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Anchor lead:  Could variations in a common test identify early dementia? Elizabeth Tracey reports Oral glucose tolerance tests are commonly used during pregnancy and to test for diabetes.  Now research led by Esther Oh, a dementia expert at Johns Hopkins, …

October 2, 2015 – Glucose Tolerance and Dementia Read more »

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This week’s topics include cognitive decline with and after stroke, health care workers reporting to work sick, extended anticoagulation after PE, and sublingual allergen treatment. Program notes: 0:38 Physician stay home when ill 1:38 Almost 1000 healthcare workers surveyed 2:40 …

PodMed – Week of July 13, 2015 Read more »

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Anchor lead:  A trial called Finger took a comprehensive approach to slowing down Alzheimer’s disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports Employing physical and mental activity, social interaction and nutritional intervention failed to appreciably slow down development of Alzheimer’s disease, a trial called …

March 24, 2015 – Modest Results Read more »

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Anchor lead: Can a multifaceted approach delay Alzheimer’s disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports Can memory decline and the development of Alzheimer’s disease be slowed down by a global approach to risk factors?  That was the hope of the FINGER trial, recently …

March 23, 2015 – FINGER Trial Read more »

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Anchor lead:  Can another approach avoid use of antipsychotic medicines in people with Alzheimer’s? Elizabeth Tracey reports The acronym DICE describes a new approach developed by Constantine Lyketsos, an Alzheimer’s disease expert at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues, to assist clinicians …

March 20, 2015 – Choosing Alternatives Read more »

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Anchor lead:  Recent federal data reveal that use of a class of medications to control behavior in people with Alzheimer’s disease just keeps going up, Elizabeth Tracey reports Atypical antipsychotics are a class of medications sometimes used to keep behavior …

March 19, 2015 – Behavior and Alzheimer’s Read more »

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Anchor lead:  Can a program to help caregivers reduce the stress of caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports Mind at Home is a program developed by Constantine Lyketsos, an Alzheimer’s disease expert at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues, …

December 4, 2014 – Helping Caregivers Read more »