Recent publications on Aging & Geriatrics
Dai Q, Borenstein AR, Wu Y, Jackson JC, Larson EB. Fruit and vegetable juices and Alzheimer's disease: the Kame Project. Am J Med. 2006;119(9):751-9. PubMed
Simon GE, Ludman EJ. Outcome of new benzodiazepine prescriptions to older adults in primary care. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2006;28(5):374-8. PubMed
Kaplan RC, Tirschwell DL, Longstreth WT Jr, Manolio TA, Heckbert SR, LeValley AJ, Lefkowitz D, El-Saed A, Psaty BM. Blood pressure level and outcomes in adults aged 65 and older with prior ischemic stroke. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2006;54(9):1309-16. PubMed
Shlipak MG, Katz R, Sarnak MJ, Fried LF, Newman AB, Stehman-Breen C, Seliger SL, Kestenbaum B, Psaty B, Tracy RP, Siscovick DS. Cystatin C and prognosis for cardiovascular and kidney outcomes in elderly persons without chronic kidney disease. Ann Intern Med. 2006;145(4):237-46. PubMed
Ramos EM, Lin MT, Larson EB, Maezawa I, Tseng LH, Edwards KL, Schellenberg GD, Hansen JA, Kukull WA, Jin LW. Tumor necrosis factor alpha and interleukin 10 promoter region polymorphisms and risk of late-onset Alzheimer disease. Arch Neurol. 2006;63(8):1165-9. PubMed
Smith NL, Heckbert SR, Doggen CJ, Lemaitre RN, Reiner AP, Lumley T, Meijers JC, Psaty BM, Rosendaal FR. The differential association of conjugated equine estrogen and esterified estrogen with activated protein C resistance in postmenopausal women. J Thromb Haemost. 2006;4(8):1701-6. PubMed
Paniagua MA, Malphurs JE, Phelan EA. Older patients presenting to a county hospital ED after a fall: missed opportunities for prevention. Am J Emerg Med. 2006;24(4):413-7. PubMed
Berke EM, Ackermann RT, Lin EH, Diehr PH, Maciejewski ML, Williams B, Patrick MB, LoGerfo JP. Distance as a barrier to using a fitness-program benefit for managed Medicare enrollees. J Aging Phys Act. 2006;14(3):313-24. PubMed
Li G, Larson EB. Do statins lower risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease?and alzheimer’s disease? Res Pract Alzheimers Dis 2006;11:160-5. PubMed
Newton KM, Lacroix AZ, Levy L, Li SS, Qu P, Potter JD, Lampe JW Soy protein and bone mineral density in older men and women: A randomized trial. Maturitas. 2006;55(3):270-7. Epub 2006 May 26. PubMed
Wang L, Larson EB, Bowen JD, van Belle G. Performance-based physical function and future dementia in older people. Arch Intern Med. 2006;166(10):1115-20. PubMed
Pearte CA, Furberg CD, O'Meara ES, Psaty BM, Kuller L, Powe NR, Manolio T. Characteristics and baseline clinical predictors of future fatal versus nonfatal coronary heart disease events in older adults: the Cardiovascular Health Study. Circulation. 2006;113(18):2177-85. PubMed
O'Sullivan J, Risques RA, Mandelson MT, Chen L, Brentnall TA, Bronner MP, Macmillan MP, Feng Z, Siebert JR, Potter JD, Rabinovitch PS. Telomere length in the colon declines with age: a relation to colorectal cancer? Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2006;15(3):573-7. PubMed
Katon WJ, Fan MY, Lin EH, Unutzer J. Depressive symptom deterioration in a large primary care-based elderly cohort. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2006;14(3):246-54. PubMed
Shadlen MF, Larson EB. Predictors of Alzheimer’s Disease Mortality. Alzheimer Actualites 2006 (Mar-Jun):8-12. PubMed
Gray SL, Lacroix AZ, Hanlon JT, Penninx BW, Blough DK, Leveille SG, Artz MB, Guralnik JM, Buchner DM. Benzodiazepine use and physical disability in community-dwelling older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2006;54(2):224-30. PubMed
Hunkeler EM, Katon WJ, Tang L, Williams JW Jr, Kroenke K, Lin EH, Harpole LH, Arean P, Levine S, Grypma LM, Hargreaves WA, Unutzer J. Long term outcomes from the IMPACT randomised trial for depressed elderly patients in primary care. BMJ. 2006;332(7536):259-63. Epub 2006 Jan 20. PubMed
Larson EB, Wang L, Bowen JD, McCormick WC, Teri L, Crane P, Kukull W. Exercise is associated with reduced risk for incident dementia among persons 65 years of age and older. Ann Intern Med. 2006;144(2):73-81. PubMed
Larson E. Summaries for patients. Exercise in people age 65 years and older is associated with lower risk for dementia. Ann Intern Med. 2006 Jan 17;144(2):I20. PubMed
Chi RC, Jackson LA, Neuzil KM. Characteristics and outcomes of older adults with community-acquired pneumococcal bacteremia. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2006;54(1):115-20. PubMed
