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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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This week’s topics include results from transcatheter valve replacement, transfusions after cardiac surgery, managing humeral fractures, and the benefits of a vegetarian diet on colon cancer risk. Program notes: 0: 36 Vegetarian diets and colorectal cancer risk 1:36 Non-vegetarians also …

PodMed – Week of March 16, 2015 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 »