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Delirious Hospital Patients a High-Risk Group, Study Finds
(HealthDay)
27 Jul 2010 at 8:48pm
HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 27 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly hospital patients
with delirium are at increased risk for dementia, institutionalization and
death, a new study has found.
Link Between Depression, Cholesterol May Differ by Gender
(HealthDay)
26 Jul 2010 at 8:48pm
HealthDay - MONDAY, July 26 (HealthDay News) -- Gender-specific regulation of
cholesterol levels may help prevent depression in the elderly, suggests a
new study.
FDA approves larger dose of Pfizer's Aricept
(AP)
24 Jul 2010 at 7:39pm
AP - Drugmakers Eisai Inc. and Pfizer Inc. said on Saturday that government regulators have given them permission to make a larger dose of its Alzheimer's disease drug Aricept for patients who have already been taking the smaller dose.
Eisai say FDA approves higher dose Aricept
(Reuters)
23 Jul 2010 at 6:33pm
Reuters - Eisai Co and Pfizer Inc said they won U.S. regulatory approval for a higher dose once-daily version of Aricept, a drug that treats Alzheimer disease.
Depression May Increase Chances of Getting Alzheimer's
(LiveScience.com)
21 Jul 2010 at 1:00pm
LiveScience.com - As if depression wasn't bad enough on its own, new research
suggests older adults with depressive symptoms are at increased risk of
developing Alzheimer's disease.
'Get Moving' Can Be Vital Advice for Seniors
(HealthDay)
20 Jul 2010 at 8:47pm
HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 20 (HealthDay News) -- A birthday card on the
market for older adults, meant to be humorous, shows a vulture on a tree
branch, with the admonition to "Keep moving."
Medicare drug benefit boosts use of heart failure meds
(Reuters)
20 Jul 2010 at 8:15am
Reuters - The Medicare drug benefit may be helping more older Americans with heart failure get the medications recommended for controlling the disease, a new study finds.
U.S. Health Reform Starts to Take Hold
(HealthDay)
16 Jul 2010 at 8:48pm
HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News) -- Seniors whose drug costs push
them into Medicare's "donut hole" and parents whose children are
uninsurable due to pre-existing health conditions are among the first
Americans to see tangible effects of the nation's historic health reform
law.
94 charged in Medicare scams totaling $251M
(AP)
16 Jul 2010 at 6:38pm
AP - Elderly Russian immigrants lined up to take kickbacks from the backroom of a Brooklyn clinic. Claims flooded in from Miami for HIV treatments that never occurred. One professional patient was named in nearly 4,000 false Medicare claims.
Doctors, nurses joined Medicare scam, U.S. says
(Reuters)
16 Jul 2010 at 11:33am
Reuters - U.S. authorities charged 94 doctors, nurses and clinic owners with scheming to defraud the taxpayer-funded Medicare program out of $251 million, Attorney General Eric Holder said on Friday.
Sniffing insulin may help memory lost to Alzheimer's
(Reuters)
16 Jul 2010 at 10:27am
Reuters - Squirting insulin up the noses of patients with early forms of Alzheimer's disease showed signs of improving their memory, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
U.S. study may be ideal test for Alzheimer's drugs
(Reuters)
15 Jul 2010 at 3:24pm
Reuters - A study of families who get a rare genetic form of Alzheimer's may offer an ideal way to test drugs at an earlier stage, when they have the best chance of making a difference, researchers said on Thursday.
Alzheimer's May Increase Seizure Risk
(HealthDay)
14 Jul 2010 at 8:48pm
HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) -- People with Alzheimer's
disease appear to be at increased risk for seizures, researchers have
found.
Association Found Between Alzheimer's and Anemia
(HealthDay)
14 Jul 2010 at 8:48pm
HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) -- Alzheimer's disease may be linked
to an increased risk of anemia, new study findings suggest.
Alzheimer's Caregivers' Outlook May Vary by Race,
Ethnicity
(HealthDay)
14 Jul 2010 at 8:48pm
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- Racial and ethnic differences
can give rise to differences in the way those caring for patients with
Alzheimer's disease react emotionally, new research suggests.
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