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An updated guideline addressing persistent pain in older people takes a tough stance on the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

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Trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine may not elicit a clinically adequate antibody response in elderly adults, pilot data suggest.

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The 2009-H1N1 influenza epidemic has mostly affected young people so far, but health professionals should take care to protect the vulnerable elderly from infection, said during an influenza symposium at the annual meeting of the American Geriatrics Society.

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As a last resort, total knee replacement is an effective way to treat knee pain and increase independence in older adults, even when that pain is caused by advanced osteoarthritis, according to research presented at a recent meeting of the American College of Rheumatology.

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