The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society is a comprehensive and reliable source of monthly research and information about common diseases and disorders of older adults.

Increase your geriatrics medical expertise by reading your copy now. The journal gives you practical, peer-reviewed, clinical guidance on a variety of topics that you can use to improve the health and quality of life for your older patients.

Start reading the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society now and you'll enjoy the most current randomized clinical trials results, the best editorials from international experts and the reviews that wrap up recent outcomes in convenient, easy-to-read articles.

The journal addresses:

Principles of Aging: biology, psychosocial aspects, pharmacology, legal and ethical issues, and health care finance

Approach to the Older Patient: hospital-based and community-based geriatric care, nursing home care, geriatric assessment, preventive geriatrics, physical activity, rehabilitation, palliative care, and alternative medicine

Geriatric Syndromes: dementia, delirium, urinary incontinence, hearing and vision impairment, malnutrition, eating and feeding problems, osteoporosis and osteomalacia, falls and gait disturbances, dizziness and syncope, pressure ulcers, and sleep disorders

Geriatric Psychiatry: depression and other mood disorders, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, personality/somatoform disorders, substance abuse, and mental retardation

Geriatric Diseases & Disorders: cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, musculoskeletal diseases, back pain, diseases/disorders of the foot, neurologic diseases, infectious diseases, respiratory diseases, oral diseases, gastrointestinal disorders, endocrine/metabolic disorders, diabetes, hormone replacement therapy, gynecologic diseases/disorders, disorders of sexual function, hematologic diseases/disorders, oncology, renal diseases, prostate disease, and dermatologic diseases

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Following are the top five most-accessed articles in 2009 published in Journal of American Geriatrics Society:

Diagnosis and Management of Urinary Tract Infection in Hospitalized Older People
Henry J. Woodford, MBBS, and James George, MBBS
Vol. 57, No. 1, January 2009

Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation Effects on Weight and Appetite in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease: The Omega-3 Alzheimer's Disease Study
Gerd Faxén Irving, RD, PhD, Yvonne Freund-Levi, MD, Maria Eriksdotter-Jönhagen, MD, PhD, Hans Basun, MD, PhD, Kerstin Brismar, MD, PhD, Erik Hjorth, MSc, Jan Palmblad, MD, PhD, Bengt Vessby, MD, PhD, Inger Vedin, Msc, Lars-Olof Wahlund, MD, PhD, and Tommy Cederholm, MD, PhD
Vol. 57, No. 1, January 2009

Evidence-Based Recommendations for the Assessment and Management of Sleep Disorders in Older Persons
Harrison G. Bloom, MD, AGSF, Imran Ahmed, MD, Cathy A. Alessi, MD, Sonia Ancoli-Israel, PhD, Daniel J. Buysse, MD, Meir H. Kryger, MD, Barbara A. Phillips, MD, MSPH, FCCP, Michael J. Thorpy, MD, Michael V. Vitiello, PhD, and Phyllis C. Zee, MD, PhD
Vol. 57, No. 5, May 2009

A Novel Interdisciplinary Analgesic Program Reduces Pain and Improves Function in Older Adults After Orthopedic Surgery
R. Sean Morrison, MD, Steven Flanagan, MD, Daniel Fischberg, MD, PhD, Alexie Cintron, MD, MPH, and Albert L. Siu, MD, MSPH
Vol. 57, No. 1, January 2009

Lack of Effect of Tai Chi Chuan in Preventing Falls in Elderly People Living at Home: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Inge H. J. Logghe, MSc, Petra E. M. Zeeuwe, MSc, Arianne P. Verhagen, PhD, Ria M. T. Wijnen-Sponselee, PhD, Sten P. Willemsen, MSc, Sita M. A. Bierma-Zeinstra, PhD, Erik van Rossum, PhD, Marjan J. Faber, PhD, and Bart W. KoesPhD
Vol. 57, No. 1, January 2009

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Get access to the latest Research!

The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) publishes studies that inform new Research Summaries of the Foundation for Health in Aging (FHA). These summaries are intended to help the public better understand the often complicated language of modern medicine and to help keep older adults and their caregivers updated on cutting-edge research in geriatrics.

To access the summaries, visit: http://www.healthinaging.org/agingintheknow/research.asp