The word dementia refers to many types of cognitive breakdown, including loss of memory and reasoning power. Because of the mental issued, they cause disruptions in the person’s daily life. Since it is usually found in elderly patients, some people refer to it as going senile. Although untrue, people used to believe that dementia was just what happened when one got old.
In fact, dementia is actually a symptom of other…
It is important to remember that senior community centers and living centers are different. Living center is a term for assisted living and nursing home facilities. Community centers are facilities that provide day activities for seniors who are 65 or older. These community centers became established in the 1970’s.
More and more of the population are becoming elderly adults, so community centers become more important as to how they impact…
Read about how non-prescription
Heliocare offers sun protection in a pill. Read on..
Sun protection in a pill?
Shingles can be treated if detected early.
Acyclovir (
Zovirax) has been the mainstay among the antivirals, but it needs to be taken five times a day. Valacyclovir (
Valtrex) only needs to be taken three times a day, and in a head-to-head trial, it proved to be more effective than acyclovir. But valacyclovir is also more expensive, so your insurance may not cover it. Famciclovir (
Famvir) is another antiviral, but there…
Two drugs,
ReVia and
Topamax — are not yet the equivalent of
Prozac for depression, but they can help many alcohol abusers learn to drink more moderately or abstain altogether. Read on..
Primary Care for Alcoholics
A twice-daily dose of
Celebrex over a period of nine months reduced the incidence of nonmelanoma skin cancer by almost 60 percent, according a new study. Read on..
SID: COX-2 Inhibitors May Cut Skin Cancer Rate
Statin drugs, a commonly prescribed class of lipid-lowering drugs that include
Lipitor,
Zocor and
Crestor, do not prevent Alzheimer's disease or dementia, according to a report in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Read on..
Statin drugs do not prevent dementia
What is the best and safest way to wean yourself off of an antidepressant drug such as
Zoloft?. Read on..
How can I safely wean off an antidepressant?
Some of the best-selling drugs, including
Lipitor,
Plavix,
Avapro,
Zyprexa,
Effexor,
Cozaar/
Hyzaar and
Singulair will be exposed to generic competition between now and 2012. S&P Ratings compiles its list of the most promising late-stage drugs due out over the next two years.Read On..
Pharma: The 10 Most Promising New Drugs
Recently released data has showed that Eli Lilly's
Cialis may be effective in relieving lower urinary tract symptoms caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia in men. Read on..
Eli Lilly: Cialis's prospects boosted by positive BPH data