Counseling Increases Physical Activity In Older Adults
In recent years, health researchers have stressed the important role that everyday behaviors and lifestyle play in Aging Well. For full story, click here.
Weight Gain Linked to Consumption of Liquids
Researchers at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center recently demonstrated that weight gain and obesity are linked to liquid calories more than calories from solid food. For full story, click here.
Fructose-Sweetened Beverages Linked to Diabetes
The link between fructose-sweetened beverages and the risk of diabetes was recently confirmed in a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. For full story, click here.
Issues In Continuity of Care for Medicare Patients
Researchers at the University of Texas, in collaboration with the Medical College of Wisconsin, recently published the results of a study tracking the continuity of care for Medicare patients during hospitalization. For full story, click here.
Hormone Replacement Therapy May Be Linked to Heart Attacks
Recent research suggests that a decline in the use of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) may be linked to a decrease in the rate of heart attacks in women. For full story, click here.
Physicians Unlikely to Refer Older Patients to Geriatricians
A new study recently unveiled at the 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society reports that attending hospital-based physicians and other “non-attending” clinicians are unlikely to refer older patients to geriatricians. For full story, click here.
The Impact of the Economy on Family Caregivers
Evercare recently released a report with new data that details the increased financial and emotional burdens faced by caregivers in the struggling economy. For full story, click here.
Trends In the 55+ Housing Market
The MetLife Mature Market Institute recently released a report detailing housing trends for adults 55 years of age and better—the first in a series of reports on the 55+ housing market. For full story, click here.
Psychosocial Stress Impacts the Aging Process
A large body of research supports the hypothesis that psychosocial stress is an important driver of poor health outcomes. For full story, click here.
Mather LifeWays to Release 360° Aging In the Workplace Results
Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging will soon release results from the first year of the 360° Aging In the Workplace Survey. This report specifically outlines major findings in the Long-Term Care labor force. For full story, click here.
News on the 2009 Seniors Housing & Care Journal
The deadline to submit articles for the 2009 Seniors Housing & Care Journal (SHCJ) has now passed. But you are encouraged to sign up for our mailing list to have your publication considered for future issues. For full story, click here.
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| Scott King | Staff Writer |
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