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A new study has found diet to be one of the strongest predictors of older women’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Researchers have found that diet and nutrient biomarkers in the blood are associated with the risk of developing the disease. Analysis enabled researchers to identify the impact of key dietary components on future type 2 diabetes risk. In addition to reading our e-newsletter, be sure to visit Today’s Geriatric Medicine’s website at www.TodaysGeriatricMedicine.com, where you’ll find news and information that’s relevant and reliable. We welcome your feedback at TGMeditor@gvpub.com. Follow Today’s Geriatric Medicine on Facebook and Twitter, too. — Barbara Worthington, editor Blood Biomarkers Prove Strong Role of Food in Type 2 Diabetes A pioneering method developed at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden has demonstrated its potential in a large study, showing that metabolic fingerprints from blood samples could produce important new knowledge on the connection between food and health. The study finds that diet is one of the strongest predictors of type 2 diabetes risk in older women. Researchers from Chalmers and Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden have found that several diet and nutrient biomarkers—molecules that can be measured in blood that are related to diet—are linked with the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and the future risk of developing the disease. The study, published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, was carried out on 600 women from Gothenburg, where diagnosis of diabetes was made at the start of the study, when they were age 64, and again after 5½ years. Full story » Vertebral Augmentation for Osteoporotic Patients For patients with osteoporosis who suffer from vertebral compression fractures, vertebral augmentation is an important option. Kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty can restore vertebral height and stabilize the fracture. Read more » Anorexia of Aging Older adults may not mention significant weight loss to physicians. Providers must become adept at identifying anorexic behaviors, symptoms, and treatment. Read more » Death Certificate Accuracy — Why It Matters and How to Achieve It Death certificate data are used at state, national, and international levels to inform research projects, direct funding streams, and determine health care goals, increasing the critical need for their accuracy. Read more »   Blood Biomarkers Prove Strong Role of Food in Type 2 Diabetes Vertebral Augmentation for Osteoporotic Patients Anorexia of Aging Death Certificate Accuracy — Why It Matters and How to Achieve It The Appointment Ends. Now the Patient Is Listening. More Doctors Are Practicing Past Age 70. Is That Safe for Patients? A Rare Dementia Gene Runs in the Family, but He’s Fine — So Far Not Sitting Pretty: Study Links Workers’ Prolonged Chair Time to Early Death Tech & Tools The Appointment Ends. Now the Patient Is Listening. According to an article in The New York Times, some physicians, with older patients’ knowledge, record exchanges that occur during appointments so that older adults can review later, ensuring that all information is heard and recalled correctly. More Doctors Are Practicing Past Age 70. Is That Safe for Patients? How old is too old to practice medicine? According to an article in The Philadelphia Inquirer, it’s an issue that sparks controversy. A Rare Dementia Gene Runs in the Family, but He’s Fine — So Far Researchers can test for a specific gene linked to frontotemporal dementia. But its presence doesn’t always mean the condition will develop, according to an article at Kaiser Health News. Not Sitting Pretty: Study Links Workers’ Prolonged Chair Time to Early Death A recent study highlighted in The Washington Times has found that people’s total number of sitting hours per day and the accumulation of sitting time in long uninterrupted periods are associated with early death. A Secure, Anonymous Résumé Bank Job Alerts Sent to Your E-mail

The nation's top employers and recruiters of geriatric care professionals advertise in Today's Geriatric Medicine magazine and post their job openings on AlliedHealthCareers.com. Check out the most recent opportunities that have been submitted by employers across the country! Geriatric Hospitalist—Legacy Health, Portland, OR SNF Physicians, Hospitalists, Comprehensive Care Physicians— HealthCare Partners, LA/Orange County, CA Geriatrician—Yale New Haven Health, New Haven, CT Geriatrician—Reading Health System, West Reading, PA Adult Psychiatrist—Reading Health System, West Reading, PA Have a product or service you want to market to geriatricians, other physicians and the geriatric care team of professionals who treat aging patients? Are you a recruiter looking to fill the many geriatric professional openings within a facility, physician practice or academic institution? Then utilize the reach of Today's Geriatric Medicine to accomplish your marketing goals and fill any open positions. A resource for professionals looking for new opportunities, as well as those physicians just curious to see what's out there, our Physician Recruitment Center gives physician recruiters a powerful tool to fill partnership opportunities, academic appointments, and hospital staff positions. To support your product marketing or recruiting needs, e-mail our experienced account executives today at sales@gvpub.com for more information or call 800-278-4400! Have a question you want answered by one of our experts? Send your question to TGMeditor@gvpub.com and it may be featured in an upcoming e-newsletter or print issue.   MoliCare Wipes New MoliCare skin wipes premoistened adult washcloths, a skin-friendly incontinence product, are now formaldehyde-donor-free, paraben-free, and hypoallergenic. They are enriched with aloe vera and lanolin, which help maintain pH values between 4.5 and 6.5 for optimal skin health. Learn more » TandemLife Kit TandemLife is a product designed to help critically ill patients move onto extracorporeal life support. It is a single preconnected packaging solution that also serves as a priming basin for the system. Its design allows providers to move faster. Its easy-to-prime pump and oxygenator enable rapid patient stabilization, providing additional time to assess a patient’s condition and develop a more long-term strategy. Leveraging the TandemLife platform during an acute event enables an eventual transition to a higher degree of support. Learn more » Set up Job Alerts and create your online Résumé to let potential employers find you today!