica

Assistant Clinical Professor of Clinical Pharmacy Practice St. John's University College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions Queens, New York; Clinical Coordinator of Ambulatory Care Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York Olga Hilas, PharmD, MPH, BCPS, CGP Assistant Clinical Professor of Clinical Pharmacy Practice St.

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Related Topix: New York Metro, Queens, NY, New York, NY, Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, New Hyde Park, NY, Hyde Park, NY

Sun Jun 21, 2009

What's Up Daybook

Park Springs CCRC to Honor Volunteers June 26

A recent study presented at the American Geriatrics Society annual meeting in May showed that retirees over 65 who volunteer had less than half the risk of death than their non-volunteer peers.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Stone Mountain, GA, Mercer University

Fri Jun 19, 2009

US Pharmacist

Caring for the Aging: Key Health Care Legislation

Mary Ann E. Zagaria, PharmD, MS, CGP Senior Care Consultant Pharmacist and President of MZ Associates, Inc.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Norwich, NY

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