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Acquired Haemophilia A in the Elderly: Case Reports

Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:32:48 +0100

We report 3 consecutive elderly patients successfully treated with recombinant activated factor VII and standard immunosuppressive regimens, with remission of the disease. (Source: Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research)

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WHO Says Add H1N1 to Next Season's Trivalent Vaccine

MedPage Today Geriatrics — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:09:05 +0100

The trivalent influenza vaccine for the 2010-2011 flu season in the Northern Hemisphere should include the pandemic H1N1 strain, the World Health Organization recommended. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)

Smallpox Vaccine Appears Safe and Immunogenic

MedPage Today Geriatrics — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:00:00 +0100

SAITAMA, Japan (MedPage Today) -- A live attenuated tissue-cultured smallpox vaccine -- first used in children in the 1970s -- is safe and immunogenic in adults, researchers here said. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)

The Brown University Geriatric Psychopharmacology Update — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:20:42 +0100

No Significant Effect of Tarenflurbil on Cognition in Early Alzheimer's DiseaseParoxetine, CBT Effective for Late-Life Panic DisorderValproic Acid-Induced MyopathyTopiramate Versus Risperidone for Behavioral Disturbances in AD PatientsFeasibility of Discontinuing Benzodiazepine-Derivative HypnoticsReduced Antipsychotic Use in Elderly Dementia PatientsAnticonvulsants, Bipolar Disorder, and Fracture RiskSSRIs for Patients Recovering From Acute Coronary SyndromesIloperidone (Fanapt) Now Available in U.S.Psychotic Depression Improves With Fluvoxamine MonotherapyDrug Safety Labeling ChangesFirst-Time Generic Approval of Clonidine Injection (Source: The Brown University Geriatric Psychopharmacology Update)

New Explanation For The Spread Of Key Protein Within The Brain, Suggesting New Ways To Diagnose And Treat Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100

UMass Lowell Researchers' Findings Suggest New Ways to Diagnose and Treat Alzheimer's: Uncovers New Explanation for the Spread of Key Protein Within the Brain. A team of researchers at UMass Lowell has found a new mechanism by which a key protein associated with Alzheimer's disease can spread within the human brain... (Source: Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today)

H1N1 Swine Flu Down, Not Out

MedicineNet Senior Health General — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:00:00 +0100

Title: H1N1 Swine Flu Down, Not OutCategory: Health NewsCreated: 2/8/2010 11:57:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 2/8/2010 11:57:36 AM (Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General)

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Vision Of Shared Prevention Trials Lures Pharma To Table

Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0100

On 26 January 2010, at an ordinary airport hotel in Phoenix, Arizona, an extraordinary gathering unfolded. High-level representatives of 19 different pharma, biotech, and medical companies from across the U.S. and Europe businesses that compete fiercely for the same market spent the entire day cooped up in one room... (Source: Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today)

Results Of Pilot Study Published In Journal Of Alzheimer's Disease Reveal That Meditation Improves Cognition In Those With Memory Loss

Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +0100

The Alzheimer's Research and Prevention Foundation announced data demonstrating that a specific meditation performed daily for eight weeks increased brain activity in areas central to memory and actually improved cognition in patients suffering from memory problems... (Source: Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today)

Scientists Find New Form Of Prion Disease That Damages Brain Arteries

Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100

WHAT: National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists investigating how prion diseases destroy the brain have observed a new form of the disease in mice that does not cause the sponge-like brain deterioration typically seen in prion diseases. Instead, it resembles a form of human Alzheimer's disease, cerebral amyloid angiopathy, that damages brain arteries... (Source: Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today)

Alzforum's 5-Part Series On Alzheimer's Prevention Initiative

Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100

The field is abuzz with the word "prevention," but how to pull off this vaunted goal? It's been held back by a strange Catch-22 of cost, time, and biomarker validation. That might change with a bold initiative led by Eric Reiman, Pierre Tariot, and others at the Banner Alzheimer's Institute... (Source: Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today)

Iowa Senate To Consider Extending No-Cost Family Planning To Older Women

Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +0100

An Iowa Senate committee will soon debate a proposal to provide no-cost family planning services to low-income women ages 45 through 54 whose private insurance does not cover the care, the Des Moines Register reports. The proposal would include coverage of comprehensive annual exams, pap tests, cervical cancer screening, birth control and other services... (Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today)

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New Ways To Diagnose And Treat Alzheimer's Suggested By UMass Lowell Researchers' Findings

Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100

A team of researchers at UMass Lowell has found a new mechanism by which a key protein associated with Alzheimer's disease can spread within the human brain. The research, led by UMass Lowell biological sciences professor Garth Hall, gives new hope that the disease may someday be cured... (Source: Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today)

Leaflet Launched To Help Hospital Staff Improve Care To People With Dementia, UK

Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:00:00 +0100

Actor Kevin Whately is launching a new Alzheimer's Society leaflet today (Tuesday 23 February) to help tackle poor dementia care in hospitals. 'This is me' can be filled out and given to staff when a person with dementia goes into hospital and provides a 'snapshot' of the person behind the dementia... (Source: Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today)

Damaged Protein Identified As Early Diagnostic Biomarker For Alzheimer's Disease In Healthy Adults

Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +0100

Researchers at NYU School of Medicine have found that elevated cerebrospinal fluid levels of phosphorylated tau231 (P-tau231), a damaged tau protein found in patients with Alzheimer's disease, may be an early diagnostic biomarker for Alzheimer's disease in healthy adults... (Source: Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today)

Findings Suggest That A Biphasic Sleep Schedule Not Only Refreshes The Mind, But Can Make You Smarter

Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0100

If you see a student dozing in the library or a co-worker catching 40 winks in her cubicle, don't roll your eyes. New research from the University of California, Berkeley, shows that an hour's nap can dramatically boost and restore your brain power. Indeed, the findings suggest that a biphasic sleep schedule not only refreshes the mind, but can make you smarter... (Source: Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today)

Early Combination Therapy Best in RA (CME/CE)

MedPage Today Geriatrics — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:13:04 +0100

Combination therapy with methotrexate and the tumor necrosis factor inhibitor etanercept (Enbrel) provided significantly greater clinical and radiographic benefits in early rheumatoid arthritis than treatment with methotrexate alone, an international double-blind study confirmed. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)

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New Prion Disease Damages Brain Arteries

Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0100

A team of scientists from the US and the UK have found a new type of prion disease in mice that damages brain arteries and may help us better understand and treat types of Alzheimer's disease that cause similar damage. You can read a scientific paper about the discovery in the 5 March online issue of the journal PLoS Pathogens... (Source: Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today)

Primary Progressive Aphasia: Clinical, Imaging, and Neuropathological Findings

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:55:37 +0100

This article provides a clinically oriented review of PPA. Different clinical presentations and imaging findings of 3 subtypes, agrammatic, semantic and logopenic, are presented. Underlying neuropathology, medical and social management aspects of these patients are reviewed. (Source: American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias)

The Plight of Caring for Young Patients With Frontotemporal Dementia

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:55:37 +0100

We present the case of a 39-year-old patient with frontotemporal dementia. This case depicts the complexities in the process leading to the diagnosis, treatment, and placement of young patients presenting with severe psychiatric symptoms as the first signs of an underlying neurological disease. Obstacles in the health care system and residential placement process that hinder the optimal and timely care of such difficult cases are discussed. Practical solutions are offered that center upon better awareness and education and the provision of additional resources. These interventions are likely to provide a positive return on investment for the medical system and could be used as strong levers for new health policies relevant to younger patients with neurological illness. (Source: American Jo...

Hypersomnia

MedicineNet Senior Health General — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:00:00 +0100

Title: HypersomniaCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 6/6/2005Last Editorial Review: 2/22/2010 (Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General)

MedWorm: Geriatrics Top 20

Acquired Haemophilia A in the Elderly: Case Reports

WHO Says Add H1N1 to Next Season's Trivalent Vaccine

Smallpox Vaccine Appears Safe and Immunogenic

Table of Contents

New Explanation For The Spread Of Key Protein Within The Brain, Suggesting New Ways To Diagnose And Treat Alzheimer's

H1N1 Swine Flu Down, Not Out

Vision Of Shared Prevention Trials Lures Pharma To Table

Results Of Pilot Study Published In Journal Of Alzheimer's Disease Reveal That Meditation Improves Cognition In Those With Memory Loss

Scientists Find New Form Of Prion Disease That Damages Brain Arteries

Alzforum's 5-Part Series On Alzheimer's Prevention Initiative

Iowa Senate To Consider Extending No-Cost Family Planning To Older Women

New Ways To Diagnose And Treat Alzheimer's Suggested By UMass Lowell Researchers' Findings

Leaflet Launched To Help Hospital Staff Improve Care To People With Dementia, UK

Damaged Protein Identified As Early Diagnostic Biomarker For Alzheimer's Disease In Healthy Adults

Findings Suggest That A Biphasic Sleep Schedule Not Only Refreshes The Mind, But Can Make You Smarter

Early Combination Therapy Best in RA (CME/CE)

New Prion Disease Damages Brain Arteries

Primary Progressive Aphasia: Clinical, Imaging, and Neuropathological Findings

The Plight of Caring for Young Patients With Frontotemporal Dementia

Hypersomnia