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  1. Alzheimer's: love as effective as medicine

    Nov 23, 2009 | Examiner.com

    Love as effective as medicine for Alzheimer's? Researchers have found evidence that the physical and mental decline of Alzheimer's patients was slower for patients who have a close relationship with their caregivers.

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    Related Topix: Alzheimer's, Health, Medicine, Aricept, Donepezil (generic), Dementia

  2. Health trusts 'failing to cut use of 'chemical cosh' drugs'Read the original story w/Photo

    Oct 28, 2009 | Telegraph.co.uk

    Anti-psychotic drugs, which are recommended in the short-term to calm down people who are agitated or violent, are known to be overprescribed, particularly in care homes.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Medication, Risperdal, Risperidone (generic), Dementia, Health

  3. Cholinesterase inhibitors may raise bradycardia riskRead the original story

    Oct 10, 2009 | Rehab Management

    Cholinesterase inhibitor therapy, commonly used to treat Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, significantly increases the risk of hospital admission for bradycardia, according to results of a Canadian study published in the online journal PLoS Medicine.

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    Related Topix: Alzheimer's, Health, Medicine, Dementia, Canada, World News, Ontario, Canada, Toronto, ON

  4. Alzheimer's medication may increase risk of abnormally slow heart rateRead the original story

    Oct 2, 2009 | Newkerala.com

    Washington, October 2 : A medication that is commonly prescribed to treat Alzheimer's disease can increase a person's risk of being hospitalised for a potentially serious condition called bradycardia, say researchers.

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    Related Topix: Aricept, Donepezil (generic), Medicine

  5. Risk from Medications Used To Treat Alzheimer'sRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 2, 2009 | Psych Central News

    New research discovers one of the medications commonly prescribed to treat Alzheimer's disease may be more dangerous than previously thought.

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    Related Topix: Aricept, Donepezil (generic), Medicine, Medication, Reminyl, Galantamine (generic)

  6. Risk Of Abnormally Slow Heart Rate Twice As High In Those Taking Drugs To Slow Alzheimer'sRead the original story

    Oct 2, 2009 | Science Daily

    Researchers from St. Michael's Hospital and Ontario's Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences analyzed data from 1.4 million people aged 67 and older to see whether the risk for bradycardia was higher for those taking drugs called cholinesterase inhibitors.

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    Related Topix: Aricept, Donepezil (generic), Medicine

  7. 'Morally wrong' to deny dementia patients support - reportRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 1, 2009 | 24dash

    Published by Jon Land for 24dash.com in Communities , Health Thursday 1st October 2009 - 8:47am 'Morally wrong' to deny dementia patients support - report It is "morally wrong" to diagnose people with dementia and then leave them with no support, a report said today.

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    Related Topix: Dementia, Health, Alzheimer's

  8. Students turn to 'smart drugs' to boost gradesRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 1, 2009 | Guardian Unlimited

    Students are using smart drugs to boost the performance of their brains. Photograph: Howard Sochurek/Corbis Students are increasingly using brain-boosting drugs a ' and they're virtually impossible to ban, an expert warned today.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Ritalin, Methylphenidate (generic)

  9. Battlefield Alzheimer'sRead the original story w/Photo

    Sep 19, 2009 | The Hindu

    A look at the symptoms of Alzheimer's and the treatments currently available. It is important that the diagnosis of Alzheimer's be confirmed by consulting a physician, neurologist, psychiatrist or geriatrician.

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    Related Topix: Alzheimer's, Health, Medicine, Neurology, Dementia

  10. Drugs to treat dementia wanted on NHF list

    Aug 10, 2009 | Jamaica Gleaner

    The following is extracted from a letter written to the National Health Fund on May 25, 2009, by Dr Loraine Barnaby while she was consultant psychiatrist in the Dementia Clinic at the University Hospital of the West Indies.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Dementia, Medication, Reminyl, Galantamine (generic), Aricept, Donepezil (generic), Alzheimer's

  11. Row over seizure of low-cost drugsRead the original story

    Aug 9, 2009 | The Star Online

    A global controversy has arisen over the seizure of low-cost generic medicine in European ports in transit from India to other developing countries.

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    Related Topix: Alzheimer's, Opinion

  12. Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Rivastigmine Based on Lipase-Catalyzed Processes

    Aug 1, 2009 | CiteULike

    NEW Abstract A straightforward chemoenzymatic synthesis of enantiomerically pure rivastigmine has been efficiently carried out under mild reaction conditions, with Candida antarctica lipase B responsible for the stereoselective acetylation of the corresponding -alcohol or amine.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Medication

  13. Alzheimer's drugs slow progression of disease

    Jul 27, 2009 | Mayo Clinic

    Medication can improve the quality of life for people with Alzheimer's and their caregivers.

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    Related Topix: Alzheimer's, Food and Drug Administration, Medicine, Reminyl, Galantamine (generic), Medication, Aricept, Donepezil (generic)

  14. Neuropsychology Abstract of the Day: Alzheimer Drug Regimens & Delivery SystemsRead the original story

    Jul 25, 2009 | BrainBlog

    Bassil, N & Grossberg, GT. . Novel regimens and delivery systems in the pharmacological treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

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    Related Topix: Alzheimer's, Health, Aricept, Donepezil (generic), Medicine, Dementia

  15. Close Caregiver Relationship May Slow Alzheimer's ProgressRead the original story

    Jul 25, 2009 | EMaxHealth

    Caregivers of Alzheimera s patients who have an especially close relationship with their patients may have a positive impact on decline of the disease.

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    Related Topix: Utah State University

  16. EnVivo Pharmaceuticals Announces Results and Successful Completion of ...Read the original story

    Jul 15, 2009 | PR Newswire

    EnVivo Pharmaceuticals today announced the successful completion of a phase Ib/IIa trial in Alzheimer's disease patients with its nicotinic alpha-7 agonist EVP-6124. Subjects receiving EVP-6124 experienced improvement in cognition and EVP-6124 showed good tolerability and safety.

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    Related Topix: Alzheimer's, Health, Niederosterreich, Austria, World News, Austria, Vienna, Austria, Watertown, MA