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NewsEDs fail to recognize elder cognitive impairment
Older patients with cognitive impairment, such as dementia and delirium, pay a large number of visits to emergency departments (ED), but EDs may be ill equipped to identify their impairment, Read more...
New Alzheimer guidelines focus on diagnosis
Memory impairment will no longer be the main criteria related to the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease under new guidelines released Tuesday by the National Institute on Aging and the Alzheimer's Read more...
Miami couple pleads guilty to $200M Medicare fraud
A Miami couple has pled guilty to submitting more than $200 million in false Medicare claims, report Healthcare Finance News and the Miami Herald. Lawrence S. Duran and Marianella Valera, operators Read more...
Delirium in elderly hospital patients can increase length of stay, risk of death
The occurrence of delirium in elderly hospital patients in recent years has gone from what doctors once believed to be a "reversible transient phenomenon" to a growing cause of death for such Read more...
Global Alzheimer's rates shooting up
Alzheimer's disease is already a tragic and costly burden on aging people and their families. Unfortunately, it seems like that burden is likely to increase in coming years, driven by the higher life Read more...
Positive attitude can cut dementia risk
A new study suggests that if people are sociable and aren't prone to worry, they're less likely to succumb to dementia. The study is part of a growing body of research linking personality traits, Read more...
Lilly to pay $1.4B to settle Zyprexa marketing charges
For some time now, advocates for seniors have complained that anti-psychotic drugs were being used to chemically restrain demented patients, leaving them sedated and unaware. Now one drugmaker, Eli Read more...
Eli Lilly to pay $62M to settle Zyprexa marketing charges
Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly has agreed $62 million to 33 states to settle charges that it Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Pharmas focusing on pet psych meds
Did you ever think your dog could suffer from dementia, OCD or an anxiety disorder? Apparently, pharmaceutical giants like Pfizer, Eli Lilly and Novartis do. The drugmakers are dishing out human Read more...
Belly fat, dementia linked
As if you needed any more reasons to work out and stay healthy, here's further incentive. According to an article published in the Washington Post, a study conducted by the Kaiser Permanente Read more...
| Press ReleasesWatch for Signs of Stroke-Related DementiaHOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Approximately 20 percent of all stroke survivors will develop cognitive problems later in life, including vascular dementia. Experts with the Methodist Neurological Read more >> Growing Old in America: Planning Remains Undone Despite AwarenessStudy Released by Health Dialog Shows Fear of Dementia Surpasses Heart Disease and Diabetes BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Many factors indicate that people will increasingly need to rely on their own Read more >> Bupa Health Foundation and Alzheimer's Australia Announce UK Availability of Brain Health AppLONDON, December 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bupa Health Foundation and Alzheimer's Australia have announced the UK launch of a world-first brain health app, the latest digital tool to help in the Read more >> Howard County, Md. Upgrades Search and Rescue Technology With EmSeeQ® Wearable Locator System to Improve Safety for At-Risk AdulEmSeeQ® Bracelet System Integrates with Current 9-1-1 Services to Speed Rescue of Individuals with Alzheimer's, Dementia and AutismFRISCO, Texas, July 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Howard County (Md.) Read more >> Sacramento Police Upgrades Search and Rescue Technology with EmSeeQ® Wearable Locator System to Improve Safety for At-Risk AdultEmSeeQ® Bracelet System Integrates with Current 9-1-1 Services to Speed Rescue of Individuals with Alzheimer's, Dementia and AutismFRISCO, Texas, April 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The City of Sacramento Read more >> |
