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Older Brains – The News is Not All Bad

March 30, 2010March 30, 2010 / SupremeCmdr / Leave a comment

The Aging Brain Is Less Quick, But More Shrewd : NPR

But Small has found that it’s not all bad news. He points to a continued improvement in complex reasoning skills as we enter middle age.

Watch Those Meds

December 30, 2009December 30, 2009 / SupremeCmdr / Leave a comment

Many Seniors Juggle Multiple Medicines: Medco – Core Protection Products – Life and Health Insurance News

Can You Touch Your Toes?

December 28, 2009December 28, 2009 / SupremeCmdr / Leave a comment

Phys Ed: Can Touching Your Toes Test Your Arteries? – Well Blog – NYTimes.com

Should we be adding this simple test to our elderly/senior supplement exam?

Drugs, Falls, and the Elderly

December 7, 2009December 7, 2009 / SupremeCmdr / Leave a comment

Arch Intern Med — Abstract: Meta-analysis of the Impact of 9 Medication Classes on Falls in Elderly Persons, November 23, 2009, Woolcott et al. 169 (21): 1952

MMSE Cut Score Change

April 22, 2009April 22, 2009 / SupremeCmdr / Leave a comment

Connections – HTML Templates

More on Meds

January 3, 2009 / SupremeCmdr / Leave a comment

JAMA — Abstract: Use of Prescription and Over-the-counter Medications and Dietary Supplements Among Older Adults in the United States, December 24/31, 2008, Qato et al. 300 (24): 2867

The risk assessment implications from this study are obvious.  Note the age range of the study population and the percentage of individuals potentially at risk of having a major drug interaction. 

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