Geriatrics
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Excess Thyroxine Replacement Seen Adding to Fracture Risk
Major Finding: People over age 70 years currently taking thyroxine were significantly more vulnerable to fractures than were those who had stopped...
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Bevacizumab, Ranibizumab Equally Improve Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Major Finding: Bevacizumab was as effective as ranibizumab for treatment of age-related macular degeneration.Data Source: Results from 1,185...
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Pharmacogenomics Can Predict Patients’ Medication Responses
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FDA May See Advantages for Telaprevir Over Boceprevir
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C. difficile Increases IBD Patients' Deaths Sixfold
Major Finding: Patients who were admitted with IBD were more likely to die in the hospital and had 28.3 days longer in-patient stays and higher...
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Gout Deserves Tender Treatment in Elderly
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New Alzheimer's Criteria Name Three Stages
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P300 Evoked Potential May Identify Early Brain Deterioration
Major Finding: Mildly cognitively impaired individuals with brain hypometabolism on PET imaging had significantly longer latency and less voltage...
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Treatments Few for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Lewy Body Dementia
Major Finding: In Alzheimer’s disease, antipsychotic efficacy is offset by tolerability and mortality concerns. Antidepressants and dopamine...
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Depression in Elders With Schizophrenia May Moderate
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Apathy Limits Executive Functioning in Nondemented Parkinson’s Patients
Major Finding: Apathy selectively worsened performance on the Stroop Color and Word Test, which measures cognitive interference, without affecting...