Geriatrics
Conference Coverage
Alzheimer’s disease raises risk for recurrent seizures
LOS ANGELES – In one cohort study, nearly 70% of Alzheimer’s disease patients who had one seizure had another within months, and seizures were...
Conference Coverage
Misguided fear is keeping benzodiazepines from elderly
SAN FRANCISCO – Benzos are “wonderful” for geriatric anxiety and anxiety-related insomnia, said Dr. Carl Salzman of Harvard Medical School.
CE/CME
Click for Credit: Roux-en-Y for diabetes; Exercise & fall prevention; more
Topics include: Inconsistent cannabis data • Roux-en-Y for diabetes remission • CPAP compliance • Exercise & fall prevention • HIV &...
News from the FDA/CDC
ACIP favors shared decision on pneumococcal vaccine for older adults
News
Anticholinergic drugs linked to dementia in older populations
“Associations were stronger in [dementia] cases diagnosed before the age of 80 years,” the researchers noted.
Conference Coverage
Levothyroxine did not reduce fatigue in older patients with hypothyroidism
WASHINGTON – No significant differences between the effects of levothyroxine and placebo on fatigability were observed.
News
Cognitive decline sped up after CHD
The acceleration in cognitive decline persisted for years after incident CHD.
Conference Coverage
Meta-analysis finds no link between PPI use and risk of dementia
SAN DIEGO – In the absence of randomized trial evidence, a PPI prescribing approach based on appropriate use appears sufficient.
Conference Coverage
mTORC1 inhibitor protects elderly asthmatics from viral respiratory tract infections
DALLAS – By boosting innate immunity, RBT101 protects against rhinovirus respiratory infections and decreases the asthma exacerbations that can be...
News
Elderly concussion patients who used statins had lower dementia risk
However, the subsequent incidence of dementia was still twice the population norm in statin users who had concussions.