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EDs fail to recognize elder cognitive impairment
Older patients with cognitive impairment, such as dementia and delirium, pay a large number of visits to emergency departments (ED), but EDs may be ill equipped to identify their impairment,
New Alzheimer guidelines focus on diagnosis
Memory impairment will no longer be the main criteria related to the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease under new guidelines released Tuesday by the National Institute on Aging and the Alzheimer's
Miami couple pleads guilty to $200M Medicare fraud
A Miami couple has pled guilty to submitting more than $200 million in false Medicare claims, report Healthcare Finance News and the Miami Herald. Lawrence S. Duran and Marianella Valera, operators
New Alzheimer's diagnostic guidelines, tools on the horizon
For the first time in 25 years, medical experts are updating diagnostic guidelines to reflect the rapidly growing body of knowledge surrounding the Alzheimer's disease--a condition researchers have
Delirium in elderly hospital patients can increase length of stay, risk of death
The occurrence of delirium in elderly hospital patients in recent years has gone from what doctors once believed to be a "reversible transient phenomenon" to a growing cause of death for such
Global Alzheimer's rates shooting up
Alzheimer's disease is already a tragic and costly burden on aging people and their families. Unfortunately, it seems like that burden is likely to increase in coming years, driven by the higher life
Positive attitude can cut dementia risk
A new study suggests that if people are sociable and aren't prone to worry, they're less likely to succumb to dementia. The study is part of a growing body of research linking personality traits,
Lilly to pay $1.4B to settle Zyprexa marketing charges
For some time now, advocates for seniors have complained that anti-psychotic drugs were being used to chemically restrain demented patients, leaving them sedated and unaware. Now one drugmaker, Eli
Eli Lilly to pay $62M to settle Zyprexa marketing charges
Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly has agreed $62 million to 33 states to settle charges that it
SPOTLIGHT: Pharmas focusing on pet psych meds
Did you ever think your dog could suffer from dementia, OCD or an anxiety disorder? Apparently, pharmaceutical giants like Pfizer, Eli Lilly and Novartis do. The drugmakers are dishing out human
