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Carol Bradley Bursack

Carol Bradley Bursack, Health Guide

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Study Shows Mixing Dementia Drugs with Incontinence Drugs Can Cause Decline

Why am I not surprised? A study has shown that  two classes of drugs often given, in tandem,  to people with dementia - a population that also tends to have problems with incontinence - are together causing more rapid functional decline.   In "Dual Treatment of Incontinence and Dementia Associated with Functional Decline," a study... Read moreChevron
posted 05/05/2008, comments (4)|
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Carol Bradley Bursack

Carol Bradley Bursack, Health Guide

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Dimebon, A New Alzheimer’s Drug, Shows Promise

The American Academy of Neurology 60th Annual Meeting brought news of a new Alzheimer's drug called Dimebon. The drug just made it through a pivotal phase of testing. Although it faces more trials before it will be marketable, the information implies that Dimebon could prove to be an important part of future Alzheimer's... Read moreChevron
posted 04/19/2008, comments (3)|
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Jacqueline Marcell

Jacqueline Marcell, Health Guide

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Lock Up Medication if Loved One Has Dementia

When I arrived in San Francisco from Southern California to help my elderly parents (both with early Alzheimer's-not properly diagnosed until a year later), I found my father's medications all mixed up with my mother's in their weekly plastic pill containers. Since I had Durable Power of Attorney, their doctor's office was legally... Read moreChevron
posted 02/13/2008, comments (0)|
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