Dr. Roach: With severe dementia, medications are of limited benefit
His geriatric doctor said "no" to prescribing medication to help slow down the disease. The doctor said his pulse rate is low ...
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With severe dementia, medications are of limited benefit
My 89-year-old husband was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. He does not take any medication. He is in excellent health except for the Alzheimer’s. His blood pressure is 123/69 mm Hg, and his pulse ...
‘We could be just 10 years from a £10 test to catch dementia before it develops’
Our grey matter has always been a mystery, even to neurologists, but Professor Masud Husain says life-changing advances may ...
Symptoms of hormone condition millions of men are unaware they have
The condition may be tricky to spot as it overlaps with other common symptoms, including tiredness and weight gain ...
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The exercise you need to do to stave off dementia (it’s not sukodu)
You already exercise your brain, but a new study suggests that another form of exercise could be important too ...
Dementia Risk May Be Doubling, New Study Says—Here’s What You Can Do About It
We all forget things now and then—people’s names, where you put your car keys, that dentist appointment that was scheduled ...
Dear Doctor: What do long-term, large studies show about the use of statins for women’s health?
There remains controversy in the scientific community about the benefit of statins in women, because women have been less studied than men.
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Weight-loss drugs may boost health in many ways
Losing excess weight would in turn improve health. For example, lower levels of sleep apnoea – when breathing stops and ...
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Dementia Risk May Be Doubling, New Study Says—Here’s What You Can Do About It
Women had a higher lifetime risk of dementia compared to men (48% vs. 35% ... disease and heart failure (a weakening of the heart muscle). So it makes sense that conditions that increase your ...
Popular GLP-1 medications may have health benefits that extend beyond weight loss and blood sugar control, a new study finds
THESE MEDICATIONS ARE MOSTLY KNOWN FOR TREATING DIABETES AND OBESITY.. BUT THE F-D-A HAS APPROVED THEM FOR PREVENTING HEART ...
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Weight-loss drugs may boost health in many ways
The analysis, involving about two million people, linked the drugs to better heart health, fewer infections, a lower risk of drug abuse and fewer cases of dementia. The US researchers also warned ...