Responding to information obtained by the Conservatives using the Freedom of Information Act which revealed wide variations in whether councils require patients to sell their house before moving into a care home or not. Kate Jopling, Head of Public Affairs for Help the Aged, says: ‘This new information comes as no [...] Read more »

Medical News Today is pleased to announce the launch of a new Menopause channel. The section will include news on emotional and physical changes, HRT, symptoms such as hot flushes and night sweats and advice on how to minimize symptoms. Read The Full Article…New Menopause Channel On Medical News Today Read more »

First there were 7,000 purple postcards calling for a state Alzheimer’s plan, sent continuously over the past few months to Governor Deval Patrick. He has not yet responded. Read The Full Article…Alzheimer’s Association Calls For People To Speak Out Feb. 2 Read more »

A sub-study of a trial looking at the effect of diabetes on heart disease risk found that higher levels of hemoglobin A1C levels (a measure of a person’s average blood glucose over a 2 to 3 month period) were linked to lower cognitive function. Read The Full Article…Higher Blood Glucose Linked [...] Read more »

“This is a wakeup call for America: Congress must act now to ensure economic stability for today’s seniors and future generations.” Older Americans have experienced huge, negative financial shifts that now make it more difficult to enter retirement with sustainable economic security, a new study finds. Seventy-eight percent of all senior households [...] Read more »

The Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday approved the $365 billion portion of an $825 billion economic stimulus package over which the committee has jurisdiction that includes funds for health care, CongressDaily reports (Sanchez, CongressDaily, 1/27). Prior to passage, the committee made a few revisions to the $5 billion health information technology portion of the stimulus [...] Read more »

Reacting to the Department for Work and Pensions ‘Opportunity Age Indicators’ report, Kate Jopling, Head of Public Affairs for Help the Aged, says: “While there have been some positive shifts in the overall well-being of older people in recent years, there is still a long way to go – only one in [...] Read more »

A sub-study of a trial looking at the effect of diabetes on heart disease risk found that higher levels of hemoglobin A1C levels (a measure of a person’s average blood glucose over a 2 to 3 month period) were linked to lower cognitive function. Read The Full Article…Higher Blood Glucose Linked [...] Read more »

A new report published by Biopharm Reports in Jan 2009 brings together the latest advances in the identification of biomarkers in Alzheimer’s disease. It is hoped that these discoveries will provide new opportunities to tackle this disease, from research through to the clinic. Read The Full Article…Biomarker In Alzheimer’s Disease – New Report 2009 Read more »

A study published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society suggested that the use of certain medications in elderly populations may be associated with cognitive decline. The study examined the effects of exposure to anticholinergic medications, a type of drug used to treat a variety of disorders that include respiratory and gastrointestinal problems, on over [...] Read more »