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Report
2009 Task Force on Aging Research Funding
The 2009 Task Force on Aging Research Funding--more than 65 non-partisan disease groups, patient advocates, and foundations--urges Congress and the President to restore a national commitment to medical research on behalf of America's aging population. This year's report of the Task Force calls for a at least a 7% increase in funding for the National Institutes of Health in FY 2010. It also presents data on the burden of diseases and conditions that predominately affect older Americans, highlights the emerging research the NIH is doing to decrease these burdens, and serves as a resource for policymakers working to establish the funding levels necessary to advance healthy aging.
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Report
2007 Task Force Report on Aging Research Funding
The 2007 Task Force on Aging Research Funding--more than 85 non-partisan disease groups, patient advocates, and foundations--urges Congress and the President to chart a better course for medical research on behalf of America's aging population. This year's report of the Task Force calls for a 6.7% increase in funding for the National Institutes of Health in FY 2008. It also presents data on the burden of 27 diseases and conditions that predominately affect older Americans, highlights some of the exciting work the NIH is doing to decrease these burdens, and serves as a resource for policymakers working to establish the funding levels necessary to advance healthy aging.
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Feature Article
Less Might Be More
If you have osteoarthritis, your least expensive option for treatment might also be the most effective.
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Fact Sheet
Backgrounder: A Cost-Effective Approach to Treating Osteoarthritis (OA)
February 2003
| Alliance for Aging Research
Related topics:
Arthritis Health
Learn about the cost of treating osteoarthritis, as well as the guidelines from the American College of Rheumatology and the American Pain Society for cost-effective treatments.
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Brochure
Making $ense of Arthritis Treatments:
A How-to Guide for Talking to Your Doctor About Osteoarthritis
February 2003
| Alliance for Aging Research
Related topics:
Arthritis Health
This guide provides information and questions on how to have a healthy dialogue with your doctor and receive the best and most cost-effective treatments for osteoarthritis.
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Document
Making Sense of Arthritis Treatments:
Osteoarthritis Pain Management Decision Tree for Doctors
February 2003
| Alliance for Aging Research
Related topics:
Arthritis Health
This Decision Tree guides physicians on the appropriate treatment and management options when caring for older patients with osteoarthritis.
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Brochure
Making Sense of Arthritis Treatments:
Talking With Your Patients about Osteoarthritis
February 2003
| Alliance for Aging Research
Related topics:
Arthritis Health
This guide provides advice to physicians on how to explain osteoarthritis, first-line treatments, and pharmacological therapies with their patients.
