Topic: Geriatric Medicine
Reuters US Online Report Domestic News | 2010-01-29 19:18:32
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Manhattan federal judge refused on Friday to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that Merck &amp; Co Inc's osteoporosis drug Fosamax caused jaw damage to an Indiana woman during the nearly eight years she took the pill.</p><p>U.S. District Judge John Keenan described ...
AFP Global Edition | 2010-01-26 22:11:31
<div><p>French researchers said Tuesday they had found a promising new target in the fight against Alzheimer's, the debilitating brain disease that causes irreversible memory loss and dementia.</p><p>In laboratory experiments, a team led by Etienne-Emile Beaulieu of the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM ...
AP News | 2010-01-26 07:03:00
<div id="subtitle">HEALTHBEAT: Study will put to test growing evidence linking high blood pressure to dementia</div><div><p>If the cardiologist's warnings don't scare you, consider this: Controlling blood pressure just might be the best protection yet known against dementia.</p><p>In a ...
isnare | 2010-01-21 16:48:24
Dimebon, or Dimebolin Hydrochloride, is an alternative medication for Alzheimer?s disease. It originated in Russia as an antihistamine for allergies and hayfever. It has been sold in Russia over-the-counter but after several antihistamines were introduced to the market, thus, it became less popular.<br><br>Dimebon is not the latest drug for Alzheimer's disease ...
