ADVISORY/Experts Available to Discuss How Seniors' Diets Can Ease Suffering.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 TOPIC: Certain foods can increase seniors' discomfort from a wide variety of diseases, including cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure, coronary heart disease and dementia. In response to this little-known fact, a group of dieticians and primary-care physicians has teamed up to provide the first at-a-glance nutrition guide for the eight most common killers of elderly Americans, according to a story by the Associated Press. The hope is that the guide and comprehensive website that accompanies it (www.aafp.org/nsi) will help ease seniors' suffering and boost interest in nutrition therapy, experts in the story said. An many as 85 percent of seniors have at least one chronic disease that can benefit from nutritional interventions, the story estimated. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Dr. David Reuben is Chief of the UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX division of geriatrics geriatrics (jĕrēă`trĭks), the branch of medicine concerned with conditions and diseases of the aged. Many disabilities in old age are caused by or related to the deterioration of the circulatory system (see arteriosclerosis), e.g. and co-director of the Program for Elders in Managed Care. Reuben is an excellent source for information regarding policy issues involved with preparing for the "baby boomer" generation's health care needs, including Medicare issues and educating health care professionals in geriatrics and gerontology gerontology: see geriatrics. . PR: Cheril J. Miller cjmiller@ucla.edu Dr. Betty Alford is a professor at Texas Woman's University Texas Woman's University, main campus at Denton; state supported; primarily for women; est. 1901. It is the largest state-supported university for women in the country. in Denton, TX. She is a widely regarded expert in nutrition for children and adults. PR: Christian-Hubble Media & Communications 512/494-2867; megmeo@flash.net Dr. Joan Fowler earned her BS in Chemistry from Tennessee Technological University Tennessee Technological University, popularly known as Tennessee Tech, is an accredited public university located in Cookeville, Tennessee, a small city approximately seventy miles (110 km) east of Nashville. and Doctor of Pharmacy America Canada In Canada the Pharm. D. programme is offered in both English and French. It has been available from the University of British Columbia since 1991 and at the University of Toronto, both offering it as a post-graduate degree. degree from the University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee at Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee public university system in the American state of Tennessee. College of Pharmacy A college of pharmacy generally refers to a tertiary educational institution (or part of such an institution) which is involved in the education of future pharmacists and pharmaconomists. in Memphis. Currently, Dr. Fowler serves as Vice President for Live and Specialty Programs for Creative Educational Concepts, Inc., a company for which she is an owner/partner. She worked as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Geriatrics and Psychiatry at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center for ten years. 859/260-1717, ext 103 ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource, a collaboration of Business Wire and The Round Table Group, provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/expertsource. Business Wire's Media Resource Center provides working journalists many free media services. Please visit the BW Media Resource Center at (www.businesswire.com/media) for more information. |
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