Geriatrics

Geriatrics or geriatric medicine[1] is a sub-specialty of internal medicine and family medicine that focuses on health care of elderly people.[2] It aims to promote health by preventing and treating diseases and disabilities in older adults. There is no set age at which patients may be under the care of a geriatrician or geriatric physician, a physician who specializes in the care of elderly people. Rather, this decision is determined by the individual patient's needs, and the availability of a specialist.

Autopsy studies verify flutemetamol’s ability to identify brain beta-amyloid

Posted on: 10/03/2015 - 22:37

PET scans using radio-labeled flutemetamol were safe to use in vivo and confirmed the presence or absence of neuritic beta-amyloid levels “with high... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Study identifies factors for minimizing the impact of Alzheimer’s genetic risk

Posted on: 09/03/2015 - 20:37

Participants in the Health, Aging, and Body Composition study who carried the apolipoprotein E–epsilon 4 allele had some degree of protection from t... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

GAO calls for expanded efforts to reduce antipsychotic use in older dementia patients

Posted on: 05/03/2015 - 18:04

The Department of Health & Human Services should do more to curb antipsychotic use in older adults with dementia, according to a recent report by ... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Gout may lower Alzheimer’s risk

Posted on: 04/03/2015 - 23:30

Patients with a history of gout may be at a lower risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease, reported Na Lu of Boston University and coauthors. © jo... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

FDA panel recommends two new strains for 2015-2016 influenza vaccines

Posted on: 04/03/2015 - 22:41

SILVER SPRING, MD.– Two components of the trivalent and quadrivalent influenza vaccines used during the current season should be replaced for the 20... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Consortium opens Alzheimer’s data to global research community

Posted on: 04/03/2015 - 22:04

A public-private Alzheimer’s disease research consortium has christened its open-access research gateway, hoping to speed drug development by sharin... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

ACP guidelines for preventing, treating pressure ulcers

Posted on: 02/03/2015 - 22:00

Alternating-air and low-air-loss mattresses and overlays have little data to support their use for preventing or treating pressure ulcers, the Clinica... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Pathologic proteins in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s also collect in skin cells

Posted on: 24/02/2015 - 21:00

The same dysregulated proteins that form in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease or Parkinson’s disease appear to clump within their sk... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Health status, not age, key to treating prostate cancer in elderly

Posted on: 20/02/2015 - 22:08

PARIS – Health status should be evaluated when determining how best to treat an older man with prostate cancer, attendees at an international congre... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Homeopathic injectables topped placebo for knee osteoarthritis

Posted on: 20/02/2015 - 21:29

MAUI, HAWAII – Two homeopathic injectables, as well as the familiar combination of glucosamine and chondroitin, showed promise in two studies of alt... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

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