Published April, 2008
By John Morris, Jeffrey Burns, John C. Morris, Jeffrey M. Burns and JM Burns
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (John Wiley & Sons Inc)
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Alzheimer's disease is by far the most common dementing disorder in later life, but discriminating the initial manifestations of Alzheimer's from the cognitive changes that accompany usual aging is, in many instances, a difficult task.

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Published April, 2008
By Luciano Cerulli and Carlo Cavallotti
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Aging Medicine
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Aging research on the human eyes crosses all areas of ophthalmology and also relies upon biological, morphological, physiological, and biochemical tools for its study. In addition to descriptions of age-related changes in almost all the structures of the human eyes, the authors also include interesting accounts of personal experiments and data.

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Published April, 2008
By Carolyn A. Chew-Graham, Robert Baldwin and Alistair Burns
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Appealing to health and social care professionals and students, this book discusses the epidemiology, presentation and diagnosis of depression in older people. Taking the reader through a series of case studies of increasing complexity, each case has commentaries from a primary care clinician and a health or social care professional.

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Published April, 2008
By Robert Pignolo, Monica Crane, Mary Ann Forciea, Robert J. Pignolo, Robert J. Pignola and Mary A. Forciea
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Aging Medicine
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This volume collects the foundation papers in the discipline of Geriatric medicine. It then goes on to provide a long overdue review of the important "classic" papers in geriatric medicine and includes information on the development of health systems which support the care of older patients.

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Published March, 2008
By Ken Laidlaw and Bob Knight
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Although perceptions of ageing have changed over the last few decades, for practitioners working with older people, emotional problems remain a major factor of health and happiness in later life. This handbook provides a concise and up to date guide to best practice in therapy with older people, for a wide range of mental health professionals.

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Published March, 2008
By Barbara Silverstone, Helen Kandel Hyman and Bob Morris
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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This is a new edition of the classic text on the emotional, physical, and financial challenges that elderly parents and their adult children face during the senior years. It combines a sensitive exploration of the dynamics of the aging family relationship with an authoritative, how-to guide to navigating the practical problems of growing old.

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Published February, 2008
By Ira B. Lamster, Mary E. Northridge and J.C. Takamura
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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This excellent new work confronts two important oral health policy concerns in the United States: the disparities in the oral disease burden and the inability of certain segments of the population to access oral health care.

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Published February, 2008
By Suresh I.S. Rattan and Eric Le Bourg
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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Whereas chronic stress has well known harmful effects, recent research shows that intermittent exposure of cells and organisms to mild stress can improve various biological parameters.

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Published January, 2008
By Joanne Rodda, Niall Boyce, Zuzana Walker, N. P. Boyce and J Rodda
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (John Wiley & Sons Inc)
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The Old Age Psychiatry Handbook provides a comprehensive but concise overview of psychiatric, medical and practical issues that may arise within the speciality. The book is written in an easy assimilated format, ideal for use in the clinic and on the ward.

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Published January, 2008
By Graham Pawelec
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Medical Intelligence Unit
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Understanding the reasons for age-associated alterations to protective immunity in the elderly would ultimately improve and extend healthspan. The majority of the papers collected in this remarkable and timely volume address the mechanisms responsible for immune ageing in humans.

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