Geriatrics News

Patients who received multiple opioid prescriptions from different Medicare providers were at increased risk for being hospitalized for opioid-related overdoses, accidents and safety events, a recent study indicated.

A nutritional supplement high in antioxidants and other natural components improved cognitive processing speeds among older adults, according to study results published in Rejuvenation Research.

Lackluster relationships may have a significant effect on cardiovascular health. Recent data show that those who feel unsupported by their spouse are more likely to have high levels of coronary artery calcium.

Recent data show citalopram treatment reduced agitation among patients with Alzheimer’s disease, although a dosage of 30 mg per day caused mild cognitive and cardiac adverse effects.

The radioactive diagnostic drug flutemetamol F 18 injection has received FDA approval for use with positron emission tomography in patients being evaluated for Alzheimer's disease or dementia, according to an agency press release.

A recent history of one or more stressful life events increased the risk for future falls in older men, according to recent study results published in Age and Ageing.

The CMS recently reported that antipsychotic drug use by nursing home residents in the United States was reduced by 9.1% from the last quarter of 2011 to the first quarter of 2013.

Researchers have developed the diabetes-specific dementia risk score — a tool that can accurately predict the 10-year risk for dementia based on a patient’s diabetes-associated complications, education and age, according to recent study data published in Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.

In the past 20 years there has been a marked decrease in the prevalence of dementia among those aged 65 years or older in the United Kingdom, according to the results of a set of collaborative studies.

Eli Lilly’s Amyvid, an Alzheimer’s disease screening agent, has been rejected for Medicare reimbursement unless patients are enrolled in clinical trials, according to a CMS draft decision.