Topic: Dementia
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2010-02-23 18:15:13
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Elderly adults with poor vision, particularly untreated vision problems, may have a higher risk of developing dementia than those with better vision, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among 625 older Americans with initially normal cognition, those who said they had poor vision even with corrective lenses were more likely to develop dementia over the ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2010-02-10 21:22:02
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Whether or not a person with advanced dementia winds up with a feeding tube inserted down their throat may have more to do with economic concerns than his or her wishes, suggests a new study out in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association).</p><p> ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2010-02-03 12:43:16
<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - Dementia costs Britain 23 billion pounds ($37 billion) a year, more than cancer and heart disease combined, and the number of sufferers is expected to rise nearly 20 percent to over a million by 2025, experts said Wednesday.</p><p>A study for the Alzheimer's Research Trust ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2010-02-01 20:21:37
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men with impaired brain function may be at higher risk of suffering a stroke, even if these impairments are quite minor, a new study published today in the journal Neurology hints.</p><p>Several studies have suggested a link between seriously impaired cognitive function and stroke ...
