Rest of Volume 2, Issue 1

The rest of issue 1 of 1999 consists of:

A report on the 51st annual meeting of the gerontology society of America.

A review of:

• Brocklehurst's TextBook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, 5th edition, by R Tallis, H Fillit and JC Brocklehurst (one-stop shop for gerontology, glowing, must have).
• Darwin's Spectre: Evolutionary Biology in the Modern World, by MR Rose (popular science of effects of evolution on aging)
• A Means to an End: The Biological Basis of Aging and Death, by WR Clark (good)
• Age Right: Turn Back the Clock with a Proven Personalized Anti-Aging Program, by K Ullis and G Ptacek (information from sports medicine about aging)
• Aging in the Thrid Millenium, by EL Schneider (a paper in Science)
• Nutrition and longevity: The Johns Hopkins White Papers, by S Margolis and LB Wilder (summary of benefits and risks of various suplements and foods)

Some announcements of research grants by the American Federation of Aging Research.

The usual other sections: web watch, literature watch and calendar.