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A Phase III Alzheimer's Drug Increases Levels Of Beta Amyloid In The Brain -- But Still Provides Benefits by Medical News Today on 7/23/2009
Surprising new insights into how a Phase III Alzheimer's drug might work were among the advances in potential therapies targeting two abnormal brain proteins.
 
Summit To Shape Future Dementia Research by Medical News Today on 7/22/2009
An initiative from the Government's National Dementia Strategy, the summit will examine research into cause, cure and care, highlighting gaps in knowledge and new opportunities for the future.
 
Obama tries to maintain health reform timeline amid skepticism and doubt by McKnights on 7/22/2009
As President Obama's August 7 deadline for healthcare reform approaches, he has begun to rally his healthcare troops with a series of public events scheduled for this week, according to recent news items.
 
Seniors Benefit From Strength Training by Medical News Today on 7/22/2009
An updated Cochrane review finds that progressive resistance muscle training improves strength in older adults and enhances their ability to do daily tasks such as walking, climbing steps or getting out of a chair.
 
Osteoporosis-linked Fractures Have Risen Dramatically by Medical News Today on 7/22/2009
The hospitalization rate of patients admitted for treatment of hip, pelvis and other fractures associated with osteoporosis increased by 55 percent between 1995 and 2006.
 
Study To Assess Hip Exercises As Treatment For Osteoarthritis In The Knee Joints by Medical News Today on 7/21/2009
Researchers at Rush University Medical Center are testing a novel regimen of hip-muscle exercises to decrease the load on the knee joints in patients with osteoarthritis.
 
Job Strain in Physical Therapists. by Medworm on 7/21/2009
Physical therapists' views of their work environments were positive, including moderate levels of demands and high levels of control.
 
Straight Talk From Three Doctors About What We Should Expect As We Grow Older And How We Can Stay Healthy Despite Limitations Of Age by Medical News Today on 7/21/2009
As life expectancy continues to increase, millions are living well into their eighties and nineties. With the aging of the baby boomers, the population of senior citizens will swell dramatically in the coming decades.
 
Researchers cite four ways to include long-term care more effectively in healthcare reform efforts by McKnights on 7/21/2009
A new report released Thursday by Georgetown University researchers, in association with The SCAN Foundation, presents four possible options for including long-term care services and supports in reform legislation.
 
Senate HELP Committee passes Kennedy bill; providers worry about companion House plan by McKnights on 7/21/2009
As fallout from the House healthcare reform plan continued to rain down Wednesday, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee passed its own reform proposal.