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AGS Elderly Receive Higher Than Recommended Doses of Anesthesia Higher doses are linked to more hypotension after induction, but the in-hospital mortality rate was higher in patients receiving lower doses.
Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2012
Older Patients With Diabetes Can Benefit From Interventions Middle-aged and older patients with diabetes demonstrate high survival rates regardless of health status.
Medscape Medical News, May 9, 2012

Body Composition and Age How does a woman's body composition change as she ages and goes through menopause?
The North American Menopause Society (NAMS), April 27, 2012
Estimating Creatinine Clearance in the Elderly Elderly patients often have low serum creatinines. Should these be used in GFR estimates?
Medscape Pharmacists, April 20, 2012

The Limits of Life
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, May 18, 2012
ECG Abnormalities Portend Adverse Cardiac Events in Elderly
Journal Watch, May 18, 2012
Reliability of the PASE in Patients with Hip Osteoarthritis
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, May 16, 2012
Ageing, Physical Activity and Mortality
International Journal of Epidemiology, May 15, 2012
Years in Occupation and Risk of Hip or Knee Osteoarthritis
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, May 14, 2012