Geriatric Medicine

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House Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing On Football Head Injuries

Getty Images 26 days ago

WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell (R) greets Pro Football Hall of Fame player Willie Woods (green cap) before a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee about football brain injuries on Captiol Hill October 28, 2009 in Washington, ...

2009 Rita Hayworth Alzheimer's Gala

Globe Photos 26 days ago

2009 Rita Hayworth Alzheimer's Gala Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City 10-27-2009 Photo By Judie Burstein-Globe Photos, Inc. 2009 Copyright 2009 Globe Photos

Amgen shares fall after new Prolia request

AP News 32 days ago

Amgen shares fall as company discloses additional FDA Prolia request, Arenesp data Amgen Inc. shares fell Thursday over the likelihood that the biotechnology company's next potential blockbuster will take longer than expected to reach its full sales potential in the market. Shares ...

Amgen 3Q profit jumps 24 percent on lower costs

AP News 33 days ago

Amgen's 3rd-quarter profit up 24 percent on lower costs, osteoporosis drug could face delays Biotechnology company Amgen Inc. said Wednesday lower costs in its research and sales units boosted third-quarter profit by 24 percent, despite a continued downturn in anemia drug sales. ...

FDA letter delays OK for Amgen bone drug Prolia

AP Features 35 days ago

Amgen Inc. said Monday the Food and Drug Administration wants more information about its osteoporosis treatment Prolia before granting marketing approval. It delays a drug seen as a potential blockbuster for the company. In a letter, the FDA said it wants to ...

Studies: Some nursing home elderly get futile care

AP News 40 days ago

Many elderly with dementia and kidney failure in nursing homes get futile care, studies show A surprising number of frail, elderly Americans in nursing homes are suffering from futile care at the end of their lives, two new federally funded studies reveal. ...

Advanced dementia viewed as terminal illness

Reuters US Online Report Health News 40 days ago

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Advanced dementia is a terminal illness and should be viewed as such, researchers conclude in a report released Wednesday. Infections and eating problems are common and often herald the final states of life for these patients. Unfortunately, ...

UBS analyst boosts Amgen price target

AP News 42 days ago

UBS analyst boosts price target for Amgen stock, citing osteoporosis drug, stable business A UBS analyst on Monday boosted his price target on Amgen Inc., saying the launch of the company's osteoporosis drug denosumab should drive the stock's value. UBS analyst Maged ...

Coffee does little to protect the aging brain

Reuters US Online Report Health News 48 days ago

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Sorry coffee lovers -- downing a few cups of coffee throughout the day may spark alertness, but it's unlikely to protect the aging brain from mental decline or dementia, according to researchers from Finland. Some studies have ...

Millions with dementia "struggle to get support"

Reuters Life! Online Report 53 days ago

LONDON (Reuters) - Millions of people suffering with dementia are often left without care or support until their illness reaches crisis point, according to a report on Thursday on the ethical dilemmas of the brain-wasting disease. The report by a British medical ...

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