Topic: Geriatric Medicine
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> ...
AP News | 2010-02-09 14:59:37
<div id="subtitle">Amgen says potential bone drug tops rival in late-stage study on prostate cancer patients</div><div><p>Amgen Inc. said its osteoporosis drug candidate denosumab beat a rival drug in reducing and delaying the rate of fractures in men with prostate cancer during a study.</p>< ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2010-02-08 16:59:58
<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - A once-a-day pill helped completely rebuild bone in rodents with severe osteoporosis, a finding that could lead to a new class of drugs to treat the brittle-bone disease in humans, U.S. researchers said.</p><p>The team tested a compound that blocks the production of serotonin produced ...
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 ...
