FDA approves larger dose of Pfizer's Aricept (AP)
AP - Drugmakers Eisai Inc. and Pfizer Inc. said on Saturday that government regulators have given them permission to make a larger dose of its Alzheimer's disease drug Aricept for patients who have already been taking the smaller dose.
Eisai say FDA approves higher dose Aricept (Reuters)
Reuters - Eisai Co and Pfizer Inc said they won U.S. regulatory approval for a higher dose once-daily version of Aricept, a drug that treats Alzheimer disease.
'Get Moving' Can Be Vital Advice for Seniors (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 20 (HealthDay News) -- A birthday card on themarket for older adults, meant to be humorous, shows a vulture on a treebranch, with the admonition to "Keep moving."
U.S. Health Reform Starts to Take Hold (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News) -- Seniors whose drug costs pushthem into Medicare's "donut hole" and parents whose children areuninsurable due to pre-existing health conditions are among the firstAmericans to see tangible effects of the nation's historic health reformlaw.
AP - Elderly Russian immigrants lined up to take kickbacks from the backroom of a Brooklyn clinic. Claims flooded in from Miami for HIV treatments that never occurred. One professional patient was named in nearly 4,000 false Medicare claims.
Doctors, nurses joined Medicare scam, U.S. says (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. authorities charged 94 doctors, nurses and clinic owners with scheming to defraud the taxpayer-funded Medicare program out of $251 million, Attorney General Eric Holder said on Friday.
U.S. study may be ideal test for Alzheimer's drugs (Reuters)
Reuters - A study of families who get a rare genetic form of Alzheimer's may offer an ideal way to test drugs at an earlier stage, when they have the best chance of making a difference, researchers said on Thursday.
Alzheimer's May Increase Seizure Risk (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) -- People with Alzheimer'sdisease appear to be at increased risk for seizures, researchers havefound.
Alzheimer's Caregivers' Outlook May Vary by Race,Ethnicity (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- Racial and ethnic differencescan give rise to differences in the way those caring for patients withAlzheimer's disease react emotionally, new research suggests.
New Criteria for Alzheimer's Diagnosis Proposed (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- A draft proposal thatwould update the diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer's disease for the firsttime in 25 years has just been presented to Alzheimer's experts.
Early diagnosis can cut Alzheimer's costs: study (Reuters)
Reuters - Identifying dementia early can cut the cost of care by nearly 30 percent, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday, a finding that may reduce the heavy financial burden of the disease on the health care system.
