Alzheimer's risk could be reduced by statins, said the newspapers. Tom Ireland investigates....What is the story? Statins might guard against the onset of Alzheimer s, according to media reports. Over 450,000 people suffer from Alzheimer s in the UK. Patients taking the drugs to prevent strokes or treat heart disease could reduce their risk of developing Alzheimer s by as much as 80 per cent ...
One in five UK prescriptions for dementia drugs are still for anti-psychotic treatments which may...The DoH will publish its long-awaited review of the use of anti-psychotics in dementia this month, following months of delay. But a review conducted for the Alzheimer's Society found that the drugs are still widely used in dementia care. The review found that 20 per cent of all prescriptions for dementia ...
Alzheimer's Society proposes checks on antipsychotic scrips and publication of prescribing rates....considered by the DoH. Proposals by the Alzheimer's Society would increase pressure to cut antipsychotic ... and olanzapine despite safety concerns. The Alzheimer's Society advice, seen by GP newspaper, calls ... because of a lack of follow-up care. Louise Lakey, senior policy officer at the Alzheimer's Society told ...
Exclusive - GP figures revealing widespread cuts to dementia services have been used to launch...or reduced dementia services in the past three years, and fewer than half had early-detection services in place (GP, 24 October). The Daily Mail ran a front-page story on the figures, headlined 'Alzheimer's: The Betrayal' on Tuesday. The story launches a campaign in aid of the Alzheimer's Society to raise funds ...
Patients who have AF are 44 per cent more likely to develop dementia than patients without...believe patients with AF are more likely to develop Alzheimer's and other dementias,' she added. 'If ... . Of that group, 10,161 developed AF and 1,535 developed dementia during the study period. Rebecca Wood, chief executive of the Alzheimer's Research Trust, said: 'This is the first study to find a connection between a ...
Men with high oestrogen levels are at increased risk of developing dementia, US research has...with dementia, including 134 cases of Alzheimer s disease. Analysis showed that for every one standard ... Raised testosterone, however, was not associated with cognitive decline or dementia in 2 ... from blood samples collected between 1991 and 1993 when the men were free from dementia. Over the next ...
Stronger targets are needed in the quality framework to boost early diagnosis of dementia...The Dementia UK report released by the Alzheimer s Society this week said that as part of making dementia a national priority, GPs should be encouraged to identify, diagnose and manage dementia. It is estimated that up to 700,000 people in the UK have dementia. This figure is expected to reach almost one ...
One year into the dementia strategy, shortcomings are surfacing. Stephen Robinson reports....England's five-year National Dementia Strategy (NDS), launched in February 2009, pledged to transform the quality of care for the 570,000 people living with dementia. But in January this year, the National Audit Office (NAO) said dementia care was still failing to provide value for money. In March, a ...
are at increased risk of dementia, according to a US study..... These included 47 cases of Alzheimer's and 18 cases of vascular dementia. The researchers found that 43 per ... dementia than the test scores themselves. The study included 897 patients aged over 70 years who were not diagnosed with dementia at the time of testing. They completed neuropsychological tests measuring verbal IQ ...
NICE has come under further pressure to change draft guidelines on drugs for Alzheimer's disease...and associated symptoms in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer s disease. It also said that galantamine could benefit people with mixed dementias, while rivastigmine shows benefits for people with dementia with Lewy bodies. The SIGN guideline agrees with the draft NICE technology appraisal on drugs for Alzheimer ...
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