Geriatrics
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Life-long risk reduction could cut late-life dementia by up to 35%
LONDON – Expert panel commissioned by The Lancet targets nine modifiable lifestyle factors to reduce dementia incidence worldwide.
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Hospitalizations may speed up cognitive decline in older adults
LONDON – Urgent and emergency admissions drove virtually all of the increase in cognitive decline after hospitalization.
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Dual-task walking test may be effective dementia predictor
Dual-task gait testing can be an accurate, low-cost method of predicting progression to dementia in patients with mild cognitive impairment.
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Levothyroxine: No benefit for subclinical hypothyroidism in elderly
The lack of benefit extended across all older age groups, both genders, and all serum thyrotropin levels at baseline. Sensitivity analyses...
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Shingles vaccine deemed effective in people with autoimmune disease
Older adults with an autoimmune disease benefited for about 5 years before the vaccine’s effectiveness began to wane.
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Hemorrhagic stroke increases risk of depression and subsequent dementia
HOUSTON – Intracerebral hemorrhage sharply increases the risk of new-onset depression, followed by dementia.
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Outpatient visits for CNS polypharmacy rising among elderly
Outpatient visits for CNS polypharmacy by adults aged 65 and older more than doubled between 2004 and 2013.
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Shingles Strikes With a Vengeance
Herpes zoster is simple to diagnose—unless it manifests in less common populations, such as children, younger adults, and the immunocompromised....
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Aspirin not prescribed appropriately to cut cardiovascular risk in diabetes
MUNICH – Many diabetes patients who should be taking aspirin for cardiovascular risk reduction are not doing so, and many who should not be taking...
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Pain starting in knee later arises in other joints
Key clinical point:People with frequently painful knees often develop pain in joints outside the knee, and the sites vary from person to person....