25 October 1997 (Vol 315, Issue 7115)

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Editor's Choice

Aging: on a full sea we are now afloat

BMJ 1997;315:0.1 (Published 25 October 1997)

News

Nobel prize winners unravel aging process

BMJ 1997;315:1035.1 (Published 25 October 1997)

Older shift workers should work morning shifts

BMJ 1997;315:1035.2 (Published 25 October 1997)

In brief

BMJ 1997;315:1035.3 (Published 25 October 1997)

Training in care of elderly needs to improve

BMJ 1997;315:1035.4 (Published 25 October 1997)

Commission calls for rethink on care of elderly people

BMJ 1997;315:1035.5 (Published 25 October 1997)

Older smokers are left out of antismoking policies

BMJ 1997;315:1035.6 (Published 25 October 1997)

Alzheimer's disease drug not recommended

BMJ 1997;315:1035.7 (Published 25 October 1997)

South East Asia confronts its rapidly aging population

BMJ 1997;315:1035.8 (Published 25 October 1997)

Speaking out for the aging population

BMJ 1997;315:1035.9 (Published 25 October 1997)

Editorials

Aging: a subject that must be at the top of world agendas

BMJ 1997;315:1029 (Published 25 October 1997)

There is no such thing as aging

BMJ 1997;315:1030 (Published 25 October 1997)

Richard Doll at 85

BMJ 1997;315:1031 (Published 25 October 1997)

Will you still need me, will you still screen me, when I'm past 64?

BMJ 1997;315:1032 (Published 25 October 1997)

Including elderly people in clinical trials

BMJ 1997;315:1033 (Published 25 October 1997)

The debate of the age

BMJ 1997;315:1034 (Published 25 October 1997)

Clinical Review

Recent advances: Geriatric medicine

BMJ 1997;315:1071 (Published 25 October 1997)

This Week In the BMJ

Prevention of insulin resistance may reduce risk of Alzheimer's disease

BMJ 1997;315:0.4 (Published 25 October 1997)

Rehabilitation for stroke is as successful at home as in hospital

BMJ 1997;315:0.2 (Published 25 October 1997)

This Week In the BMJ - continued

Mild cognitive impairment is linked to raised mortality risk

BMJ 1997;315:0.6 (Published 25 October 1997)

Burden of illness from colds exceeds that of flu in elderly people

BMJ 1997;315:0.5 (Published 25 October 1997)

In elderly people a simple tool predicts falls, and an exercise programme reduces risk of falls

BMJ 1997;315:0.3 (Published 25 October 1997)

Minerva

Minerva

BMJ 1997;315:1104 (Published 25 October 1997)

Fillers

Endpiece: Scientific distinction hampers private practice?

BMJ 1997;315:0.9 (Published 25 October 1997)

Endpiece: Alternative definitions

BMJ 1997;315:0.8 (Published 25 October 1997)

An experience that shaped my career: My first diagnosis

BMJ 1997;315:0.7 (Published 25 October 1997)

Tales from retirement: A senior's lecture tour

BMJ 1997;315:0.10 (Published 25 October 1997)

Papers

Randomised controlled trial to evaluate early discharge scheme for patients with stroke

BMJ 1997;315:1039 (Published 25 October 1997)

Association between features of the insulin resistance syndrome and alzheimer's disease independently of apolipoprotein e4 phenotype: cross sectional population based study

BMJ 1997;315:1045 (Published 25 October 1997)

Development and evaluation of evidence based risk assessment tool (STRATIFY) to predict which elderly inpatients will fall: case-control and cohort studies

BMJ 1997;315:1049 (Published 25 October 1997)

Impact of mild cognitive impairment on survival in very elderly people: cohort study

BMJ 1997;315:1053 (Published 25 October 1997)

Foot morbidity and exposure to chiropody: population based study

BMJ 1997;315:1054 (Published 25 October 1997)

Mortality related to cold weather in elderly people in southeast England, 1979-94

BMJ 1997;315:1055 (Published 25 October 1997)

Adverse drug reactions in elderly patients as contributing factor for hospital admission: cross sectional study

BMJ 1997;315:1057 (Published 25 October 1997)

Breast examinations in older women: questionnaire survey of attitudes of patients and doctors

BMJ 1997;315:1058 (Published 25 October 1997)

Exclusion of elderly people from clinical research: a descriptive study of published reports

BMJ 1997;315:1059 (Published 25 October 1997)

General practice

Acute viral infections of upper respiratory tract in elderly people living in the community: comparative, prospective, population based study of disease burden

BMJ 1997;315:1060 (Published 25 October 1997)

Randomised controlled trial of a general practice programme of home based exercise to prevent falls in elderly women

BMJ 1997;315:1065 (Published 25 October 1997)

General practice - continued

Effectiveness of influenza vaccination policy at targeting patients at high risk of complications during winter 1994-5: cross sectional survey

BMJ 1997;315:1069 (Published 25 October 1997)

Education and debate

Geriatric medicine: a brief history

BMJ 1997;315:1075 (Published 25 October 1997)

Molecular biology's impact on our understanding of aging

BMJ 1997;315:1078 (Published 25 October 1997)

Population aging and health

BMJ 1997;315:1082 (Published 25 October 1997)

Coronary heart disease: an older woman's major health risk

BMJ 1997;315:1085 (Published 25 October 1997)

Healthy aging

BMJ 1997;315:1090 (Published 25 October 1997)

Optimising drug treatment for elderly people: the prescribing cascade

BMJ 1997;315:1096 (Published 25 October 1997)

Soundings

Old men at play

BMJ 1997;315:1100.1 (Published 25 October 1997)

Personal Views

Please don't make a fuss, dear

BMJ 1997;315:1100.2 (Published 25 October 1997)

If I can do it anyone can

BMJ 1997;315:1100.3 (Published 25 October 1997)

MEDICINE AND THE MEDIA

Old fools, rogues, lovers, and sages

BMJ 1997;315:1102 (Published 25 October 1997)

Medicine and books

Ageing Europe

BMJ 1997;315:1103.1 (Published 25 October 1997)

Caring for the Fourth Age: A Practical Guide to Medical Problems in Old Age

BMJ 1997;315:1103.2 (Published 25 October 1997)

Career focus

Life, your career, and the pursuit of happiness…

BMJ 1997;315:S2-7115 (Published 25 October 1997)

Briefing

BMJ 1997;315:S3-7115 (Published 25 October 1997)

Briefing

BMJ 1997;315:S3a-7115 (Published 25 October 1997)

Briefing

BMJ 1997;315:S3b-7115 (Published 25 October 1997)

Briefing

BMJ 1997;315:S3c-7115 (Published 25 October 1997)