After 50 It's Up To Us: Developing The Skills And Agility We'll Need (new book)

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Here is a new book for discussion here (click on the book title below for more detail):

After 50 It's Up To Us:
Developing The Skills And Agility We'll Need
by George Schofield, Ph.D.

Book Description provided by the Publisher (Clarity Group, Inc.):

This enjoyable, personal and pragmatic book is written from original investigative research. After 50 It's Up To Us: developing the skills and agility we'll need is the book for you if you have questions about your skill and agility after 50. Together, the reader and Dr. Schofield explore pioneering lives after 50 and develop understanding through the engaging lives and stories of others after 50. This highly accessible book also provides the reader with the opportunity for practical learning exercises and personal awareness


About the Author:

The author is an expert in human adult development, and a former vice-president of the Bank of America.

This looks like a popular book analyzing real life stories, in order to understand the causes and mechanisms of "mid-life crises," with self-help advices on how to cope with challenges in later life.

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Blood Disorders in the Elderly (New Book)

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Here is a new book for discussion here (click on the book title below for more detail):

Blood Disorders in the Elderly
by Lodovico Balducci, William Ershler, and Giovanni de Gaetano
(Hardcover - Jan 31, 2008)

Book Description provided by the Publisher (Cambridge University Press):

The developed world has an increasingly aging population, with approximately 10% of the population aged over 65 years. As the incidence and prevalence of blood disorders increases with age, these conditions are a heavy burden on healthcare systems. Blood Disorders in the Elderly will provide hematologists, geriatricians and all clinicians involved in the care of patients with blood disorders with clear clinical advice on the diagnosis and management of these conditions. The introductory section reviews epidemiology of aging and anemia and provides a comprehensive approach to the management of cancer in the aging patient. This is followed by a full discussion of hemopoiesis and changes it undergoes in aging. The remaining sections cover the diagnosis and management of all major disorders: anemia, malignancy, coagulation and platelet disorders and hemophilia. A detailed chapter on antithrombotic therapies is also included.


About the Authors:

Lodovico Balducci is the Division Chief of the Senior Adult Oncology Program at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, and Professor of Oncology and Medicine.

William Ershler is Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Aging and Geriatric Medicine, Washington DC.

Giovanni de Gaetano is Director of the Research Laboratories at the Centre for High Technology Research and Education in Biomedical Sciences, Catholic University, Campobasso, Italy.

Key words:
New books, Blood Disorders, Elderly, Lodovico Balducci, William Ershler, Giovanni de Gaetano, Cambridge University Press, aging population, healthcare systems, hematology, geriatrics, epidemiology of aging, anemia, cancer, aging patients, hemopoiesis, diagnosis, management, malignancy, coagulation, platelet, disorders, hemophilia, antithrombotic therapies, Geriatric Medicine

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