• New Hospice Drug: Intermezzo (Low-Dose Zolpidem)

    Updated: 2012-04-27 23:35:00
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  • New Warnings and Contraindication for Aliskiren (Tekturna®)

    Updated: 2012-04-25 22:25:00
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  • Dementia Risk Seen in Study Refusers

    Updated: 2012-04-24 05:53:40
    NEW ORLEANS -- People who declined to participate in a prospective study of aging developed dementia more quickly than those who joined the study, a researcher said here, suggesting study participants may not be a representative sample.

  • Frontotemporal Dementia Seen in Elderly

    Updated: 2012-04-23 21:00:00
    Frontotemporal lobar degeneration, though not common, exists in elderly patients and has different characteristics than the presenile-onset disease, researchers reported.

  • Weight Training Aids Memory in Older Women

    Updated: 2012-04-23 21:00:00
    Pumping iron also pumps up the memory of older women with mild cognitive impairment, researchers reported.

  • Morphine Injection Lot Recalled – May Contain Excessive Fill Volume

    Updated: 2012-04-20 23:11:00
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  • Gross National Happiness, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care

    Updated: 2012-04-19 00:35:00
    , , Pages Home About Videos Links ePrognosis Tweets Blogs to Boards Wednesday , April 18, 2012 Gross National Happiness , Geriatrics , and Palliative Care I saw one of my favorite philosophers speak yesterday : nbsp Peter Singer His book Animal Liberation is reason I became a vegetarian for 3 years . until I was an intern , post-call , hungry , and it was rib day It was either a baked potato or the ribs . The potato . lost His current work focuses on a philosophical shift , from being a preference utilitarian to being a hedonistic utilitarian . Loosely , his interpretation of hedonism in this context is happiness . His talk ranged widely , from a discussion of strength of orgasm , to the movie The Matrix , to Daniel Kahneman I freely admit I understood less than 25 But as near as I can

  • Active Seniors Stay on the Ball

    Updated: 2012-04-18 21:00:00
    Staying on the move slows cognitive decline and cuts risk of Alzheimer's disease for older adults, an observational study showed.

  • The Four Medications that Cause 70% of Adverse-Event-Related Hospitalizations in Older Adults

    Updated: 2012-04-18 00:41:00
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  • Survey Paints Picture of Assisted Living

    Updated: 2012-04-15 16:01:00
    Residential care facilities are largely populated by white women 85 and older, many with dementia, federal researchers found.

  • AAHPM Joins the Choosing Wisely® Campaign to Reduce Unnecessary Treatments

    Updated: 2012-04-14 00:06:00
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  • Generic Seroquel® (Quetiapine) Now Available

    Updated: 2012-04-11 19:25:00
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  • FDA OKs Agent to Differentiate Alzheimer's

    Updated: 2012-04-09 05:38:01
    The FDA has approved the radioactive diagnostic agent florbetapir (Amyvid) for evaluation of the causes of cognitive decline, including Alzheimer's disease, according to Eli Lilly, developer of the compound.

  • Many Disabled Seniors Have a Good Quality of LIfe

    Updated: 2012-04-06 15:08:00
    Pages Home About Videos Links ePrognosis Tweets Blogs to Boards Friday , April 6, 2012 Many Disabled Seniors Have a Good Quality of LIfe A dominant focus of research in Geriatric Medicine has been on the prevention of the types of disability that are common in older persons . This research is important , because if it is successful it will lead to more years of independent living in which seniors do not need the help of caregivers or care in nursing . homes But in our zeal to prevent disability in older persons , we sometimes paint an overly bleak picture of disability . Preventing and delaying disability is a very good thing . But there are no interventions or lifestyle changes that fully prevent late life disability . Rather , effective interventions slow down the process . The vast

  • Know the Signs of Early Onset Parkinson's

    Updated: 2012-04-05 16:47:00
    Filter by APML Home Archive Contact Subscribe Log in Know the Signs of Early Onset Parkinson's by CHritz 5. April 2012 20:47 Parkinson's disease is one of the many conditions that Interim HealthCare offers homecare services for . Our staff provides both skilled nursing care , when needed , and non-medical home care . Non-medical care can include assistance with activities of daily living such as dressing , cooking , light housekeeping and . transportation April is National Parkinson's Awareness month . A disorder of the brain , it affects men and women , typically age 50 and older . It impacts muscle movement , making walking difficult and causing tremors . Younger adults can sometimes develop Parkinson's disease . About 1 million people in the U.S . are affected by the . disease Early

  • Mind Dims in Last Years of Life

    Updated: 2012-04-04 21:40:46
    As death approaches, cognitive abilities become increasingly interrelated and decline rapidly in lockstep with each other, researchers reported.

  • Name 5 Tests or Treatments We Overuse in Geriatrics or Palliative Care

    Updated: 2012-04-04 20:11:00
    Pages Home About Videos Links ePrognosis Tweets Blogs to Boards Wednesday , April 4, 2012 Name 5 Tests or Treatments We Overuse in Geriatrics or Palliative Care For the most part in geriatrics and palliative care we like to point the finger at other medical providers and say , STOP . Stop giving so much chemotherapy . Stop giving so many medications . Stop . scanning But now it's time to take a long hard look in the mirror . Medical specialty organizations are being asked to come up with a list of 5 tests or treatments that are over-utilized or may actually be harmful . This effort , called the Choosing Wisely Initiative is being spearheaded by the American Board of Internal Medicine ABIM Foundation . ABIM President and renowned geriatrician Christine Cassel was quoted in today's New York

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