Tooth loss in older people linked to physical and mental decline Research suggests that the memory and walking speeds of older adults who have lost all of their teeth decline more rapidly than in those who still have some of their own teeth.…
EMA says flu vaccine is safe after deaths in ItalyThere is no evidence that Novartis’s Fluad is unsafe, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) says, after 13 deaths in Italy were reported as being associated with the influenza vaccine.…
Vitamin B supplements may not increase cognitive performance in older people The cognitive performance of elderly participants involved in a two-year study did not benefit from vitamin B12 and folic acid supplements.…
Review points to effectiveness of influenza vaccination Researchers have used “test-negative design” case-control studies to assess the effectiveness of seasonal influenza vaccine.…
Major bleeding risk higher for dabigatran than for warfarin, study suggests Research suggests that dabigatran is associated with a higher risk of bleeding compared with warfarin in a US population sample.…
Dementia payments are misspent The government should cancel the incentive scheme that pays GPs in England for each case of dementia they diagnose.…
Review calls for improvements to medicines management in Welsh hospitals Unannounced inspections of facilities providing hospital care for elderly patients in Wales have revealed serious shortfalls in medicines management.…
Preventing falls in older people How pharmacy teams can reduce the risk of falls in elderly people by identifying risk factors and managing medicines.…
Why stopping inappropriate medicines in elderly patients is so important Pharmacists need to be bolder when it comes to recommending that unnecessary medicines be stopped in elderly patients.…
Anticholinergic drugs impair cognitive and physical function in the elderly Analysis from a systematic review of 46 studies indicates that drugs with anticholinergic properties have a significant adverse effect on cognitive and physical function.…
