“Transitioning into Retirement: The MetLife Study of Baby Boomers at 65,” (April 2012, .pdf format, 23p.).
May 1, 2012
CAAR – US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Decision Memorandum – May 1, 2012
“Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR),” (CAG-00430N, May 1, 2012).
www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/details/nca-decision-memo.aspx?NCAId=257
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CAAR – Journal of the American Medical Association Article Abstract – May 1, 2012
“Association Between Treatment With Brachytherapy vs Whole-Breast Irradiation and Subsequent Mastectomy, Complications, and Survival Among Older Women With Invasive Breast Cancer,” by Grace L. Smith, Ying Xu, Thomas A. Buchholz, Sharon H. Giordano, Jing Jiang, Ya-Chen Tina Shih, and Benjamin D. Smith (Vol. 307, No. 17, May 2, 2012, p. 1827-1837).
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CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – May 1, 2012
A. “Amyloid-Beta (A{beta}) D7H Mutation Increases Oligomeric A{beta}42 and Alters Properties of A{beta}-Zinc/Copper Assemblies,” by Wei-Ting Chen, Chen-Jee Hong, Ya-Tzu Lin, Wen-Han Chang, He-Ting Huang, Jhih-Ying Liao, Yu-Jen Chang, Yi-Fang Hsieh, Chih-Ya Cheng, Hsiu-Chih Liu, Yun-Ru Chen, and Irene H. Cheng (PLoS ONE 7(4): e35807. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0035807, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0035807
B. “The Influence of Spin-Labeled Fluorene Compounds on the Assembly and Toxicity of the A{beta} Peptide,” by Jitka Petrlova, Tamas Kalai, Izumi Maezawa, Ghimire Harishchandra, Hyun-Seok Hong, Daniel A. Bricarello, Atul N. Parikh, Gary A. Lorigan, Lee-Way Jin, Kalman Hideg, and John C. Voss (PLoS ONE 7(4): e35443. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0035443, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 10p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0035443
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CAAR – Canadian Library of Parliament/Bibliotheque du Parlement Report – May 1, 2012
“Canada’s Aging Population and Public Policy: 5. The Effects on Employers and Employees,” by Sandra Elgersma, Tonina Simeone, Edison Roy-Cesar, and Dillan Theckedath (February 2012, .pdf format, 13p.).
publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2012/bdp-lop/bp/2012-07-eng.pdf
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CAAR – Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population (SEDAP) [Mc Master University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada] Working Papers – May 1, 2012
A. “The Evolution of Retirement as Systematic Ageism,” by Lynn McDonald (SEDAP Working Paper No. 292, March 2012, .pdf format, 31p.)
Abstract:
Questions that people ask, when they hear that mandatory retirement has been repealing include: will people be forced to toil longer to stay financially healthy? Will they change careers later in life to keep their interest in a subject or explore new interests? How will working longer affect their health? How will much older people affect the ambitions and working styles of younger colleagues? Will companies have to change their health and benefit plans to accommodate older people? This chapter discusses implications for both individuals and companies about hiring/retaining workers beyond the mandatory retirement age including differences in power relationships that place older workers who love and want to stay in their job in a compromised position. Issues related to international political economy will be addressed.
socserv.mcmaster.ca/sedap/p/sedap292.pdf
B. “Retirement Lost?” by Lynn McDonald and Peter Donahue (SEDAP Working Paper No. 291, March 2012, .pdf format, 46p.)
Abstract:
In this paper we raise the question, as to whether retirement is lost as we currently know it in Canada. Here we look at the retirement research according to the scope of retirement and the new retirement, possible theoretical developments, the timing of transitions into retirement and life as a retiree including the quality of pensions. On the basis of this selected review we propose that retirement is undergoing modifications based on several trends that commenced before the 2008 economic downturn. The data would appear to lean towards the emergence of a different retirement, insofar as the collective Canadian vision of retirement is lost, notwithstanding the economic meltdown in global markets.
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CAAR – Institute for Fiscal Studies [London, UK] Working Paper – May 1, 2012
“The Effect of the Financial Crisis on Older Households in England,” byJames Banks, Rowena Crawford, Thomas F Crossley and Carl Emmerson (W12/09, April 2012, .pdf format, 50p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
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CAAR – Conferencealerts.Com Palliative Care Conferences – May 1, 2012
- Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine (ANZSPM) Conference — Queenstown, New Zealand (Sept. 4-7, 2012).
- Inaugural Lien Centre for Palliative Care Conference — Singapore, Singapore (Oct. 17-18, 2012).
- NCRI Cancer Conference — Liverpool, United Kingdom (Nov. 4-7, 2012).
www.conferencealerts.com/topic-listing?topic=Palliative%20Care
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CAAR – Tables of Contents – May 1, 2012
Alzheimer’s and Dementia (Vol. 8, No. 3, May 2012).
www.alzheimersanddementia.org/current
International Journal of Aging and Human Development (Vol. 74, No. 2, 2012).
baywood.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=issue&issn=0091-4150&volume=74&issue=2
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