Geriatrics
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Nation's Suicide Prevention Efforts Updated
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Cochrane on Preventing Falls: Exercise Is Best Intervention
Major Finding: Exercise programs with more than one component were the most effective interventions for preventing falls in elderly community-...
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Low-Fat Diet a Dud for Women's Heart Disease
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Troubleshooting metal-on-metal hip replacements
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Managing chronic pain in older adults: 6 steps to overcoming medication barriers
These practical tips will help improve the likelihood of a successful analgesic trial in patients 65 and older.
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Changing How We Prescribe Antipsychotics for Dementia
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Drug Dosage, Gender Affect Impulsivity Prognosis in Parkinson's
Major Finding: The optimal levodopa equivalent daily dose cut off at baseline for predicting a poor impulse control disorder outcome was 161 mg or...
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Alzheimer's Drug Misses Primary End Points in Trials
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Drinking Patterns Linked to Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults
Major Finding: Elderly women who drank moderately and women who started drinking late in life had 1.6- and 3-fold higher odds, respectively, of...
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Enzalutamide Prolongs Prostate Cancer Survival After Chemotherapy Fails
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Environment Modifies ApoE e4-Related Risk of Alzheimer's Disease
Major Finding: Among ApoE e4 carriers, the risk of Alzheimer’s disease was lower for those having more education (hazard ratio, 0.55), a high...