Welcome to PubAlerts. This is a service of the UNC Institute on Aging Information Center. Our goal is 
to alert you to new publications in the area of Healthy Aging, drawing from a wide pool of sources. 
Please contact one of the library staff at aginginfo@unc.edu if you have comments or suggestions.


--JOURNAL ARTICLES--

Integrating self-efficacy and aging theories to promote behavior change and reduce stroke risk.
Ireland SE, Arthur HM.
J Neurosci Nurs. 2006 Sep;38(4 Suppl):300-8. Review.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16989299&itool=iconabstr&itool=pubmed_DocSum

Development of the simplified Tai Chi exercise program (STEP) for frail older adults.
Chen KM, Chen WT, Huang MF.
Complement There Med. 2006 Sep;14(3):200-6.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16911900&itool=iconabstr&itool=pubmed_DocSum

Long-term married couples' health promotion behaviors: identifying factors that impact decision-making.
Padula CA, Sullivan M.
J Gerontol Nurs. 2006 Oct;32(10):37-47
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17048755&itool=iconabstr&itool=pubmed_DocSum

Associations of vegetable and fruit consumption with age-related cognitive change.
Morris MC, Evans DA, Tangney CC, Bienias JL, Wilson RS.
Neurology. 2006 Oct 24;67(8):1370-6.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17060562&itool=iconabstr&itool=pubmed_DocSum

Smoking after the age of 65years: a qualitative exploration of older current and former smokers' views on smoking, stopping smoking, and smoking cessation resources and services
Susan Kerr, Hazel Watson, Debbie Tolson, Murray Lough, Malcolm Brown
Health and Social Care in the Community 2006 Nov; 14(6): 572-582.
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2524.2006.00659.x


--REPORTS--

Physical Activity for Older People: Development of Draft National Recommendations and Discussion Document
National Ageing Research Institute, Australia
http://www.mednwh.unimelb.edu.au/npar/npar_recommend.htm


--NEWS--

A fresh wrinkle on aging
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA
Enjoy a healthy life as you grow older by following these steps, says Dr. Andrew Weil . . .
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/living/health/15663014.htm

Vegetables may help keep brains young
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
... help the body absorb vitamin E and other antioxidants, said lead author Martha Clare Morris, a researcher at the Rush Institute for Healthy Aging at Chicago's ...
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/health/1500AP_Diet_Vegetables_Aging.html

Veggies good for your mind, study says
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
... been associated with a wide variety of other health benefits, said Martha Clare Morris, chief of Rush University Medical Center's Rush Center for Healthy Aging ...
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/15834652.htm