“Medicare: Use of Preventive Services Could Be Better Aligned with Clinical Recommendations,” (GAO-12-81, January 2012, .pdf format, 74p.).
February 17, 2012
CAAR – US Bureau of Labor Statistics Periodical – February 17, 2012
Focus on Prices and Spending (Vol. 2, No. 15, February 2012, .pdf format). Note: The title of this issue is “The Experimental Consumer Price Index for Older Americans (CPI-E).”
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CAAR – Lancet Neurology Article Abstract – February 17, 2012
“Amyloid-related imaging abnormalities in patients with Alzheimer’s disease treated with bapineuzumab: a retrospective analysis,” by Dr. Reisa Sperling, Prof. Stephen Salloway, Prof. David J. Brooks, Donatella Tampieri, Jerome Barakos, Prof. Nick C. Fox, Prof. Murray Raskind, Marwan Sabbagh, Lawrence S. Honig, Prof. Anton P. Porsteinsson, Ivan Lieberburg, H. Michael Arrighi, Kristen A. Morris, Yuan Lu, Enchi Liu, Keith M. Gregg, H. Robert Brashear, Gene G. Kinney, Ronald Black, and Michael Grundman (Vol. 11, No. 3, March 2012, p. 241-249).
www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422%2812%2970015-7/fulltext
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CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – February 17, 2012
A. “Social, Environmental and Psychological Factors Associated with Objective Physical Activity Levels in the Over 65s,” by Marion E. T. McMurdo, Ishbel Argo, Iain K. Crombie, Zhiqiang Feng, Falko F. Sniehotta, Thenmalar Vadiveloo, Miles D. Witham, and Peter T. Donnan (PLoS ONE 7(2): e31878. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0031878, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 6p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0031878
B. “Metabolite Profiling of Alzheimer’s Disease Cerebrospinal Fluid,” by Christian Czech, Peter Berndt, Kristina Busch, Oliver Schmitz, Jan Wiemer, Veronique Most, Harald Hampel, Jurgen Kastler, and Hans Senn (PLoS ONE 7(2): e31501. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0031501, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 10p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0031501
C. “Curcumin Enhances Neurogenesis and Cognition in Aged Rats: Implications for Transcriptional Interactions Related to Growth and Synaptic Plasticity,” by Suzhen Dong, Qingwen Zeng, E. Siobhan Mitchell, Jin Xiu, Yale Duan, Chunxia Li, Jyoti K. Tiwari, Yinghe Hu, Xiaohua Cao, and Zheng Zhao (PLoS ONE 7(2): e31211. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0031211, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0031211
D. “No Differential Regulation of Dopamine Transporter (DAT) and Vesicular Monoamine Transporter 2 (VMAT2) Binding in a Primate Model of Parkinson Disease,” by LinLin Tian, Morvarid Karimi, Susan K. Loftin, Chris A. Brown, HuChuan Xia, JinBin Xu, Robert H. Mach, and Joel S. Perlmutter (PLoS ONE 7(2): e31439. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0031439, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0031439
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CAAR – National Academies Press Monograph – February 17, 2012
Alzheimer’s Diagnostic Guideline Validation: Exploration of Next Steps: Workshop Summary, (Diana E. Pankevich, Theresa Wizemann, and Bruce M. Altevogt, Rapporteurs; Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous Systems Disorders; Institute of Medicine, February 2012, OpenBook and .pdf format, 34p.). Ordering information for a print copy is available at the site. Note: NAP requires free registration before providing a .pdf copy.
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CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation statehealtcare.org data updates — February 17, 2012
All are available in HTML and Microsoft Excel format.
A. “Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Coverage Gap Discounts, as of December 2011″ (February 2012).
www.statehealthfacts.org/comparereport.jsp?rep=95&cat=6
B. “Number of Persons Served for Hospital Outpatient Services Under Medicare, 2010″ (January 2012).
www.statehealthfacts.org/comparetable.jsp?ind=336&cat=6
C. “Number of Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs), 2012″ (January 2012).
www.statehealthfacts.org/comparemaptable.jsp?ind=315&cat=6&sort=a
D. “Distribution of Medicare Beneficiaries by Age, states (2009-2010), U.S. (2010)” (January 2012).
www.statehealthfacts.org/comparebar.jsp?ind=294&cat=6
E. “Medicare Spending Estimates by State of Residence (in millions), 2009″ (December 2012).
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CAAR – Urban Institute Webcast – February 17, 2012
“Low-Income Workers and Retirement Contributions,” by Karen E. Smith (February 2012, video webcast, running time: 5 minutes, 34 seconds).
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