Volume 23 - Issue 5 - May 2015 - ALTC
Department
06/02/2015
Highlights from the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases
Highlights from the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases
Highlights from the World...
06/02/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
Department
LTC Bulletin Board
06/01/2015
Routine statin therapy in adults 75 years of age and older may be cost-effective for preventing heart attacks and death from coronary heart disease.
Routine statin therapy in adults 75 years of age and older may be cost-effective for preventing heart attacks and death from coronary heart disease.
Routine statin therapy in adults...
06/01/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
LTC Bulletin Board
06/01/2015
Canadian researchers have developed a scale to assess the risk of future emergency department use among older adults who live at home.
Canadian researchers have developed a scale to assess the risk of future emergency department use among older adults who live at home.
Canadian researchers have...
06/01/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
LTC Bulletin Board
06/01/2015
Therapeutic massage may be helpful in relieving pain in residents with dementia.
Therapeutic massage may be helpful in relieving pain in residents with dementia.
Therapeutic massage may be...
06/01/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
LTC Bulletin Board
06/01/2015
A new study found three themes important to the quality of life of long-term care residents with dementia
A new study found three themes important to the quality of life of long-term care residents with dementia
A new study found three themes...
06/01/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
LTC Bulletin Board
06/01/2015
In older adults with dementia, anticholinergic drugs were associated with lower scores on a quality-of-life scale that measured physical health.
In older adults with dementia, anticholinergic drugs were associated with lower scores on a quality-of-life scale that measured physical health.
In older adults with dementia,...
06/01/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
LTC Bulletin Board
06/01/2015
Older patients with dementia are 2.5 times more likely to experience one of four common hospital-acquired complications than older patients who do not have dementia.
Older patients with dementia are 2.5 times more likely to experience one of four common hospital-acquired complications than older patients who do not have dementia.
Older patients with dementia are...
06/01/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
LTC Bulletin Board
06/01/2015
Researchers have created a new diet that could reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s or dementia.
Researchers have created a new diet that could reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s or dementia.
Researchers have created a new...
06/01/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
LTC Bulletin Board
06/01/2015
Amgen announced that the FDA approved Corlanor (ivabradine) for the treatment of stable heart failure (HF).
Amgen announced that the FDA approved Corlanor (ivabradine) for the treatment of stable heart failure (HF).
Amgen announced that the FDA...
06/01/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
Column
Ask the Expert
06/01/2015
In this series, Dr. Wechsler shares his perspective on the treatment of epileptic seizures in older adults.
In this series, Dr. Wechsler shares his perspective on the treatment of epileptic seizures in older adults.
In this series, Dr. Wechsler...
06/01/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
