Geriatric Medicine News

WITH one of the highest proportions of elderly patients in the entire country, a number of projects are under way at Scarborough Hospital to ensure older people receive the best possible care.

A new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society reveals that brief cognitive screenings combined with offering further evaluation increased new diagnoses of cognitive impairment in older veterans two to three fold.

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Make and Take Valentine crafts will be spotlighted at the free Family Fun time at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the South Branch, 1401 S. Danville.

Alexis McKenzie's mother had mild dementia, but things sounded OK when she phoned home: Dad was with her, finishing his wife's sentences as they talked about puttering through the day and a drive to the store.

During the next ten years, the worldwide cancer testing market is promising to be an exciting, dynamic and rapidly expanding field.

The Dutch babyboomers are now 'wrinklies' and ready to retire. The percentage of old people is growing rapidly and care for the elderly is under pressure.

Whatever you think of the controversial new film The Iron Lady, it's bound to raise awareness of a disease that threatens us all.

From the Departments of Medical Science and Cardiorenal Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology and Neurobiology and Cardiovascular Research Institute , Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan; Division of Nephrology and Hypertension , Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan; Department of Geriatric ... (more)

The Montgomery County commissioners have started to announce when they are seeking requests for proposals for professional services that the county needs.

The revised definition of a brain condition called mild cognitive impairment means that many people now considered to have mild or early Alzheimer's disease could easily be given that diagnosis instead, suggests a new study.

Alexis McKenzie's mother had mild dementia, but things sounded OK when she phoned home: Dad was with her, finishing his wife's sentences as they talked about puttering through the day and a drive to the store.

The great majority of geriatric patients in a German rehabilitation hospital were found to have vitamin D deficiency.

Main Category: Alzheimer's / Dementia Also Included In: Seniors / Aging ; Psychology / Psychiatry Article Date: 05 Feb 2012 - 0:00 PST It can be difficult to distinguish between people with normal age-associated memory loss and those with amnestic mild cognitive impairment .

The great majority of geriatric patients in a German rehabilitation hospital were found to have vitamin D deficiency.

It can be difficult to distinguish between people with normal age-associated memory loss and those with amnestic mild cognitive impairment .

Barnabas Health recently commemorated its third anniversary for beingA accredited as a CEO Cancer Gold Standard organization.

David DeGrand as the director of Sub-Acute and Short-Term Rehabilitation Programs.

Pediatrician Dr. Jan Borowski first thought about caring for the oldest patients until a rotation in medical school gave her a chance to work on the youngest.

Australian researchers have found evidence that heart failure is associated with a decline in people's mental processes and a loss of grey matter in the brain.