FPN || Geriatric Medicine

New guidelines issued for geriatric care in the ED

Posted on: 25/02/2014 - 23:25

New consensus-based guidelines aim to provide a standardized approach to improving the care of patients in geriatric emergency departments. The <link...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Alzheimer’s treatment requires ‘multiple shots on goal’ approach

Posted on: 25/02/2014 - 20:15

LAS VEGAS – With the exception of memantine, about 30 clinical trials of agents intended to halt the progression of Alzheimer’s disease have failed in the past decade. "We’ve attacked every...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Citalopram improves agitation in Alzheimer’s patients but has cardiac risks

Posted on: 18/02/2014 - 21:00

Daily oral citalopram improved agitation in patients with Alzheimer’s disease and reduced caregiver stress but was associated with a higher rate of cardiac adverse effects than was placebo at the...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Endocrine Society calls for trials on testosterone’s cardiovascular effects

Posted on: 11/02/2014 - 16:40

The Endocrine Society is calling for large-scale controlled trials of both testosterone therapy’s effects on older men and the association between testosterone therapy and cardiovascular...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Endocrine Society calls for trials on testosterone’s cardiovascular effects

Posted on: 11/02/2014 - 16:40

The Endocrine Society is calling for large-scale controlled trials of both testosterone therapy’s effects on older men and the association between testosterone therapy and cardiovascular...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Current gout guidelines stress ‘treat to target’

Posted on: 04/02/2014 - 15:25

SNOWMASS, COLO. – The current American College of Rheumatology gout guidelines contain a number of recommendations that may come as a surprise to rheumatologists and primary care physicians alike....

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

FDA investigating testosterone’s cardiovascular risks

Posted on: 03/02/2014 - 14:00

The Food and Drug Administration is reassessing the cardiovascular safety of approved testosterone treatments and urged physicians and patients to report side effects. Two recent observational...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

FDA investigating testosterone’s cardiovascular risks

Posted on: 03/02/2014 - 14:00

The Food and Drug Administration is reassessing the cardiovascular safety of approved testosterone treatments and urged physicians and patients to report side effects. Two recent observational...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Hyaluronic acid injection for knee OA as effective as NSAIDs in short term

Posted on: 31/01/2014 - 20:15

Treatment of osteoarthritis with intra-articular injections of hyaluronic acid over a 5-week period provided symptomatic relief that had noninferior efficacy and was safer than treatment with an oral...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Hyaluronic acid injection for knee OA as effective as NSAIDs in short term

Posted on: 31/01/2014 - 20:15

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

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