Section last updated:
Friday, February 22, 2008
Alcohol and Old Age
SUMMARY PAPER:
Wine - bane or boon for the elderly by Erik Skovenborg, MD
No need for reduced alcohol consumption in later life
Alcohol use, bone density, and hip fractures in older adults
Alcoholic beverage preference, 29-year mortality, and quality of life in men in old age
Alcohol consumption among older adults in primary care
A drink a day may delay dementia
What level of alcohol consumption is hazardous for older people? Functioning and mortality in US and English national cohorts
Alcohol use, physical performance, and functional limitations in older men
A drink to healthy aging: The association between older women’s use of alcohol and their health related quality of life
Cabernet Sauvignon reduces risk of Alzheimer's disease
Alcohol consumption and risk of coronary heart disease in older adults
Seminar on the effects of drinking on older people - briefing note by Dr Bernard Dixon
Reports relating to alcohol consumption and its effects on older people published towards the end of 2005
Alzheimer's Association International Conference on the prevention of Dementia in Washington
Socio-Economic and Health Characteristics of Elderly Alcohol Beverage Consumers
Fruits, Vegetables, Cereal and Wines May Protect Bones
Lifestyle and old age in Denmark
by Dr.Erik Skovenborg
"Women & Alcohol"
A report by Dr Erik Skovenborg on the 2nd Alcohol and Health Symposium, Sweden
Alcohol may protect against Rheumatoid Arthritis
Moderate Drinking boosts IQ
An update on the Dubbo study - Alcohol and the Elderly
by Dr Philip Norrie
Exploring the relationship between alcohol consumption and risk of mortality in the elderly
Drinking and old age
Important New Evidence on Drinking and old age
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