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The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has published new public health guidance on occupational therapy interventions and physical activity interventions to promote the mental wellbeing of older people in primary care and residential care.
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Geriatrics) - Fri, 7 November 2008
http://www.nice.org.uk
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Even if it is an important and frequent problem, the relation between decrease in physical function and nutrition in elderly has not been deeply examined yet.
MedNews (Geriatrics) - Mon, 7 July 2008
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Even if it is an important and frequent problem, the relation between decrease in physical function and nutrition in elderly has not been deeply examined yet.
MedNews (Geriatrics) - Fri, 13 June 2008
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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The age-related decrease of testosterone recorded in elderly led to the conviction by many physicians that a supplementation with this hormone can decrease physical, functional and cognitive damages typical of old age.
MedNews (Geriatrics) - Thu, 29 May 2008
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Sexuality in older adults and elderly is not a much discussed subject, in spite of TV ads (in the USA) on Viagra and drugs capable to increase sexual performances.
MedNews (Geriatrics) - Wed, 5 March 2008
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Objective of the study is to determine whether a low serum concentration of micronutrients is associated with subsequent decline in physical function among older men and women living in the community.
Journal of the American Medical Association (Geriatrics) - Fri, 25 January 2008
http://jama.ama-assn.org/
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Vitamin E may ward off physical decline in elderly people, research suggests.
BBC News (Geriatrics) - Fri, 25 January 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk
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Serum testosterone levels decline significantly with aging. Testosterone supplementation to older men might beneficially affect the aging processes.
Journal of the American Medical Association (Geriatrics) - Wed, 2 January 2008
http://jama.ama-assn.org/
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WHO today releases the first guide on age-friendly cities. The guide, which is based on consultations with older people in 33 cities in 22 countries, has identified the key physical, social and services attributes of age-friendly urban settings.
World Health Organization (Geriatrics) - Tue, 2 October 2007
http://www.who.int
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Despite its association with hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease, a new study shows that higher BMI in old age is not predictive of cognitive decline in a cognitively unimpaired community sample.
Medscape (Geriatrics) - Fri, 21 September 2007
http://www.medscape.com