Dementia NewsNews on Dementia continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Drugs and dementia: The perils of misuse- June 28, 2008 Ramona Lamascola thought she was losing her 88-year-old mother to dementia. Instead, she was losing her to overmedication.http://www.topix.net/health/dementia/2008/06/drugs-and-dementia-the-perils-of-misuse?fromr... New patch to ease Alzheimer's symptoms- June 26, 2008 A skin patch to treat the early signs of Alzheimer's disease will be subsidised under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme .http://www.topix.net/health/dementia/2008/06/new-patch-to-ease-alzheimers-symptoms?fromrss... British Researchers Identify Link Between Childhood IQ And Vascular Dementia- June 26, 2008 Main Category: Alzheimer's Dementia Also Included In: Neurology Neuroscience Scottish researchers funded by the UK's leading dementia research charity, the Alzheimer's Research Trust, have found a link ...http://www.topix.net/health/dementia/2008/06/british-researchers-identify-link-between-chi... Alzheimer's and Parkinson's under the microscope- June 25, 2008 A detailed discussion by top researches in the field into current Alzheimer's and Parkinson's research features as article of the month in the prestigious journal, Nature Reviews Neuroscience.http://www.topix.net/health/dementia/2008/06/alzheimers-and-parkinsons-under-the-microscop... Scientists Isolate a Toxic Key to Alzheimer's- June 23, 2008 Scientists have long questioned whether the abundant amounts of amyloid plaques found in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's actually caused the neurological disease or were a by-product of its progress.http://www.topix.net/health/dementia/2008/06/scientists-isolate-a-toxic-key-to-alzheimers?... Seniors Warned Of Dementia Drug Risks- June 23, 2008 The Food and Drug Administration warned doctors Monday that prescribing a certain group of psychiatric drugs to seniors suffering from dementia can increase their risk of death.http://www.topix.net/health/dementia/2008/06/seniors-warned-of-dementia-drug-risks?fromrss... Treating dementia patients with anti-psychotic drugs to have 'urgently needed' review- June 21, 2008 Care homes could have a staff member responsible for handling dementia patients, to reduce drug therapies An immediate review into the use of anti-psychotic drugs to treat sufferers of dementia was announced ...http://www.topix.net/health/dementia/2008/06/treating-dementia-patients-with-anti-psychoti... BipolarDementia Drug Warning- June 21, 2008 There's a warning out over schizophrenia drugs that may pose a fatal risk. Anti-psychotic drugs approved to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disease are sometimes prescribed to treat elderly patients with ...http://www.topix.net/health/dementia/2008/06/bipolar-dementia-drug-warning?fromrss=1 Free Caregiver Class Thursday, June 19 in Denison- June 19, 2008 The Behavioral Health Center of Sherman will provide lunch on Thursday, June 19, 2008 for those attending the Alzheimer's Association free Caregiver Class at Reba McEntire Rehabilitation in Denison.http://www.topix.net/health/dementia/2008/06/free-caregiver-class-thursday-june-19-in-deni... |