The AGS' Communications Department, Environics Communications (our strategic communications firm) and -- most important -- our members who've volunteered as Media Spokespeople, help keep geriatrics issues front and center in the media. Below are just some of the articles about health and aging that have appeared in the press over the last several months.
March 2008:
"Booming Technology Boosts Senior Mental Activity", Senior Beacon, March 2008
"Running Through the Ages", Runner's World, March 2008
"New Nursing Homes are Delightful", Smart Money, March 2008
"Computer use can help improve our health", North County Times, March 6, 2008
"As it ages, U.S. faces a shortage of geriatricians", Arizona Statesman, March 9, 2008
More prescriptions, greater confusion: Medications improve the lives of seniors, but errors in taking them can be lethal" Baltimore Sun, March 9, 2008
More prescriptions, greater confusion: Medications improve the lives of seniors, but errors in taking them can be lethal", Red Orbit, March 9, 2008
"As Population Grows Older, Geriatricians Grow Scarce", Washington Post, March 11, 2008
"Geriatricians' ranks thin just as Boomers' increase", Palm Beach Post, March 15, 2008
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February 2008:
"Modern Video Games: Recreational Exercise for Mind and Body" Senior-Spectrum, February 5, 2008
"A Better Lifestyle for A Longer Life", NPR, February 14, 2008
"It's Never Too Late to Fall in Love", Florida Weekly, February 14, 2008
"Shingles, adult whooping cough vaccines underused", USA Today, February 17, 2008
"Fighting Bedsores With a Team Approach", New York Times, February 21, 2008
"Oldest patients fare well after heart valve surgery", Reuters UK, February 25, 2008
"Arthritis: Managing The Symptoms" American Chronicle, February 28, 2008
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January 2008:
"Fewer geriatricians confront a growing need", Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, January 7, 2008
"Neglected specialty", Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, January 7, 2008
"Elderly Mental Health Care", International Herald Tribune, January 10, 2008
"A B12 deficiency - in data", Los Angeles Times, January 14, 2008
"Elderly patients' mental health care overlooked", Toledo Blade, January 14, 2008
"B12 boost? Doctors say no", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, January 21, 2008
"A B12 deficiency - in data", South Florida Sun-Sentinel, January 22, 2008
"A B12 deficiency - in data", Belleville News-Democrat, January 22, 2008
"Senior Companions", Saturday Evening Post, January/February, 2008 Issue
"Rude Awakening", Fort Worth Star-Telegram, January 25, 2008
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December 2007:
You can make the holiday season a little less blue, Heraldnet.com, December 4, 2007
Coping with grief during the holidays is possible, Fort Worth Star Telegram, December 8, 2007
"10 Things Your Primary-Care Physician Won't Tell You", Smart Money, December 2007
Learn how to spot, and beat, the holiday blues, Indianapolis Star, December 16, 2007
Seasonal Safety Tips for Older Adults', HealthDay.com, December 31, 2007
Seasonal Safety Tips for Older Adults, Forbes.com, December 31, 2007
Seasonal Safety Tips for Older Adults, USNews.com, December 31, 2007
Seasonal Safety Tips for Older Adults, Atlanta Journal Consitution.com, December 31, 2007
Seasonal Safety Tips for Older Adults, HealthCentral.com, December 31, 2007
Seasonal Safety Tips for Older Adults, Austin American Statesman.com, December 31, 2007
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November 2007:
"Living Well", The Saturday Evening Post, November 2007
"Heard By Our Editors", Bottom Line/Personal, November 1, 2007
"Talk about end-of-life issues now, not later," Casa Grande Valley, November 20, 2007
"Strategies to Avoid Medicare's Big Hole", The New York Times - National Edition, November 24, 2007
"Weeks Before The Holidays Are Difficult For Those Still Grieving," Hartford Courant, November 29, 2007
"A New Pet Might be Just What the Doctor Ordered," Westport News, November 29, 2007
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October 2007:
"Avoiding Shingles with Tai Chi?", Energy Times, October 2007
"Rules, cost stop some from getting shingles vaccine", Fort Worth Star - Telegram, October 1, 2007
"Rule and high prices limit access to shingles vaccine", Sarasota Herald - Tribune, October 2, 2007
"Keeping the mind and body young", The Florida Times - Union, October 4, 2007
"As we grow older, our eyesight worsens", St. Louis - Dispatch, October 8, 2007
"Senior Play: The Graying of Sports Medicine", The Wall Street Journal, October 9, 2007
"Sports medicine turns to 'masters' athlete", The Wall Street Journal, October 9, 2007
"Crucial Priority: later-life eye care", The San Diego Union - Tribune, October 14, 2007
"Healthy Mouths", The Star-Ledger, October 16, 2007
"Mastering Medications", Newsweek, October 22, 2007
"Restoring senior's quality of life", The News Journal, October 30, 2007
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September 2007:
"Screening for Dementia in Older Females", U.S. Pharmacist, September 2007
"60 Seconds With Jane F. Potter, MD", McKnight's Long-Term Care News, September 2007
"Seniors Need a Safety Plan in Face of Disasters", Austin American-Statesman, September 1, 2007
"Seniors Need a Safety Plan in Face of Disasters", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 1, 2007
"Poor Senior Vision Often a Window on Disease", U.S. News & World Report, September 8, 2007
"Poor Senior Vision Often a Window on Disease", Austin American-Statesman, September 8, 2007
"Poor Senior Vision Often a Window on Disease", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 8, 2007
"Poor Senior Vision Often a Window on Disease", Forbes.com, September 8, 2007
"Poor Senior Vision Often a Window on Disease", HealthDay.com, September 8, 2007
"Poor Senior Vision Often a Window on Disease", Washington Post, September 8, 2007
"Poor Senior Vision Often a Window on Disease", Tucson Citizen, September 8, 2007
"When to See the Eye Doctor", Grand Rapids Press, September 11, 2007
"Elders urged to guard against sight problems", Indianapolis Star, September 16, 2007
"Extreme Heat Hits Elderly Harder", HealthDay.com, September 17, 2007
"Free Adoption Program Helps Match Senior Dogs with Senior Companions", Senior-Spectrum, September 18, 2007
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August 2007:
"Extreme Heat Hits Elderly Harder", U.S. News & World Report, August 11, 2007
"Extreme Heat Hits Elderly Harder", Austin American-Statesman, August 11, 2007
"Extreme Heat Hits Elderly Harder", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 11, 2007
"Extreme Heat Hits Elderly Harder", Forbes.com, August 11, 2007
"Extreme Heat Hits Elderly Harder", HealthCentral.com, August 11, 2007
"Exercise for the aging", Deseret Morning News, August 27, 2007
"Seniors Need a Safety Plan in Face of Disasters", U.S. News & World Report, August 31, 2007
"Seniors Need a Safety Plan in Face of Disasters", Forbes.com, August 31, 2007
"Seniors Need a Safety Plan in Face of Disasters", HealthDay.com, August 31, 2007
"Seniors Need a Safety Plan in Face of Disasters", HealthCentral.com, August 31, 2007
"Seniors Need a Safety Plan in Face of Disasters", Washington Post,
August 31, 2007
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July 2007:
"Older Folks Often Ignore Summer Heat Warnings", Forbes.com, July 6, 2007
"Experts Offer Advice to Caregivers of Elderly", HealthDay, July 7, 2007
"Experts Offer Advice to Caregivers of Elderly", Statesman, July 8, 2007
"Experts Offer Advice to Caregivers of Elderly", AJC.com, July 8, 2007
"Experts Offer Advice to Caregivers of Elderly", Dental Plans.com, July 8, 2007
"Experts Offer Advice to Caregivers of Elderly", Forbes.com, July 8, 2007
"Better access to care is needed for seniors", Kansas City Star, July 15, 2007
"What You Can't Read Can Kill You", ABC News, July 24, 2007
"Hey seniors, Salvation Army offers ways to keep you cool", Oklahoman, July 26, 2007
"Just Walk In - Convenient Care Has Arrived", Medicare Patient Management, July/August Issue, 2007
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June 2007:
"For safety and serenity at home", Packet Online, June 1, 2007
"Keeping track of your meds", Newsday, June 2, 2007
"Elder care focus of debate, presentations", Rutland Herald, June 4, 2007
"Feelings of usefulness benefit health", Poughkeepsie Journal, June 4, 2007
"Oral care necessary for seniors", Norman Transcript, June 5, 2007
"Patients, relationships draw students to geriatric care", Journal Sentinel, June 9, 2007
"Creatures of Comfort", News-Herald.com, June 10, 2007
"Bath Falls Common in Older Adults", Disposable Medical Express, June 20, 2007
"25 U.S. Residency Programs Aimed at Better Preparing Surgical and Other Specialty Residents to Care For Older Patients", Today's SurgiCenter, June 22, 2007
"The Coming Crisis in Geriatric Medicine", AgeVenture News Service, June 23, 2007
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May 2007:
"Most Healthcare Professionals Lack Training In Elder Sexuality, Finds Study Presented At American Geriatrics Society's 2007 Annual Scientific Meeting", Medical News Today, May 2, 2007
"As population ages, older drivers more dangerous, more common", WBIR-TV, May 2, 2007
"AGS: Protocol Driven Team Care Improves health of Low-Income Elderly", MedPage Today, May 4, 2007
"AGS: For Older Adults, Healthy Body Follows Health Mind", MedPage Today, May 4, 2007
"Run 30 Miles a Week, You Still Add Weight with Aging, But Not As Much", Senior Journal.com, May 4, 2007
"Feeling useful Boosts Older Adults' Physical Ability", Forbes, May 4, 2007
"Healthy mouth makes healthy body", The Star, May 6, 2007
"What comes with old age?", Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, May 6, 2007
"AGS: Methylnaltrexone Demonstrates Efficacy for Treatment of Opioid-Induced Constipation", MedPage Today, May 7, 2007
"AGS: Nursing Intervention Helps Hospitalized Patients Sleep Through the Night", MedPage Today,May 7, 2007
"AGS: Sexuality Is Dampened with Age But Not Extinguished", MedPage Today, May 7, 2007
"AGS: Geriatricians Go Slow with Newer Chronic Constipation Therapies", MedPage Today, May 9, 2007
"Choose an ACE Inhibitor for Hypertension that also Fights Alzheimer's", MedPage Today, May 9, 2007
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April 2007:
"Step Lively", Real Simple, April 2007
"Volunteerism may benefit mind, body and spirit", The Fort-Worth Star-Telegram, April 1, 2007
"Geriatrics education leader speaks to med students", Arizona Daily Wildcat, April 2, 2007
"Web site aims to keep elders in the know", Star-Ledger, April 3, 2007
"Tai Chi Boosts Immune system against shingles in older adults", Atlanta Journal Constitution, April 9, 2007
"Tai chi may help prevent shingles", Fort Worth Star - Telegram, April 9, 2007
"Tai chi may help prevent shingles", Las Vegas Review - Journal, April 9, 2007
"Tai chi helps older adults' immunity in study", San Francisco Chronicle, April 9, 2007
"How does Tai Chi prevent skin rashes?", The Oklahoman, April 9, 2007
"Ancient Art Rivals Vaccines for Immunity Against Shingles", MedPage Today, April 10, 2007
"Tai chi appears to help prevent shingles", USA Today, April 10, 2007
"Tai Chi fights shingles", Pittsburgh Post Gazette, April 11, 2007
"Pain-Know the signs of pinched nerve", The Sun News, April 12, 2007
"Tai chi may boost immunity to shingles", Kansas City Star, April 13, 2007
"Tai Chi RX for Shingles", New York Post, April 13, 2007
"Tai Chi Therapy May Boost Cell-Mediated Immunity in Patients", Medscape, April 14, 2007
"Tai chi may help against shingles", Chicago Sun-Times, April 15, 2007
"Demand to grow for geriatricians", The Dallas Morning News, April 15, 2007
"Pain, tingling a signal to stop, rest sore area", Dayton Daily News, April 16, 2007
"Exercise: A Little Tia Chi Can Go a Long Way Against shingles", New York Times, April 17, 2007
"Program fails to curb falls in older folks", Reuters, April 26, 2007
"Event celebrates popular Chinese exercises", Seattle Post Intelligencer, April 27, 2007
Geriatrics Society's Acclaimed "Geriatrics At Your Fingertips" Now Available, Medical News Today, April 30, 2007
"Grant geared to increase doctors' geriatric knowledge", Seattle Times, April 30, 2007
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March 2007:
"Geriatric Pay, Workforce Linked", Internal Medicine News, March 1, 2007
"Retail health clinics are good choice for minor ills", Baltimore Sun, March 2, 2007
"More patients declining aggressive treatment", Nashua Telegraph, March 4, 2007
"Medicare deters geriatric physicians", Kingman Daily Miner, March 7, 2007
"A Painful Secret", Vision Magazine, March 2007
"7 Pains You Shouldn't Ignore", WebMD, March 15, 2007
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February 2007:
"Life on Her Terms", Los Angeles Times, February 5, 2007
"Fighting memory loss through brain games, exercise and rest", Seattle Times, February 5, 2007
"Terminal illness: Saying no and moving on", Seattle Times, February 8, 2007
"Life on Her Terms", The Canton Repository, February 8, 2007
"Group urges elderly to stay safe in winter", St. Louis Dispatch, February 12, 2007
"Growing old", The Washington Times, February 13, 2007
"A generation caught between two others", NBC Nightly News, February 13, 2007
"How to avoid interactions", February 20, 2007
"Experts Offer Dos and Don'ts of Walk-In Clinic Care", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 24, 2007
"Experts Offer Dos and Don'ts of Walk-In Clinic Care", Healthday.com, February 24, 2007
"Should I go to a health clinic in a mall or drug store?", Boston Globe, February 26, 2007
"The Time Of Their Lives", Hartford Courant, February 27, 2007
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January 2007:
"Helping Hands", Prevention Magazine, January 2007
"One geriatrician for every 5,000 Americans age 65 and older", Senior Scopie, January 3, 2007
"The eyes have it", The Star, January 4, 2007
"Winter safety tips", Journal Star, January 10, 2007
"Health after hip replacement", The Star, January 11, 2007
"Safe driving for seniors", Merced-Sun Star, January 13, 2007
"Winter safety tips", The Star, January 18, 2007
"A new look at the elderly and how to care for them", ACP Observer, January-February 2007
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December 2006:
"Bill to target hip fractures, patients' care", Boston Globe, 12/24/06
"Winter Safety Tips for Older Adults", Fox News.com, 12/21/06
"7 Health Challenges of Aging", WebMD.com, 12/21/06
"The Eyes Have It: AGS Offers Advice On Ways Seniors Can Maintain Healthy Vision", LongTermCareProvider.com, 12/20/06
"Geriatrics (and its Medicare headaches) lacks appeal for doctors", Morning Call, 12/12/06
"Holidays not always jolly days for older folks", Pioneer News, 12/11/06
"Holiday blues", The Record, 12/10/06
"Just 1 minute", Indianapolis Star, 12/10/06
"A Generation at Risk", Dallas Morning News, 12/10/06,
"Caring For Mom And Dad As They Grow Older: What Baby Boomers Need To Know", News-Record Newspaper, 12/7/06
"Avoid winter's hazards", Des Moines Register, 12/4/06
"Holidays can spur the blues, but you needn't be a victim", San Diego Union-Tribune, 12/2/06
"Doctors shun geriatric medicine", Bradenton Herald, 12/2/06
"Generation gap", Sacramento Business Journal, 12/1/06
"Generation gap", Mass High Tech, 12/1/06
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November 2006:
"Report: Doctors shunning geriatric medicine," South Bend Tribune, 11/29/06
"For Some of Us, It's Hard to Muster the Christmas Spirit: Try volunteering to escape the blues, or find somebody you can confide in," Montreal Gazette, 11/27/06
"Kentucky's elderly battle mental illness," Associated Press, 11/24/06
"Kentucky's elderly battle mental illness," Lexington Herald-Leader, 11/24/06
"Kentucky's elderly battle mental illness," Appalachian News-Express, 11/24/06
"Kentucky's elderly battle mental illness," The Courier-Journal, 11/24/06
"Active life can keep depression at bay," Reno Gazette-Journal, 11/21/06
"Doctors shun geriatric medicine," Portsmouth Herald News, 11/12/06
"Doctors shun geriatric medicine," News-Sentinel, 11/12/06
"Danger signs for older drivers - LEDGER LITE," The Star-Ledger, 11/8/06
"Danger signs for older drivers - LEDGER LITE," Charleston Gazette, 11/8/06
"Doctors Shun Geriatric Medicine," South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 11/5/06
"Mind Your Memory: How to know when forgetfulness might be the result of something serious," Forbes.com, 11/2/06
"Retirement planning," MoneyManagement.com, 11/2/06
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October 2006:
"Hospital Wins Recognition for Healthy Aging Services," Greenwich Time, 10/27/06
"Geriatricians in short supply - Wanted: more doctors for seniors,"
Connecticut Post, 10/26/06
"Panel Backs Shingles Vaccine for Prevention in Older Adults," Wall Street Journal, 10/26/06
"Aging Behind the Wheel," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 10/26/06
"Seniors' Fears Often Aggravated After Sun Goes Down," Greater Tulsa Reporter, 10/26/06
"Build your brawn - for better looks, better living," Los Angeles Times - City Edition, 10/16/06
"Building up muscle mass is a buring issue for men," Chicago Tribune - City, 10/24/06
"Aging Behind the Wheel," Pittsburgh Post Gazette, 10/26/06
"Geriatricians in Short Supply," Connecticut Post, 10/26/06
"In Later Years, Quality of Life is Key," Fort Worth Star - Telegram, 10/9/06
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September 2006:
"6 Signs Your Parents Need Help," WebMD.com, 9/22/06
"HEALTH BRIEFS: Elder health," The Star-Ledger, 9/19/06
"Team-Based Therapy May Reduce Suicide Risk in Older Patients," MedPage Today, 9/15/06
"Education is the foundation of coping with seniors' changing health," The Buffalo News, 9/14/06
"Flu season is approaching," San Diego ElderCare Directory, 9/13/06
"Shortage of Geriatricians May Hinder Healthcare for Elderly," Medscape.com, 9/12/06
"Boomers face shortage of geriatrics MDs," The Hamilton Spectator, 9/7/06
"Geriatricians' shortage critical for boomers - Study: Low income prospects turn off medical students," Edmonton Journal, 9/6/06
"Avoid Diagnostic Pitfalls For Parkinson's Disease," Internal Medicine News, 9/1/06
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